Ray Stannard Baker to Gordon and Cary Grayson
Title
Ray Stannard Baker to Gordon and Cary Grayson
Creator
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946
Identifier
WWP16408
Date
1921 December 18
Description
Ray Stannard Baker sends the Grayson boys the stories of Dick Whitting and his Cat and Jack the Giant Killer, favorites from him childhood, for Christmas.
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
Dear Gordon and Cary:
When I was a boy not older than you are I heard about Dick Whittington and his Cat, and Jack the Giant Killer. It used to be cold and snowy in the evenings where I lived and I would sit beside the big, glowing coal-stove—for we lived in the country—and with a book on my knees look at the pictures of the terrible big giants, and of Dick Whittington and of the Cat. I was mighty interested, I can tell you, and was forever trying to get my father or my aunt or the cook or anybody to read me all about them.
So I thought I would send you boys those stories for Christmas—and the pictures too—and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did
Your friend,
Ray Stannard Baker
When I was a boy not older than you are I heard about Dick Whittington and his Cat, and Jack the Giant Killer. It used to be cold and snowy in the evenings where I lived and I would sit beside the big, glowing coal-stove—for we lived in the country—and with a book on my knees look at the pictures of the terrible big giants, and of Dick Whittington and of the Cat. I was mighty interested, I can tell you, and was forever trying to get my father or my aunt or the cook or anybody to read me all about them.
So I thought I would send you boys those stories for Christmas—and the pictures too—and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did
Your friend,
Ray Stannard Baker
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, James Gordon, 1918-1997
Grayson, Cary Travers, Jr., 1919-2009
Files
Collection
Citation
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946, “Ray Stannard Baker to Gordon and Cary Grayson,” 1921 December 18, WWP16408, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.