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PARK LANE APARTMENTS
202 CHESTNUT STREET
ROCHESTER N.Y. 14607
MARCH 12 1965.

DEAR VERN HOAGLAND:

A LONG TIME AGO YOU TALKED WITH ME ABOUT WRITING A BOOK ON EARLY AVIATION AND TOLD ME THAT WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO SUBMIT IT TO YOUR OWN PUBLISHER. A KIND THOUGHT WHICH I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN. 

I AM WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK HAS EVER BEEN HANDLED BEFORE IN THIS MANNER. THE HUMOROUS AND "[[?]]OKY" ANGLE ABOUT THE MANY FUNNY THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF AVIATION. SOMETHING THAT WOULD APPEAL TO ALL REGARDLESS OF THEIR PERSONAL INTEREST IN AVIATION, AND MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE FOR MUCH LARGER READING PUBLIC. IN OTHER WORDS MIGHT MAKE MORE MONEY. BEING A COMMERCIAL WENCH I DON'T WANT TO WASTE TIME AND EFFORT THAT WILL ONLY APPEAL TO A LIMITED FEW.

I HAVE THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS ABOUT DONE AND AM WONDERING IF YOU WOULD GIVE ME THE NAME OF YOUR AGENT OR PUBLISHER AND ALSO GIVE ME PERMISSION TO USE YOUR NAME AS AN INTRODUCTION? PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO TURN THIS DOWN IF IT WOULD IN ANY WAY PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. BUT I REALLY THINK I HAVE SOMETHING. WHAT'S THE USE OF BEING A NUT WITHOUT CAPITALIZING ON IT?

MAY I HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS CONVENIENT?

MISSED YOU AT THE LAST EARLY BIRD REUNION IN NEW YORK LAST SEPTEMBER.

WITH ALL GOOD WISHES,

BLANCHE STUART SCOTT.