Baskin, Norton
Telegram to MKR.
[193? Oct. 5. Ocala]
"Sorry cant come tonight tomorrow please letter in mail love."
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
TLS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Riverside Hospital, Jacksonville
1938 July 31. Ocala 2p., envelope
Glad she is better; he and Aunt Ida are looking after her place at Cross Creek; he may have to go to
Alabama because a relative is not expected to live; Dr. K.O. Baskin will soon be there to take care
of her case.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
TLS to MKR. 4 p.
1938 August 2? Ocala.
She is in hospital in Jacksonville. He complains about "drunks." Condition of a cousin who is in
critical condition.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to "Dora" [Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]
1938 Sept. 6, Monday. Ocala. 1p., envelope
Can not come to see her tonight, or tomorrow, but would like to come Wednesday.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR
[1938 Oct. 19. Ocala]
Apologizes for not getting to the Creek.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Riverside Hospital, Jacksonville
1939? [illegible] August 30. Ocala
Sorry her coming home delayed, but she should do what Dr. Cason says.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[1939 May] Wednesday. Ocala. 4p.
Refers to her contact with "Christian hearted bastards" [in Cincinnati?]; happy to hear of her winning
the Pulitzer Prize; telegram from NBC, wanting him to get in contact with her; Chamber of
Commerce dinner.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS "Mr. McGuire" to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[1939? August?] Ocala. 4p.
Enjoyed visit; sale of hotel is definitely out; Sara is sick; Tom Norton has undulant fever; Cecil was
in and says she is ill; advises her to go to Dr. Cason.
May accession

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[1939? August?] Ocala. 5p.
May accession
[Probably written while she was in Riverside Hospital] Inquires about her condition; went by Cross
Creek; Sara is improving, but Tom Norton died; he and Cecil will be there in a couple of days; had a
visit from Dessie who asked if he didn't think she and Chuck wanted to get back together.
May accession

Baskin, Norton
TLS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Riverside Hospital, Jacksonville
1939 August 31. Ocala. 2 p., envelope.
Got home late, then started reading The Sword and the Stone; celebration after visiting her.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
TN typed signature "KO" to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[ca. 1940. Cross Creek] 1p
He and Red Vines stopped by, but she was not home.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
TLS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[ca. 1940] Ocala. 1p.
Change in staff at the hotel; Doug is back; sale of hotel will not go through.
May accession

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[ca. 1940] Ocala. 1p.
Had a good time at her house.
May accession

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1940? March 20 [P.M.] Tuesday. Miami. 9p.
Miami traffic; went to a ball game and has lost money at the race track; he misses her and loves her;
plans to meet an old school teacher.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram /s/ Bread Baker to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[ca. 1940] August 27. Ocala.
Will see her at the beach.
May accession

Baskin, Norton
A. envelope addressed to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1941 March 24. Ocala.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, care of Scribners, New York
[1941 October 6?] St. Augustine. 6p., envelope.
Urges marriage; if love is important, nothing can stop them; her trip with Julia; work on hotel; his
family is visiting; found furniture in Jacksonville; has not had mortgage drawn up, as he hopes to
borrow more from her; surf at the beach is grand.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1941 October 8 P.M. St. Augustine. 6p., envelope.
Apology for what he said about staying at the cottage; his folks being there should not keep her
away; work on Castle Warden; Bob [Camp] and Cecil [Clark] stopped there; Aunt Ida is happy
with Mrs. White.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to "Dora" [Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]
1941 October 16 [P.M.] St. Augustine.  3p., envelope.
His birthday; construction is going too slowly; hopes the clear air is not clearing her head of lovely
ideas; books from Scribner's; went to Jacksonville to look at china and silver.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram  to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, New Weston Hotel [New York]
1941 October 20. St. Augustine.
Her coming to the cottage Saturday will be very convenient.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
AN, typed signature, to Mrs. Norton Baskin
[between 1942 and 1953]  [St. Augustine]
Birthday greeting [copy for telegram]
May accession 248.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 5 pp.
[1942 September 25. St. Augustine]
Written to MKR in Atlanta, the letter mentions an oncoming Nor’easter and other news from home.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR. 8 p.
