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1. 1956/10/26 - Correspondence

   2 pgs, Two letters from William Harrah, both on the 10/26. 1) To Bill Sadler Jr., expressing concerns about a Minister that has passed out letters about origin of the book to people; that Bill's mother told him about the papers in 1927 or 1928 and which he passed on to a few friends including Dr. Hammerschmidt. 2) He encloses a copy of his letter to Sprunger asking that he eliminate certain paragraphs in his introduction because it gives names of...

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2. 1956/10/26 - Letter

   1 pg, To Bill Sadler, Jr. from William Harrah, discussing oral history and notes shared with Judge Hammersmith from the 1927 to 1928 time period (before secrecy was required). He says that information was conveyed freely to him by Lena Sadler. Mentions lunch plans to discuss it further.

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3. 1957/01/09 - Letter

   2 pgs, To Meredith Sprunger from William Harrah, appreciating Meredith's introduction and wondering if Doc Sadler has approved it. Makes several suggested changes and offers to help with the outreach effort. Says he first met Dr. Sadler 35 years ago when he gave a talk on "The Human Machine" at a meeting of the annual dinner of the Michigan Manufacturers Association. Regarded his wife as one of the most capable and brilliant women he ever met and...

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4. 1957/01/14 - Letter

   1 pg, To Meredith Sprunger from William Harrah, congratulating Judge Hammerschmidt on interesting Meredith in the book and hoping they get a chance to meet. Comments on Meredith's cooperative efforts with Doc Sadler. Mentions a 50 year book.

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5. 1957/01/30 - Letter

   1 pg, To Meredith Sprunger from William Harrah, concerning the introductory information he received from Chicago and general discussion of introducing people to the UB. He mentions a young lady in the office that is a member of Rev Muessling's church and would like to introduce the Rev to the book, who happens to have also gone to the Indiana Institute of Technology and Muessling did his thesis on Dr William S Sadler as an orator. He was on the f...

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6. 1957/02/08 - Letter

   1 pg, To Meredith Sprunger from William Harrah, saying he is disappointed to hear that the UB intro written by Meredith cannot be distributed because of copyright laws. He states that the "laws" nowadays are constantly causing embarrassment and annoyance but it is unclear if he is speaking generally or specifically about UB copyright laws. He tells Meredith that he has more knowledge of the UB than anyone save the Sadlers. He states that they rea...

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7. 1957/02/11 - Letter

   1 pg, To Meredith Sprunger from William Harrah, re: UB primers and encouraging the Foundation to use pamphlets to help promote the UB. He also adds that Rev Meussling has expressed interest in the book.

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