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The Correspondence series contains 9 linear feet of letters to and from Inglis. A tireless correspondent, she often combined business and personal matters with her associates. The folders are arranged alphabetically within each series, and notes are made if letters are (to) or (from) the individuals listed.

The Correspondence series (1.8 linear feet, 1979-1999) consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and is arranged in three subseries: General, Individual, and Topical. Belin attached his responses to the incoming letter and filed them either in chronological order or according to organization, individual, or topic. Correspondence that Belin filed by organization is found in the Organizations series. There are significant, unexplained, gaps in the chronology of all the correspondence files, suggesting that some correspondence has been lost. All typescripts that Belin included in the correspondence files have been removed to the Manuscripts, Typescripts, and Notes series along with the accompanying letters.

Individual correspondents in this series are individuals who are not affiliated with organizations represented in the Organizations series. Of interest are Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League and Sol Linowitz, statesman and ambassador to the Organization for American States. ("Abraham Foxman," Marquis Who's Who on the Web. Viewed through the University of Michigan Library Electronic Resources, July 19, 2005. "Sol Myron Linowitz," Marquis Who's Who on the Web. Viewed through the University of Michigan Library Electronic Resources, July 19, 2005.)

Belin also filed some correspondence by subject, especially when the topic was controversial or required action. This series includes letters about homosexuality and Jewish law, Jewish demographics, rabbinical education concerning outreach, and rabbinical positions on intermarriage and patrilinear descent. There are also the letters he sent to Israeli leaders Shimon Perez and Yitzhak Rabin urging the broadening of the Law of Return through the Equal Rights for All Jews (ERAJ) legislation. The files also include the correspondence between Belin and other influential American Jews concerning the letters he sent to Perez and Rabin. Other sets of correspondence concern the rise of Neo-Nazis and his interest in strengthening a Jewish Republican political block.

Consists of letters from family, friends, and colleagues from the 1970s through 2008. Also included is a section of letters that focus on Glendinning's books.

The Correspondence series is comprised of approximately 2.5 linear feet of material, foldered alphabetically by author with individual letters and cards within each folder arranged chronologically. The majority of the correspondence discusses Bockris' professional endeavors, including correspondence between publishers, lawyers, and sources. Additionally included are some personal correspondence such as letters, notes, and cards. Within the series are several notable, lengthy correspondence partners including Isabelle and Jean Louis Baudron, 1984-1997 (5 folders); Gerard Malanga, 1977-1996 (10 folders); Miles, 1977-1998 (7 folders); Elvira Peake, 1984-1999 (5 folders); Claude and Mary Beach Pelieu, 1983-1996 (5 folders); and especially Ingrid von Essen, 1983-2001 (31 folders); Christopher Whent, 1985-2002 (7 folders); and Andrew Wylie, 1974-2000 (41 folders). Correspondence with von Essen is of particular note as she was both a professional collaborator and personal friend of Bockris, and in addition to incoming correspondence, outgoing correspondence from Bockris to von Essen , 1977-2001 (17 folders), is included in the series.

The series also includes correspondence from notable individuals, poets such as Anne Waldman and Allen Ginsberg, John Giorno, Jeff Goldberg, artists and personalities including Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Art Garfunkel, Bobby Grossman, John Waters, Aram Saroyan, and book subjects Bebe Buell, William Burroughs, Debbie Harry, and Terry Southern.

The Correspondence series is the largest part of the collection. It consists primarily of letters sent to Mrachnyi by his anarchist comrades, although it also includes several letters written by Mrachnyi.

Correspondence (1909-1973) is the largest series in the collection. It is arranged alphabetically, and includes both incoming and outgoing correspondence. The correspondence from the 1930s and 1940s contains lengthy critical and philosophical exchanges with important American anarchists such as Henry Cohen, Steven Byinton, and Marcus Graham. On more personal matters, Labadie corresponded with Theodore Schroeder and John Scott. The correspondence with Agnes Inglis is interesting for its documentation of the early years of the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan Graduate Library. Inglis frequently wrote to Labadie informing him about the researchers using the Collection, as well as about new acquisitions. It was through her that Labadie met James J. Martin, who later published a collection of Labadie's essays. Labadie's correspondence with Mildred Loomis spans the longest period of time, from 1947 to 1971. Important correspondence in the 1960s include Herbert Roseman and Don Werkheiser, whom Labadie met through the School of Living.