[1942 Oct. 1. St. Augustine]
Describes dinner with Phil [May?] and family. Describes a visit to St.Augustine by someone from
Hollywood named Veronica [Lake?] apparently to sell war bonds.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 Feb. 22. St. Augustine. 7p., envelope
Arrived back after a rough train trip; hated to leave her; Castle is a mad-house; saw Aunt Ida; many
people called to ask about her; Moe had run away, but is home now.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 Feb. 24 P.M. Ocala. 4p., envelope
Glad she is doing well; Phil May is confident that the suit will not come to trial; going to Ocala to see
accountant; says Moe is a smart dog; everyone sends love; furniture in the hotel.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
5 ALLS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
[1943 Feb. 25-March 6? St. Augustine] 12p., with 6 unmatched envelopes
Topics include her health, a rumor that Dr. T.Z. Cason is behind Zelma's suit and how he can be
exposed; a friend of the Scribner's; her ration card; Silver Springs boat ride; conditions at Cross
Creek; Jean Francis's trip to New York several references to Bob Camp; pets.
MKR was hospitalized in New York in February - March, 1943. These letters appear to have been
written her during that period. The dates are inferred from the postmarks of 5 unmatched envelopes.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 Feb. 26 P.M. St. Augustine. 3p., envelope
Happy to receive her card; has sympathetic pains for her; taking care of Moe; news of various
people in St. Augustine; Arthur Kinnan's problems.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 March 8. St. Augustine. 6p., envelope.
Glad her health is improving; Fred Tompkins died; news about the dogs, Moe and Topper; Dessie
came by; news about Jean and Fred [Francis] and other friends.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 March 9. St. Augustine. 4p. envelope.
Taxes; glad she is coming home; he let her car get stolen, but it has been recovered; relates details of
theft and recovery; while at police station he witnessed brutality by military policemen that reminded
him of Hitler.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 March 10 [P.M.] Wednesday. St. Augustine. 3p. envelope.
Harper's Bazaar's [Diana?] Vreeland, photographer (Louise Dahl-Wolfe) and models are in town
and eating at his restaurant; war news from Australia; Baskin family history; news of friends and of
pets.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 March 10 [P.M.] Wednesday. St. Augustine. 2p. envelope.
His second letter of the day; report that Zelma will settle for $8000.00; Castle Warden passed
black-out.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 March 12. St. Augustine. 4p. envelope.
Going to Jacksonville to see Topper and to take Moe; expecting her home; temperament of the
Harper's Bazaar crowd.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Harkness Pavilion
1943 March 13. St. Augustine. 6p. envelope.
Arrangements for her trip home and her care; how pitiful the dogs acted, upon being left at the vet's.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 April  8 P.M. Wednesday. St. Augustine. 2p., envelope.
Good that he came home, as much as he misses her; the Arnold Jackson's called from Palm Beach;
needs help at the hotel; thanking of having Sara come help.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
3ALLS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[1943 ca. April 15? St. Augustine] 5p.
Cross Creek and trial; his idea of service; Idella's divorce; trip to the Kentucky Derby, etc.
Undated letters that appear to have been written to MKR at Cross Creek in the spring of 1943.
One of these letters may go with an unmatched envelope from June 3, 1943.
May accession

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 May 1 P.M. St. Augustine. 3p, envelope.
Hotel news; amused that Norman apparently wants to be her agent; the Davenport's visit; Sara
cannot come because of family problems; Jean is managing a wedding; the Coast Guard wives are
leaving, as the class graduates.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 May 3 P.M. St. Augustine. 2p, envelope.
Hotel was very busy las night; the Huston's puppy was run over; nickname of a guest; Ruth is
expecting her for a party.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR.
[1943 May 29. St. Augustine]
Urges her to "come home [from Cross Creek] as soon as you want."
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Cross Creek
1943 May 31 P.M. St. Augustine. 2p, envelope.
Opening [at Marineland?] was good; Ilya [Tolsyoi] send love
May accession.

Baskin, Norton.
A. postcard to MKR.
1943 July 2 [Summer Haven]
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR.
[1943 July 20. APO New York]
Written "at sea." Is recovering from sickness he was suffering when he left New York.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR.
[1943 July 20. APO New York]
Describes his cabin mates.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
Typed and ALS to MKR. 8 p.
[1943 August 31. APO New York]
Written at sea. Describes activities during voyage. Has read numerous books. Expects to land
tomorrow.
Mutilated by censor.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR. 8 p.
[1943 August. APO New York]
Written at sea. Beer has been rationed because they are drinking so much. Shipmates are determined
to rid him of his bay window by making him exercise, but he has gained five pounds.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR. 6 p.
1943 Sept. 1 [APO New York]
Cason vs. Baskin. Has arrived in India and describes it.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 5 p.
