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York at the time; the signed pen and ink drawing presented, measur¬
ing twelve by nine inches, was published as the frontispiece to the
limited edition of Kees's The Ceremony and Other Stories, published
by Abattoir Editions at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in
1983. Also in Mrs. Wilbur's gift were three letters written by
Weldon Kees's earliest known oil painting, 1944 (Wilbur gift)
Weldon Kees to Mr. Wilbur, as well as clippings, gallery announce¬
ments, and miscellaneous letters pertaining to Kees's publications
and exhibitions.
Wittkower gift. Mrs. Margot Wittkower has presented a further
installment of the papers of her late husband. Professor Rudolf
Wittkower, comprising approximately 1,200 letters, manuscripts,
lecture notes, and proofs. Dating from the period 1951-1976, the
papers include correspondence relating to the Slade Lectures which
Professor Wittkower delivered in 1970-1971, material concerning
the Congress on Proportion in Milan in 1951, the typewritten man¬
uscripts for his bibliography Literature on Georgian Architecture, and