Correspondence with Zohmah, 1935

Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. 1935. Jean Charlot Collection, Correspondence, "Jean Charlot to Zohmah Day Charlot". Box 1, folder 6.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Envelope. Postmarked: New York, NY, June 14, 1935, 9:30PM.

  Text begins:

  [address]
  Miss Zohmah Day c/o M. Rhoads
  1026 21st Str.
  Rock Island Ill.

  [return address]
  Charlot 38 W 57. NYC

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [shorthand]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I am sending the little pink boy and the little girl with a basket (she has a green dress now).

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  Verso. Text begins:

  My cleaning woman has not come and my room is getting very dusty.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Jun 25 1935", "Fellows Rd".

  Text begins:

  [leftside]
  portrait, and can't find yet where they are.

  [rightside]
  Zohmah dear
  That was a nice letter from you. I am glad you enjoyed your Christmas and also that you got your birthday telegram.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  a little scared about being poor, but now I am a little sad because I do not have any time left for painting.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Rode Island", "Jul 6 35".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Of course you come back when you wish.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I did send you one of the mexican books, at Dorothy's.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: July 15, 1935, 12:40PM.

  Text:

  Dorothy Z Day=
  4311 Melrose Ave LOSA=

  Letter and book sent care Dorothy be good love=
  Jean.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Envelope and one sheet. Postmarked: July 17, 1935.

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  Envelope. Postmarked: New York, NY, July 17, 1935, 8:00PM. Text begins:

  [address]
  Miss Z. Day
  4311 Melrose Ave.
  Los Angeles Cal

  [return address]
  Charlot 38 W 57. NYC

  [drawing: a roof?]
  Mrs. Youngwich (?)

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [shorthand]

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  Sheet 1 of 1. Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  What address is it where you are?

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  Verso. Text begins:

  pause a little and get our breath back, before we start spending all over again.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "732 Helio", "August 1 35".

  Text begins:

  Dear
  I was sorry to hear of the accident to your English friend.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  a new picture arranged from the Nana.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 3 1935". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sept 3 1935". Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  You must tell your father when you have no money.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  All that criss-crossing the continent must stop sometime, and it must be East or West, unless it is with Dorothy at Rock Island.

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  Sheet 2 of 2. Annotated by Zohmah: "1935". Text begins:

  Have been painting lately
  [drawing]

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  Verso. Text begins:

  The stamps are for writing me. (Also Epstein)
  [drawings]

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Sep 23 1935".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  When I got to Rock Island I looked on a map and saw Salt Lake was further from Chicago than Chicago to N.Y.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 1 1935".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I was sorry about your tonsil.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  am sure the new landlord will not keep me, because $40 is less than I ought to pay.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Oct 23 1935".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I get so mixed with your addresses, I dont know if my last letter reached you.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  and I talked there for the school.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "Dec 6 1935".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I have not had news of you for so long.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  do write me too and tell me what you are doing.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: early December 1935. Three cards.

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  Card 1 of 3. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  merry christmas to you too.

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  Card 2 of 3. Text begins:

  Dear
  I was going to send you for Christmas a subscription to V. Fair, and then you say you have one already.

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  Card 3 of 3. Text begins:

  Dear, I have been sending all the cards (putting your return address).

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  Verso. Text begins:

  P.S.: I still would like to give you a present for Christmas, if you tell me what you would like.

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