1943 Sept 5. APO New York
Where he is is not "half bad." It has movies and horse racing. Gives other details.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, St. Augustine
1943 Sept. 5 [s.l.]
Have arrived at destination; overjoyed at news of suit settlement.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
TL to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (fragment?)
1943 [Sept. 10] APO New York. 2p.
Has settled in; surprised she still has her homeless-wandering dream; describes some of what he has
seen in India; does not think she should do the article of trees; she should use the year to do what she
wants.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 Sept. 13. APO New York.
Has been reading An Academic Courtship. Says she should take time off before beginning work. His
unit is troubled by insects and vermin. Describes details of his training.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 Sept. 15. APO New York. 4p.
Feels good, because he got tight last night; describes Indian sites he saw in a map reading class and
weather; would like personal items sent; dress; thanks her for gifts; skips breakfast to have an hour to
read or write.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 Sept. 16. APO New York. 6p.
No mail; her airplane spotting; learning automotive mechanics; beautiful trip into the mountains; shops
in the village are very expensive; objectionable New Yorker; misses her so much that he would go
AWOL, if stationed at Camp Blanding.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 Sept. 19. APO New York. 4p.
Offer from Zora Neale Hurston; his life is pleasant; refers to friends Nettie Martin, John Clardy, Jean
Francis, and Cecil Clark; asks about Zelma Cason's appeal; is she going to write the foreword to
Caleb Milne's letters? asks for copy of John Marquand's new book.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 Sept. 29 [P.M.] APO New York. 5p., with envelope
Describes a visit to a mountain with a Hindu temple; she should ignore his birthday.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[1943 ca. October?] APO New York. 5p
She should do a story on the "Old Hen"; price of sapphires; her correspondents in state prison; trip
to botanical gardens; letter from Chef about dogs; Julia Scribner; incident where AFS men were
barred from and then restricted in use of Red Cross facility.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 Oct. 3. APO New York. 5p, with envelope
Includes verse, written while he is hospitalized with hemorrhoids; describes treatment and hospital
conditions; thanks her for not doing Writer's Board story, which might embarrass him; complains
about censorship.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR .3 p.
1943 Oct. 8. APO New York.
Comments on the letters she writes to servicmen. Suggest she might writer a satirical article for the
American Indian, a newsletter for AFS personnel in India.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 5 p
1943 Oct. 11. APO New York.
Has received four letters from her. Is sending her cloth that he bought from a native tradesman.
Comments on news fro MKR.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR. 4 p
[1943 Oct. 14] APO New York.
He is out of the hospital, but the enforced rest did him no good because of military procedures.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 2 p.
1943 Oct. 15. APO New York.
Thinks it is good that she did not get children from the Childrens’ Home as "it would take too much
out of you."
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 Oct. 17. APO New York.
Describes an "instruction drive." After saying that he will be leaving the base for six weeks of special
training, he says his orders have changed and he will join the "first unit."
Partially mutiliated by censors.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
TLS to MKR. 2 p.
[1943 Oct 20] APO New York.
Enjoyed her "letter" to Emily Post. Tells about a man in the barracks who plans to "make his life
work the uplifiting of the Negro race."
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1943 Oct. 23 [s.l.]
Happy Anniversary.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR. 5 p.
31 Oct. 1943. APO New York.
Describes his thoughts of her, some sights in India, and his new unit.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 Nov. 4. APO New York.
Describes what he is seeing and doing in India.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 3 p.
1943 Nov. 6. APO New York.
Complains about latrine and bathing facilities. Describes some of his comrades.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR. 5 p
1943 Nov. 14. APO New York.
Wonders why she has not received more letters from him. Sorry that she has been dragged into the
hotel’s problems.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 Nov. 14. APO New York.
Describes a hotel where he is staying.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
1943 November 23 and 22 [APO New York]
2 ALS to MKR. 4, 5 pp.
Appears to be describing a train trip. Describes countryside. Describes how he misses her and they
"will never be separated again."
Partially mutiliated by censors.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR, "Darling Dora." 5 p.
1943 Nov. 16. APO New York.
Found a bookstore that had purchased an American’s library. Mentions books he found and read,
especially Cabell’s Hamlet Had an Uncle.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 November 16. APO New York.
Describes events and people he is encountering. Reading Passage to India .
Partially mutiliated by censor.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 November 21 [APO New York]
The tea olive she enclosed for him was not found. Says she was taken in by Rousseau’s Confessions.
