1928 JENNY LIND ASSOCIATION JOHANNES HOVING RARE letter George Kunz w/2nd letter

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[JENNY LIND FOUNDATION, ASSOCIATION / JOHANNES HOVING, CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN / WITH ASSOCIATION SECRETARY LETTER]
JOHANNES HOVING, former chairman of the Jenny Lind Centennial Celebration Committee, 1920, 1-page single-space typed letter handsigned/TLS, 8-1/2” x 11”/about 200 words, letterhead Dr. Johannes Hoving, 100 Central Park South, New York, dated May 8, 1928, addressed to Dr. and Mrs. George F. Kunz, 137 Riverside Drive, New York City, inviting them to a “meeting to be held at the apartment of Mrs. Leonidas Westervelt…to form an association to be known as the Jenny Lind Foundation”…members of the 1920 Committee suggested Hoving invite Kunz and his wife, signature authenticated by seller with lifetime guarantee,
RARE
, Johannes Hoving signatures and correspondence is rare, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the National Archives have holdings of letters of his…
WITH 2nd letter
September 7, 1923, to Dr. Kunz from Lois Willoughby, Secretary, Jenny Lind Association, inviting Kunz to a meeting of the Jenny Lind association called by Dr. Johannes Hoving at his home on September 11 at 8 o’clock, handwritten short letter handsigned/ALS, 5-1/4” x 7-3/4”/about 65 words, front and back of 4 pages as folded, signature authenticated by seller with lifetime guarantee…
///// NOTES:
JOHANNES HOVING
, 1868-1954, Finnish-born Swedish physician who immigrated to New York in 1903…member of many organizations associated with American-Swedish culture…leader in promoting and preserving Swedish culture in America;
GEORGE F. KUNZ
, 1856-1932, noted mineralogist who became vice president of Tiffany at the age of 23…prominent and influential figure with a wide circles of acquaintances active in many organizations
///// CONDITION:
well-preserved, light normal wear, folds as mailed (now faint), crease at lower left corner, rusted remains of paperclip at upper left corner, spots of minor edgewear.