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July 16, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Twenty-eight boxes and cartons crowded the writing room of Barbara Falconer Newhall until this week, when she finally organized her beloved stuff into 12 orderly, carefully labeled boxes.

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