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My dear friend and “Master”;

It is with profound
appreciation that I hear of
the noble plan of the “Gustav
Mahler Endowment” – and I
feel honored to have been
asked to join the Committee.
New Yorkers should welcome
the opportunity, it seems
to me, of showing their
gratitude that for three
never-to-be-forgotten seasons
we wer privileged to sit
under Mahler’s bâton. His
was a dominant, incisive
personality whose sharp
imprint on a listening
mind cannot soon be
effaced! To me he was

My dear friend and “Master”;

it is with profound appreciation that I hear of the noble plan of the “Gustav Mahler Endowment” – and I feel honored to have been asked to join the committee. New Yorkers should welcome the opportunity, it seems to me, of showing their gratitude that for three never-to-be-forgotten seasons we wer privileged to sit under Mahler’s bâton. His was a dominant, incisive personality whose sharp imprint on a listening mind cannot soon be effaced! To me he was like yourself, one of the few Great Teachers – those whose influence is felt in the art of others, an influence too pervading to be always fully recognized, and thus the greater.

I do not know if it was you or Mrs Mahler who suggested me as a member of the committee – whose membership I know must be very large – but I want both you and her to know how glad I am to do what little I can (and it may be all too little) for this good cause and for the memory of Gustav Mahler. I am writing to Mrs Mahler also, addressing the letter simply to Vienna which I trust will reach her.

With heartiest greetings to you and to your dear wife, your sincere friend, and pupil,

Natalie Curtis.

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~~one~~ ~~like~~ like yourself, one of the
few Great Teachers – those
whose influence is felt in
the art of others, an influence
too pervading to be always
fully recognized., & thus the
greater.

I do not know if it
was you or Mrs Mahler
who suggested me as a
member of the committee
– whose membership I know
must be very large – but
I want both you and her to
know how glad I am
to do what little I can
(and it may be all too
little) for this good cause
and for the memory of
Gustav Mahler. I am
writing to Mrs Mahler also,
addressing the letter simply
to Vienna which I trust
will reach her.

[left border, lengthwise:]

With heartiest greetings to you and to
your dear wife, your sincere friend, and pupil,

Natalie Curtis.

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	My dear friend and “Master”; It is with profound appreciation that I hear of the noble plan of the “Gustav Mahler Endowment” – and I feel honored to have been asked to join the Committee. New Yorkers should welcome the opportunity, it seems to me, of showing their gratitude that for three never-to-be-forgotten seasons we wer privileged to sit under Mahler’s bâton. His was a dominant, incisive personality whose sharp imprint on a listening mind cannot soon be effaced! To me he was	My dear friend and “Master”; it is with profound appreciation that I hear of the noble plan of the “Gustav Mahler Endowment” – and I feel honored to have been asked to join the committee. New Yorkers should welcome the opportunity, it seems to me, of showing their gratitude that for three never-to-be-forgotten seasons we wer privileged to sit under Mahler’s bâton. His was a dominant, incisive personality whose sharp imprint on a listening mind cannot soon be effaced! To me he was like yourself, one of the few Great Teachers – those whose influence is felt in the art of others, an influence too pervading to be always fully recognized, and thus the greater. I do not know if it was you or Mrs Mahler who suggested me as a member of the committee – whose membership I know must be very large – but I want both you and her to know how glad I am to do what little I can (and it may be all too little) for this good cause and for the memory of Gustav Mahler. I am writing to Mrs Mahler also, addressing the letter simply to Vienna which I trust will reach her. With heartiest greetings to you and to your dear wife, your sincere friend, and pupil, Natalie Curtis.	<div xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="split"> <opener> <salute>My dear <rs key="E0300017">friend and <soCalled rend="dq-uu">Master</soCalled></rs>;</salute> </opener> <p type="pre-split" rend="indent-3-first"><choice><orig>I</orig><reg>i</reg></choice>t is with profound <lb/>appreciation that I hear of <lb/>the noble plan of the <orgName key="E0600243" rend="dq-uu"><persName key="E0300047">Gustav <lb/>Mahler</persName> Endowment</orgName> – and I <lb/>feel honored to have been <lb/>asked to join the <choice><orig>C</orig><reg>c</reg></choice>ommittee. <lb/><placeName key="E0500031">New Yorkers</placeName> should welcome <lb/>the opportunity, it seems <lb/>to me, of showing their <lb/>gratitude that for three <lb/>never-to-be-forgotten seasons <lb/>we wer privileged to sit <lb/>under <persName key="E0300047">Mahler’s</persName> <foreign xml:lang="fr">bâton</foreign>. His <lb/>was a dominant, incisive <lb/>personality whose sharp <lb/>imprint on a listening <lb/>mind cannot soon be <lb/>effaced! To me he was </p></div>
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	~~one~~ ~~like~~ like yourself, one of the few Great Teachers – those whose influence is felt in the art of others, an influence too pervading to be always fully recognized., & thus the greater. I do not know if it was you or Mrs Mahler who suggested me as a member of the committee – whose membership I know must be very large – but I want both you and her to know how glad I am to do what little I can (and it may be all too little) for this good cause and for the memory of Gustav Mahler. I am writing to Mrs Mahler also, addressing the letter simply to Vienna which I trust will reach her. [left border, lengthwise:] With heartiest greetings to you and to your dear wife, your sincere friend, and pupil, Natalie Curtis.		<div xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="split"><p rend="indent-3-first" type="split"> <del rend="strikethrough">one</del> <del rend="strikethrough">like</del> like yourself, one of the <lb/>few <hi rend="underline">Great</hi> <hi rend="underline">Teachers</hi> – those <lb/>whose influence is felt in <lb/>the art of others, an influence <lb/>too pervading to be always <lb/>fully recognized<del rend="strikethrough">.</del>, <choice><abbr>&</abbr><expan>and</expan></choice> thus the <lb/>greater.</p> <p rend="indent-2-first">I do not know if it <lb/>was you or <persName key="E0300112">Mrs Mahler</persName> <lb/>who suggested me as a <lb/>member of the committee <lb/>– whose membership I know <lb/>must be very large – but <lb/>I want both you and her to <lb/>know how glad I am <lb/>to do what little I can <lb/>(and it may be all too <lb/>little) for this good cause <lb/>and for the memory of <lb/><persName key="E0300047">Gustav Mahler</persName>. I am <lb/>writing to <persName key="E0300112">Mrs Mahler</persName> also, <lb/>addressing the letter simply <lb/>to <placeName key="E0500002">Vienna</placeName> which I trust <lb/>will reach her.</p> <cb type="margin-left"/> <closer> <salute>With heartiest greetings to you and to <lb/><persName key="E0300059">your dear wife</persName>, your sincere friend, and pupil,</salute> <signed rend="align(center) indent"><persName key="E0300818">Natalie Curtis</persName>.</signed> </closer> </div>
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