He made himself "not a gentleman in a vain effort to prove he was a man."
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
2 ALS to MKR., 6, 3 pp.
[1943 November 25] Thanksgiving. – [November 26? Date removed by censor]APO New York
Appears to still be travelling. Thanksgiving dinner was delayed because they got separated from their
food supply.
Heavily mutiliated by censor.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
[1943 November 27? Date censored] APO New York.
Has arrived at destination and finds quarters better than expected. Describes some natives. Wishes
someone would shut Clare Luce up about Indian independence.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 Dec. 6. APO New York.
Difficulty in getting mail in India. Describes conditions.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 Dec. 6. APO New York.
Has read Land below the Wind [by Agnes N. Keith] Describes movies he has seen.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ANS to MKR.
[1943 Dec. 11] APO New York.
Christmas/New Year’s card.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 5 p.
[1943 Dec. 19?] APO New York.
Describes his location on top of a small mountain in India. Describes his first ambulance mission.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 4 p.
1943 Dec. 21. APO New York.
Describes conditions. Sleeping on ground. Food not so good. Has a very gullible man in unit.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALLS to MKR, 4, 4, 4 pp.
1943 Dec. 24, 26, 28. APO New York.
He writes a very unhappy Christmas eve letter. Says he is bored, lonely and deplores conditions. By
the day after, he is in a much better mood, having received mail and some better food than
bully-beef. Describes Christmas celebration, including a party and a show by an Indian conjurer.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 Jan. 6. APO New York. 5p.
Has been relieved and brought back to post to have vehicle worked on; upset about troubles
at the hotel; if Doug can't handle them, she should call-in Uncle Sanford; first rain in months; hopes
Idella has returned; her disappointment in her work; Max Perkins's comments on something he had
wrote; Edith Pope's and Hamilton Basso's books; read Isak Dinesen's stories.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
194[4] Jan. 10. APO New York. 4p., envelope
Disappointment over being recalled from post; man who asked if he were Mr. Rawlings; story he has
written; refers to a clash with Dessie and to a visit from T.Z. Cason; enjoying [Dinesen's] Winter's
Tales.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
194[4] Jan. 11. APO New York. 2 p., envelope
Leaving for a new station.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 Jan 14. [s.l.]
Sorry for hotel trouble; she should call Uncle Sandy if necessary.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton.
ALS to MKR. 5 p.
[1944] 1943 Jan. 14. APO New York.
Is in a new location. Describes an accident in which a buddy was badly injured. Norton drove him to
hospital
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
194[4] Jan. 16. APO New York. 4p.
A rat in his bed; vaudeville show; questions and comments about things at home; John Clardy and
Nettie Martin.
In a separate note asks her to send Indigo [Christine Weston, 1943] Arrival and Departure by
Koestler, and other books.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
194[4] Jan. 18. APO New York. 5p., envelope
Reflections on whom the enemy is: the Japanese, native traitors, bully beef, other men, homesickness,
fatigue, and war itself.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
194[4] Jan. 20 APO New York. 4p.
Difficulty with mail; describes some of his mates; probably moving again; asks to have money sent, in
case he is able to take leave; a mistake he made in an assignment; describes place of AFS personnel
within the military operation; a M.P. and a vehicular accident.
Slight excision by censor.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 Jan. 26. APO New York. 7p.
Censorship; refers to his earlier dissertation on Rousseau's Confessions ; enclosing candid
photographs; lengthy description of  a visit to a native hill-village.
Excisions by censor.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
194[4] Jan. 26. APO New York. 5p.
Describes some British officers he met; refers to cable that might have confused her; replies to her
news about Arthur Kinnan's problems; asks about freezes at Cross Creek; comments about friends
in St. Augustine.
With this is a separate note about mail and a typed request for books he wants sent, stamped Citra,
Fl. Jan. 26, 1944.
Extensive excision by censor.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to "Dora" [Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]
1944 Jan 30. APO New York. 2p.
Has been rereading her letters; they are a continuation of Cross Creek; her letters helped to pull him
out of low ebb; troubles getting mail; read Katherine Mansfield's story, "Bliss"; received news that
"Benny and the Bird-Dog" was on the air.
