Title: Typed Letter Signed by American Author Henry C. Rowland.
Description: Washington, DC: circa [1930]. [1930]. - 30 words typed on a sheet of his cream-colored, 11 inch high by 8-3/8 inch wide letterhead with his address printed at the top. Signed "Henry C. Rowland". The right edge & bottom right corner of the letterhead are chipped with small pieces out & with a few tiny marks. The bottom left corner is creased. Folded twice for mailing. Good.
Rowland writes to future congressman Seymour Halpern, then a young autograph collector. Rowland thanks him for his interest: "Such appreciation is always a source of encouragement to the author, especially to this one."
Henry Cottrell Rowland [1874-1933] was an American author born in New York City. Among his books were "Across Europe in a Motor Boat", "The Magnet", "The Peddler" and "In the Service of the Princess.
The Queens, New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law, including measures on schools, housing, civil rights, nutrition and mental health. A Liberal, he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City, and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits, including painting and collecting autographs, he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these, he was proudest of his co-sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation. Good .
Keywords: LITERATURE; AMERICAN AUTHORS; TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY AMERICAN AUTHOR HENRY C. ROWLAND; TLS; T.L.S.; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; SEYMOUR HALPERN.
- Book number: 35102
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