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[Letter] 1939 October 6, [Spring Green Wis. to] Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, Lakeland, Fla.

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[Letter] 1939 October 6, [Spring Green Wis. to] Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, Lakeland, Fla.

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Title	[Letter] 1939 October 6, [Spring Green Wis. to] Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, Lakeland, Fla.
Creator	Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Date Created	1939-10-06
Notes	William Wesley Peters was one of Mr. Wright's on-site supervisors for the Child of the Sun buildings. This letter is typed on Frank Lloyd Wright's business stationary. The left side of this stationary is meant to be folded over to the back of the letter, part way through the red block at the bottom of the stationary. It is pictured here unfolded. The two enclosures mentioned in this letter are, also, in this collection. Their Digital ID's are fscdoc0000060l.jpeg (dated Sept. 28, 1939) and fscdoc0000062l.jpeg (dated Oct. 7, 1939).
Subject	Florida Southern College -- Records and correspondence Florida Southern College -- History Spivey, Ludd M., 1886-1962 Florida Southern College -- Faculty housing Dormitories -- Florida Florida Southern College -- Student housing Unbuilt architectural projects -- Florida -- Lakeland Annie Pfeiffer Chapel (Lakeland, Fla.) Peters, William Wesley Morgan, Charles Lemon, b. 1891
Transcript	Computer generated transcription is available on request.
Transcript (Indexed)	DR.LUDD M.SPIVEYLAKELAND:FLORIDA Dear Dr.Spivey: You are on our conscience here now. But you who are accustomed to building without plans cannot realize I feel sure - the amount of time, energy, and technique that must go into the preparations for one of our buildings especially when of a creative nature like those we are getting ready to build for you. I know your reactions to this statement. I can only hope the ultimate outcome will make you feel entirely happy. The Dormitory and Faculty houses are a big job even before FHA, will look at them. They are nearly ready. The Chapel became so expensive to build with what executive labor I saw down there that I had to simplify it greatly and I am happy to say it is also, greatly improved. Wes is starting out so soon as this material is well in hand. We've been working continuously on it for a long time. A telegram from Charlie Morgan's lawyer threatens suit against you and me . I wired "If Charlie thinks this an honest way to get money - let him try". I also enclose a letter I've written him in reply to one he sent enclosing a letter you wrote him (also enclosed). I suggest you tell him quite firmly how you feel about having him on the work again. My best to you Frank Lloyd Wright October 6th, 1939
Language	English
Type	Text
Original Item Size	22 x 28 cm., folded to 22 x 19 cm.
Number of Pages	1 p.
Original Item Medium	correspondence
Original Item ID	Unprocessed
Digital Publisher	Florida Southern College Archives
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Date Digitized	2009-09-10; *
Digital Copyright	The files in this collection are protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted without the written permission of Florida Southern College Archives. Unfair use of these images is prohibited by the following policy: http://www.flsouthern.edu/library/mckay-archives/mckay-archives-digital-image-service.aspx . For questions or further information on this collection, contact archives@flsouthern.edu .
OCLC number	609890602

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