Vincent J. Fontana collection of "thank you" letters, 1953-2005, inclusive
"Thank you" letters: "A", 1957–2000, inclusive
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Letters from
• Patrick V. Ahern (2000 May 11)
• Robert B. Anderson (1954 March 16; 1957 June 13; 1961 Sept. 7; 1971 June 17)
• Paul Anka (autographed photo, n.d.)
• Mrs. Vincent (Brooke) Astor (1997 Jan. 10)
"Thank you" letters: "B", 1954–1997, inclusive
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Letters from
• Abraham D. Beame (1974 Dec. 16 + photo of swearing in; 1977 Aug. 16)
• J. [Giovanni] Benelli (1974 March 6, + photocopy)
• Mario Biaggi (1973 July 18, Oct. 4, Nov. 26; 1974 Dec. 26; 1977 Jan. 4)
• Eric Brettschneider (1997 Nov. 12)
• Arthur F. Burns (1954 July 26; 1969 Feb. 7; 1973 Nov. 7)
• Barbara Bush (1992 Feb. 10)
"Thank you" letters: "C", 1966–1992, inclusive
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Letters from
• Rev. Joseph T. Cahill (1976 Jan. 22 + copies of 2 awards; 1982 Sept. 27)
• Jimmy Carter (1980 Feb. 13)
• John R. Crews (1954 March 4 + photo of Fontana with General "Wild Bill" Donovan, American Ambassador to Thailand)
• Terrence J. Cooke (1966 Dec. 30; 1968 Feb. 21 + photocopy, March 7; 1969 Feb. 20, Oct. 21, Dec. 14; 1973 Oct. 15; 1976 Sept. 3, Nov. 23; 1977 Feb. 23, Apr. 30, July 7, Oct. 17; 1978 Jan. 23)
• Mario M. Cuomo (1990 Oct. 19, photocopy)
• Matilda Cuomo (1983 April 11; 1992 Feb. 27)
"Thank you" letters: "D", 1954–1999, inclusive
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Letters from
• John H. Dillon (1954 Nov. 17)
• Thomas K. Duane (1999 Oct. 28)
• Perry B. Duryea Jr. (1978 Nov. 28)
"Thank you" letters: "F", 1995, inclusive
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Letter from Blanche and Philip Fried (1995 Jan. 28)
"Thank you" letters: "G", 1988–2000, inclusive
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Letters from
• Rita Gam (1988 [Nov.?] 5)
• Elbridge T. Gerry Jr. (2000 April 26)
• Rudolph W. Giuliani (1991 April 18)
"Thank you" letters: "H", 1953–2005, inclusive
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Letters from
• Donald J. Harrington (2005 Feb. 14)
• Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (1955 Jan. 21)
• Polly Holliday (autographed photo, in character as "Flo" from sitcom "Alice," n.d.)
• J. Edgar Hoover (1953 July 22)
"Thank you" letters: "K", 1978–1987, inclusive
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Letters from
• Dr. C. Henry Kempe (n.d.)
• Edward I. Koch (1978 Aug. 4; 1987 Sept. 11; + 2 photographs)
"Thank you" letters: "L", 1967–1976, inclusive
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Letters from
• Joseph E. Levine (1971 Sept. 10; 1976 May 13)
• John V. Lindsay (1967 April 21; 1968 Sept. 4, Dec. 11; 1971 Jan. 7; June 14)
• Loretta Lynn (n.d. + photo)
"Thank you" letters: "M", 1973–2003, inclusive
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Letters from
• Walter F. Mondale (1973 July 24 [photocopy]; 1973 Sept. 10)
• Robert M. Morgenthau (1995 July 27; 2000 May 25; 2003 April 15)
"Thank you" letters: "N", 1961, inclusive
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Letter from Richard Nixon (1961 Sept. 11)
"Thank you" letters: "O", 1971–2000, inclusive
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Letters from
• John O'Connor (1998 Nov. 10)
• Rosie O'Donnell (1997 Oct. 8)
• Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson (2000 Nov. 9)
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1971 Dec. 17)
"Thank you" letters: "P", 1963–2002, inclusive
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Letters from
• Pope Paul VI (prayer card, 1963)
• Cesar A. Perales (1983 May 20)
• Harold Prince (2002 June 19)
"Thank you" letters: "R", 1954–1993, inclusive
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Letters from
• Maxwell M. Rabb (1954 Nov. 13; 1956 April 25; 1982 March 8 + clipping in Italian)
• Janet Reno (1993 Aug. 27)
• Bryan Robertson (1970 Jan. 28)
• Nelson A. Rockefeller (1973 Oct. 26)
• Ned Rorem (notecard + program, n.d.)
"Thank you" letters: "S", 1954–1995, inclusive
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Letters from
• John C. Sawhill (1976 June 30)
• Fred A. Seaton (1957 April 10)
• Maria Jeritza Seery (1971 Feb. 22)
• Joseph Shenker (1995 Jan. 11)
• Francis Spellman (1954 Dec. 16; 1957 Oct. 2; 1966 Oct. 21)
"Thank you" letters: "T", 1954, inclusive
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Letter from Charles Thomas (1954 Nov. 21)
"Thank you" letters: "V", 1976–1984, inclusive
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Letters from John A. Volpe (1976 Jan. 19; 1983 May 4; 1984 Feb. 27)
"Thank you" letters: "W", 1960, inclusive
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Letter from Ann C. Whitman (1960 May 26)
"Thank you" letters: "Y", 1992, inclusive
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Letter from Peter Yarrow (1992 May 24)
Miscellaneous material, 1955-2005, inclusive
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Includes letters from unidentified writers, invitations, photographs, clippings, etc.
Photographs of Dr. Fontana with children, undated, inclusive
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Spiral-bound compilation.