With this is a separate fragmentary note about the mail.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
2ALLS to "Dora" [Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]
1944 Feb. 4, 6. APO New York. 7p., envelope
Describes bad places on road as "Scylla and Charybdis"; describes the mountains, valley, a river,
and village near his location/ mail delivery has just arrived; he is sorry about Smoky, but glad that
Idella has returned.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 Feb. 10. APO New York. 5p., envelope
Has trouble saluting; thinking of Bob [Camp's] picture of crows; visit to a clinic for natives; thanks
her for Christmas package.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to "Peaches" [Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]
1944 Feb. 12. APO New York. 4p., envelope
Account of a twelve-hour ambulance trip; upset over news about the suit; seems to agree with Phil
May that it may be best to settle; she should talk to Mrs. Bugbee about incident in which Zelma
Cason used foul language; thanks her for going to bat for them with the Red Cross; got a kick out of
reading Cabell and now reveling in Marquand.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 Feb. 14. APO New York. 4p., envelope
He has run afoul of the censors; whole letters have been rejected; appreciates being recognized for
service; better news about the hotel; asks for The Touch of Nutmeg (John Collier, 1943) and Taps
for Private Tussie (Jessie Stuart, 1943) tells how they are treated at different medical stations; her
brother and her aunts.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to [Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]
1944 Feb. 19. APO New York. 5p.
Embarrassed that he quoted her letter back to her; trip back to base; cows on road reminded him of
the Ocala-Cross Creek road; confusion over his cable about the hotel; regrets attention over the Red
Cross incident.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 Feb. 20. APO New York. 4p., envelope
Has requested leave to visit parts of India; attitude of Indians towards America; news of Edith's
book; his fascination with Indigo (Weston); article on racial relations; heard from Phil May about the
Cason suit.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 Feb. 20. APO New York. 6p.
Tells how her letter amused everyone; party with British officers; sad story of a British colonel.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 Feb. 23. APO New York. 5p., envelope
Glad she received Kashmir material; saw Mountbatten when he reviewed troops; visited the chief of
the villages in the area.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 March 2-5. APO New York. 3p.
Describes luxurious hotel he is in; read So Little Time (Marquand, 1943), feels sorry for characters/
[the second part of this letter appears to have been written after the letter of March 3] preparing to
continue on their trip, as they can do nothing more for Sandy.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 March 3. APO New York. 4p.
Interrupted trip, because they met a friend, Sandy, who needed help; finds most Americans he meets
to be obnoxious and compare unfavorably with British; had bronchitis; has nerve congestion in back
of neck; saw movies, Young Ideas, and Spitfire.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 March 7-9. APO New York. 6p.
Describes wonderful, mountain town he is in; emancipated women / visit to mountain Buddhist shrine;
view of the entire Sikkim range and the plume of Mount Kanchenjunga; visit to a village; tomorrow
will go to a spot where he can see the sun rise on Mount Everest.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 March 15. APO New York. 3p., envelope
Back at base after leave; got violently ill with diarrhea the evening after writing his last letter [March
9] so missed view of Everest.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 March 20. APO New York. 3p.
Attributes Norman's and Cecil's rude behavior to drunkenness; asks her to stay away from horses;
pride in having served with the AFS; says he respects her civil rights views, but that she may go too
far in arguing them with others; met a South African, who hopes that America will take over.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 March 25. APO New York. 4p.
He is at a post known as Cafe Malaria; Julia Bigham's moodiness; due to leave India in September; a
plane hit his ambulance; incidents with the colonel.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 March 27. APO New York. 3p.
Replies to several things mentioned by MKR, including A.J. Cronin-George Moore story; Strange
Fruit; Minnie Moody poem, the dispute with Cecil, and clarifies his comment about her civil rights
viewpoint; enjoying Saki books; they are all taking malaria treatments.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 March 30. APO New York. 4p.
He has come to terms with censor; digging, when not making runs; problem with treating infection
among natives; friends; most places in area are not on maps; problem with family bar in Georgia;
false idea that war is glamorous; enjoys the "Tommies."
The envelope of the same date, filed with this letter, is probably not the original.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 2. APO New York. 4p.
Lost a duffel bag with gifts on his way to base; good financial news about Castle Warden; playing
poker; will tell Edith package arrived empty; lost three books; enjoying Saki.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 6. APO New York. 3p.
Hard rain; glad Verle got command he wanted; tried rattan fruit; warns her against mules as well as
horses; news about the canteen and bar; asks significance of the title [ Colcorton] of Edith's book.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 7. APO New York. 4p., envelope.
He is straw boss of native diggers; many Christians among natives; brothel humor; an incident in
which he was mistaken for a British officer.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 10. APO New York. 5p., envelope.
