Letter from Carolyn Stroebe to Louise Kertesz

An original, typewritten letter from the University of California in Santa Cruz, dated January 9th, 1980. The letter is from Carolyn Stroebe to Louise Kertesz. Stroebe introduces herself by saying that she is a graduate student working on her doctoral dissertation, an extension of her Master’s Thesis, titled “The Giving and Taking of a Poem: A Psychological Impression of the Life and Work of Muriel Rukeyser”. The dissertation will be based on psychological data provided by Muriel during a University of California studies of creative individuals in 1958, on an interview that Rukeyser gave Stoebe in 1979, and on impressions from people who knew her. Stoebe had just finished reading Louise’s book on the life and work of Muriel Rukeyser for the first time, and the book had proven to be one of her most important resources. Stroebe would love to talk with the author. She will be interviewing people in New York in May, but she doesn't think she can afford to travel to Michigan this year. If Louise decides to grant Stroebe an interview, they could perhaps meet at a later date. Stroebe wonders if Louise can help her by filling out a few psychological measures which call for Louise’s perceptions of Muriel. The forms will be brief and would not take a great deal of her time, Stroebe would be grateful. In closing, Stroebe says she is looking forward to hearing from Kertesz.