TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the American Writer and Historian JOHN TOLAND relating to his friend City Center Producer JEAN DALRYMPLE that he and his family will be going to Hawaii where he'll be researching material for his PEARL HARBOR book, INFAMY: PEARL HARBOR AND ITS AFTERMATH.

January 21, 1979., 1979. Fine. - Over 110 words typed on 6-5/8 inch high by 8 inch wide buff paper. Writing to his friend Jean Dalrymple, John Toland states that "You know I began to feel better as soon as I heard your voice on the phone. I am almost back to normal now." Sad that he won't get to see her, he asks when she will be coming back and relates that "We all go to Hawaii on April 19. Toshiko and Tamiko come back after 12 days but I'll stay on to research my Pearl Harbor book and be home in late May." He closes, penning a couple of words in his hand "Love, Your non-gentleman admirer." Signed "John". Fine. The American writer and historian John Toland (1912-2004) is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and his history of World War II-era Japan, "The Rising Sun" for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Toland was also the author of "The Dillinger Boys", an account of the depression-era bank robbers and gangsters. His history "Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath" was published in 1982. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.…