Was able to get past sentry by giving beer, when he did not know pass word; war situation; how he
used his cup; would like to turn Freud loose on his schizophrenic dream; hopes Verle will not spoil
success of Edith's book; dependency upon Idella.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 11. APO New York. 1p., envelope.
Enclosing a story he has written to pass time.
Accompanied by a.ms., April 10, 1944, 7p.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 12. APO New York. 2p.
May be able to join friends in renting house boat in Kashmir in June; an unusual looking lizard and
snakes.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 14. APO New York. 3p.
Assures her that he is safe and not in danger; suggests that she contribute to replace lost personal kits
of AFS personnel, rather than to ambulance fund; U.S.O. pamphlet on race that was withdrawn
because Southerners objected; favorite Saki novels; starting Henry Adams.
Excisions by censor.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 20. APO New York. 4p.
Doesn't think Cronin meant to attribute commercialism to her; he has been in Burma with front line
troops; men reported cut-off are safe; he is back in Assam; describes ideal hill post where he is
located, but must leave because it is overstaffed
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 22. APO New York. 4p.
Explains again he is safe and did not know that AFS had sent an alarming cable; view of combat
from hill-post; visit to another post; says she is not tough, but a sentimental softy.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 23. APO New York. 2p.
Last day at hill-post; small boy who guides him through the village bazaar.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 April 30. APO New York. 4p.
Story about him, a friend, and a sentry; assigned to driving a major, but has been joined by his
colonel-friend; his mess; thrilled over Colcorton.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 4. APO New York. 3p.
Food and heat are terrible at new post, but he likes it fine.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 7. APO New York. 4p.
Describes aerial combat between RAF and Japanese airplanes; strong electrical storm; introduction
to Norman Peters; two men receiving commendations.
Excisions by censor.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 8. APO New York. 3p.
His situation is safe, but tense; request for leave turned down; retells a dream in which he was sent
back to the States and had one day's leave with her.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 9. APO New York. 3p.
Response to her story about a lady and her roses; he has a mustache; reading Tap Roots (James
Street, 1943).
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 10. APO New York. 3p.
Pessimism of Time and other media not shared by men where he is; stationed in valley between
British and Japanese lines with artillery going both ways; one AFS man killed; problems with cook.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 11. APO New York. 4p.
Response to learning of Ruth Pickering's death.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 14. APO New York. 5p.
Continued grief over Ruth Pickering; burial of a Tommy; bad storms; Japanese shelling; comments on
Cecil and Bob.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 17. APO New York. 4p.
Storm; commanding officers; ordered two of her books to give a friend, but they did not come; has
read Age of Innocence and Victoria Grandolet (Henry Bellamann, 1943); will start Taps for Private
Tussie; describes character of Victoria; continued remorse over Ruth.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 18. APO New York. 2p.
Took Japanese prisoner in; line from Walt Whitman that describes his feelings; view from his post of
battle.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton.
Enveloped addressed to MKR.
1944 May 19. APO New York.
Oliver accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 21. APO New York. 4p.
Japanese have taken and blocked road; a burial at his post and the chaplain who performed it; sound
and sights of war; describes people with him
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 21. APO New York. 3p., envelope.
Road blocked; Japanese attack; discussion of "no atheist in a foxhole" and the rule of ninety and nine;
Japanese planes shot down and crews captured in village; reading Wide Net by Eudora Welty; she
should not worry, for if she receives this letter, it will be proof the blockade has been removed.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 26. APO New York. 3p., envelope.
Received her first letter regarding Ruth; blockade was temporarily lifted, so they could make a run;
one ambulance hit by Japanese; went on a souvenir expedition to a field full of dead Japanese; was
nauseated; letters from Edith and Verle Pope.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
AL to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 28. APO New York. 4p.
Feeling very irritable and has several medical symptoms; still hopes to get to Kashmir in June;
thoughts about Ruth Pickering; possible marriage between Ruth and Fred Francis; road opens and
closes almost daily, as Japanese plant mines and position mortars at night; Japanese prisoners; story
by Lillian Smith; story of deaf and dumb home.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 29. APO New York. 2p., envelope.
Feeling better; books he ordered, arrived; area is quiet now; road was opened this morning
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 May 30. APO New York. 2p.
Has diarrhea again; will ask for sick leave; stench from nearby dead; John Collier stories.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 1. APO New York. 2p.
Will go on sick leave, maybe to Calcutta; has neuritis in shoulder; things are quiet militarily, but there
is mopping up to do; songs of nightingale and other birds; lotus flowers in pond.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
[1944] June 2 [Calcutta?]
