A 50-year correspondence with a movie fan and later political supporter. Over 135 letters, mostly ALS's, signed variously "Ron", "Ronald" or "Dutch". Also included are letters of Nancy Reagan and the President's mother, Nelle, as well as hundreds of signed and unsigned photographs, and a large volume of related material. The collection offered here is for all intents and purposes uncatalogued and represents a significant opportunity for an interested party to parlay this massive archive into a substantial institutional grouping, and/or a major non-fiction work of one of the 20th Century's most popular presidents. The correspondence is to Zelda Multz, who is the international fan club president, and is very similar to a collection that was recently offered by Steven S. Raab, being a correspondence of a similar fan club official, Lorraine Wagner. The Wagner correspondence featured approximately twice as many letters, yet did not have the bulk of related material as does the Multz collection. Most prized, from a historical and visual standpoint, is the incomparable photographic archive that is presented with this group. Many of the photos are personal small snapshots of Reagan in his youth with family and friends. Steven Raab's collection was offered at $395,000, and has been reported to have been sold at a figure not too far from the offered price. It should be noted that this collection as with the collection of Lorraine Wagner, may have letters that are secretarial or autopen, which have not been identified, as the cohesive historical picture is what is being presented here. A quick scan of the best letters including one that references Hitler and Communists, leaves ...May be edited due to formatting. More information is always available.
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