Correspondence with Zohmah, 1939

Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. 1939. Jean Charlot Collection, Correspondence, "Jean Charlot to Zohmah Day Charlot". Box 1, folder 9.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: early 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I just answered a long letter I had from Owen.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: ca. mid-February 1939. Annotated by Zohmah: "1939".

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  You've probably decided the job or no job idea by now.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Paul Higgins is having a show at Blanches.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Telegram. Dated: February 25, 1939, 12:54PM.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah Day=
  Try 637 1/2 North Berendo=

  I meant what is mine is yours stop forgive and write me nice stop love=
  Jean.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: ca. March 11, 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  That was a nice letter. Thank you.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  Somebody wants me to teach in Georgia! But I don't think I will.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: late March 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Answers to questions: Marriage is a sacrament and you could not receive it without being a catholic! I suggested it so sudden because you have taken instruction already and seemed willing to.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I am doing a small mural for a little church in New Jersey, on canvas to be stuck on the wall after.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: March–April 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Let me tell you about St Bridgit: 1^st. Her father tries to sell her into slavery.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: March–April 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  I was asking you to become a catholic because I want you to become one very much, also because I want to marry you.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  find out if both civil and religious ceremonies can be done in such a short time.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: April 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  The letter of father Konosky is very sweet indeed.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: April 1939.

  Text begins:

  Just got your special delivery which made me very happy.

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  Verso. Text:

  I sent you my baptism certificate yesterday. Hope you got it all right. X

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: April 1939.

  Text begins:

  Dear
  I am so happy about your baptism. I think Dr Metcalf an excellent choice even by proxy.

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  Verso. Text:

  that I am not illiterate. My writing is bad because I am using a feather quill. Love from Jean.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: ca. late April 1939, before April 30.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Enclosed the papers. I hope they are O.K.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  to take back East, but if you want to fly we will fly and send the luggage by train.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: ca. May 2, 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  When you see Edward ask him about a problem concerning my book.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  properly. (if it doesnt make the dates wrong for when I arrive)

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: May 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Do send me the paper for the civil license.

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  Inside. Text begins:

  [left side]
  would have to see Mrs Salinger, Doctor Eloisser and Honigbaum.

  [right side]
  Also we ahve to be a little with Dorothy in R.I. and see Lowell sometime.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  [drawing]
  J.C. Z.D.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: May 1939.

  Text begins:

  Z. dear
  If your dad wants to go to S.F we should not tell him no. Only I am afraid he would be chocked at a 6 1/2 AM no ceremony, with me in an old brown suit.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: May 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dear
  Thanks for the little cercle. Pierre Claudel wants to do the ring, so that Cartier will be our jeweler, just like we wer the Tzars of Russia.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: May 1939.

  Text begins:

  Zohmah dearest
  Received your special delivery letter. Unless you object the schedule will be as follows =

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: May 19, 1939. Dated: "Friday 19th".

  Text begins:

  Z.M. dearest
  I just sent a telegram. I hope this letter (to repeat it) can still reach you in L.A.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  communion at the Mass. Please telegraph me final decisions. The rings are just plain gold and inside J+Z, a design of my invention.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Annotated by Zohmah: "May 20 1939".

  Text begins:

  Friday
  Zohmah-Maria dearest
  No more black ink! I hope this letter still catches you in L.A.

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  Verso. Text begins:

  I made a mess of it, I'll try again =

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  Correspondence to Jean Charlot. Zohmah Day. Telegram. Dated: May 23, 1939, 12:42PM.

  Text:

  NQ154 10=SanFrancisco Calif 23 912A

  Jean Charlot=
  110 East 57 St=

  Arrangements made. Will be glad when you are here. Love
  =Zohmah

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: ca. May 24, 1939.

  Text begins:

  Dearest D Z M
  This will be probably [drawing: heart] my last letter before coming. I may send a telegram before leaving Thursday.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: ca. June 16, 1939.

  Text begins:

  D.Z.M.
  Just to ask you to take with you the copy of the Disney talk.

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