Upset by news of tragedy [death of Ruth Pickering]; otherwise all right; hopes she has recovered.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 5. APO New York. 4p.
He and Tom Dolan arranged to go on sick leave the same day he last wrote; hitched ride on an
American plane to a city [Calcutta?]; a British officer drove them to a nice hotel; tub was so dirty
after he bathed that he cleaned it himself; has lost lots of weight, but believes he will recover shortly.
Excisions by censor.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 7. APO New York. 4p.
Four or them, now in Delhi, are trying to get to Kashmir; he is still sick; treated well at Red Cross
center; Lt. Huish [a friend of Marjorie's] came to see him.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 8. APO New York. 2p.
Caught train to Rawalpindi; not feeling well; will go by bus to Srinagar, two hundred miles away.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 11. APO New York. 3p.
Arrived in Srinagar, after two very bad days; trip was very hard and he was sick on way; British
medical officer said he might have malaria; delayed for about 24 hours at Kashmir border, because
of lack of permit.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 16. APO New York. 3p.
Is in hospital, but feels better today;  being treated with Kaolin for diarrhea, or mild dysentery; the
singing birds of Burma; got a letter from Idella; asks if she will meet him in New York
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 19. APO New York. 3p.
All hell has broken loose in his bowels; may be transferred to a military hospital unless he improves;
lakes and canals in the city; a chaplain, less religious than Moe; met officers in charge of stations
where he worked.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 20. APO New York. 2p.
Has been released from hospital, although still not quite well; will go to Gulmarg, before returning to
base; hears that the base area is flooded, so may not be able to return; anecdotes about Tom Dolan.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 21. APO New York. 2p.
Continuing medication; trip to Shalimar garden.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 26. APO New York. 4p.
Back in Rawlpinda en route to Delhi, Calcutta and base; describes trip to Gulmar, where he played
golf.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June. 27-29 APO New York. 4p.
Expects to take train in the afternoon for Delhi; more of trip to Gulmarg and back to Rawlpinda; saw
Fred Astaire in You Were Never Lovelier and Joan Crawford in Above Suspicion / train trip to
Delhi; still has diarrhea.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 June 30. Delhi. 2p.
Have reservations on plane for tomorrow; saw Madame Curie, and Ruth Hussey in The Uninvited;
very hot; now has boils; expects to find mail from her in Calcutta.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 2-4. [Calcutta] APO New York. 4p., envelope
Got mail from headquarters, including two letters from Ruth Pickering; does not want any
unpleasantness over Ruth's car; Calcutta is very hot and he hopes to get back to Assam /
nursing boils; going to see For Whom the Bell Tolls; met a WAC who deprecated the fabric that he
had bought for MKR; got to Calcutta in time to see some of the men whose duty was finished; one of
them suffered a fatal heart attack at the station; two boxes of books were waiting for him.
With this is a letter fragment of 3 pages, describing a medical examination and round of golf. It
appears to refer to his experiences in Srinagar and Gulmar.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 6-7. APO New York. 3p., envelope
Back at base; only about twelve men are left; pleased with job new commander is doing; has been
assigned as assistant and is not driving; boils bothering him; Paul Clark, a friend of Marjorie, is there
/jungle is closing in.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
4 envelopes addressed to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 8-Oct. 4. APO New York.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 12. APO New York. 5p., envelope
Promises he will not try to become a writer, but includes a few lines of verse; he has been asked to
write part of a parody of AFS books; Colcorton is grand; Strange Fruit has not arrived, but he know
from reviews that it will not be popular with Southerners; received duplicate clippings with very
different comments from his mother and wife of story about Negroes attempting to vote; sorry that
her letters take time from her writing; a colonel sent some Kaolin and paregoric for his dysentery;
news of a family member who did not return from bombing mission over Germany;  Zelma's suit.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 13. APO New York. 3p., envelope
Deanna Durbin movie, His Butler's Sister, shown at base; enjoying monsoon weather; comments
about several St. Augustine friends; hopes she can find out when he will be home and that she will be
well.
