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Preferred Citation

Margot Backas letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Content Description

The Margot Backas letters contains correspondence to and from Professor Jack E. Morpurgo, Margot Backus and others. The letters span from 1958-1993.

Related Material

For further correspondence and information related to Jack Eric Morpurgo, please see the Jack Eric Morpurgo papers, Mss. Acc. 2001.M67.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• England--Description and travel--20th century
• Letters (correspondence)