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Lucia Gideon to Horace Kephart, January 13, 1927

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  • In a letter to Horace Kephart, January 13, 1927, Lucia Gideon of Adventure magazine's Straight Goods Department requests background information about Kephart for future publicity and reviews.
  • Editorial Offices My dear Mr. Kephart: THE BUTTERICK PUBLISHING COMPANY Butterick Building, New York, N. Y., U. S. A. January thirteenth 19 2 7 We're trying to build up a publicity file on those Ask Adventure experts who may try out products for Straight Goods, and all the information we can get from you about yourself will be very much appreciated. We really need this material to use in talking to manufacturers about your tests, In writing up your reports for Straight Goods, and for general publicity and advertising, so don't let modesty interfere with legitimate and valuable publicity for you and for the magazine. Your interests and ours run side by side. Help u; work for than. These are the data we need* 1, Titles, publishers and dates of all books publi shed. 2, A general selection of the most valuable press- netiees or other criticisms. With name of publication, critic, column, date when these are available, 3. In particular, data showing your first-hand knowledge of your section in A.sk Adventure; the general extent and nature of ;;our experience. 4. She main data of your life - birth, education,• occupation, places where you have lived, recreations, anything and everything of importance. But please do that I Don't bother to dress it up - just give us the facts, Give us whatever you have on hand and won't you keep us informed of anything to be added as time goes on? All this may seem like a large order. It is, but, believe me, it's vorth doing. Also we'd very much like a good photograph of you. With best wishes, I am jrtoerely youi Lucia Gideon STRAIGHT GOODS BEPARTMISf Mr. Horace Kephart Bryson City Berth Carolina LG-.JK F