Excision by censor
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 16. APO New York. 1p., envelope
Boils are cleared up and stomach better; he is driving again; Ford ambulances have been replaced by
Chevrolets; men enjoy baffling British officers.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
TLS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 22. APO New York. 4p., envelope
Strange Fruit is good; A Bell for Adano was grand; social life at base and a drunken evening a mule
company's mess; dinner with his colonel and a major; physician's resentment of A.J. Cronin's The
Citadel; Cronin's refusal to help with war effort.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 30. APO New York. 2p., envelope
Doctors have decided he must stay out of the area, so work has started to repatriate him/ suggest she
contact AFS office in New York to learn when he might arrive.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 July 30-August 1. APO New York. 12p., envelope
Has been in hospital for about one week because of his boils and a high fever; tests show he had
carbuncles; had surgery to cut them out / he is much better; plans for coming home; tells how he
happened to have been hospitalized in Srinagar; he suffered sun stroke while walking around with
high fever; suggests she move Aunt Ida to the Castle Warden
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram /s/ Orton Buskin to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 August 4 [s.l.]
Happy birthday! After receiving next cable, she should send no more mail.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 August 4. APO New York. 8p.
Still being treated in hospital and is better; she should move Aunt Ida to the Castle; John Clardy and
Nettie Martin; tells of two dreams, one in which she met him at the docks and the other in which he
addressed a Negro group; discusses Strange Fruit and draws parallels from the the racial situation in
the U.S. and the British in India and Africa; is enjoying the Screwtape Letters.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 August 7. APO New York. 7p., envelope
Expects to be in hospital another five days, or more; describes his environment; the dogs, Topper
and Moe; feeling well and gaining weight; not getting her jewelry, because it is overpriced.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 August 15. APO New York. 4p., envelope
Has flown into Calcutta and is awaiting passage home; says he has no more pain or fever; will
welcome monotony; Paul Clark and Frank Mayfield are there, awaiting transportation; saw movie,
Romeo and Juliet; war news; gave Screwtape Letters to a confused major, whom it helped.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 August 18. APO New York. 3p., envelope
No word on when he will be able to leave; wished he had stayed in hospital; has a new boil;
discouraged by attitude at AFS headquarters; complains about Calcutta; says best place to drink is
at movie theaters.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 August 22. APO New York. 5 p., envelope
AFS inefficiency; visited interesting temples in Calcutta and the Hughley River; had second thoughts
about the fabric he bought for her after seeing someone wearing something similar
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 August 26. APO New York. 4p., envelope
Explains his confusing cable [August 4]; six men in his room, all have stomach trouble; names
several movies he has seen; searching for books for return trip; Zola's Nana, Lady Chatterly's Lover
and Heptameron are very popular there, as is a German propaganda piece, The Escapades of Erotic
Edna; has a book by DuMaurier, an issue of American Mercury; a book by Maugham, and A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn; an annoying Dr. Berry.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 August 30. APO New York. 4 p.
Refers to some AFS publicity release; Frank Mayfield is getting to fly home; doctor who wants to
buy Castle Warden; Idella at the picture show; still bothered by boils, but believes they will heal once
he leaves; going to see Night Must Fall.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 September 5-6. APO New York. 6p.
Back in the hospital; illness started about a week ago with nausea and diarrhea; describes symptoms
and hospital / expects to be released in about three days.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 September 8. APO New York. 4 p.
Not sure where she is, so he is sending her mail to Scribners; feels better, but illness has not been
diagnosed; may be liver problem; parody of detective fiction regarding his illness; more letters from
Ruth; he has been a "peripatetic invalid" in India.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
AL to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (fragment?)
1944 September 18. APO New York. 2p.
Doctor still has not diagnosed illness, but suspects amoebic dysentery; he is much better; thinks of her.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 September 25. APO New York. 3p., envelope
He was placed with his doctor's most seriously ill patients; two died shortly thereafter; very unhappy.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
Telegram to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 September 28 [Calcutta]
He is still there, but hopes to leave soon; health improved.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 October 1. APO New York. 1p.
Chance he may be able to get on the American Hospital Plane in a couple of weeks, but may be too
weak for the trip.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 October 4. APO New York. 1p., envelope
Says he is much better.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 October 11. APO New York. 3p., envelope
Has been told he can be flown home, but will need two more weeks of recovery; doctor believes he
has amoebic dysentery and typhoid; where she might meet him and what he will do when he comes
home.
May accession.

Baskin, Norton
ALS to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1944 December 14 [i.e. October] APO New York. 4p.
Feels wonderful, but weak; can go to bathroom on his own; may not be able to get plane priority, but
a ship will be leaving at the end of the month; pleased that doctor could cure him without knowing
what was wrong; monsoon storms from the air.
Excisions by censor.
May accession.