Boyle, Kay — Contract for Artistic Services

Seattle, WA: King County Arts Commission, 1980. Printed contract form. 8-1/2 x 14 inches. Two sheets stapled in left corner, folded three times for mailing. Signed contract for Boyle's services as a "literary juror," along with writer Ishmael Reed, to select two writers for the King County publication project. Signed on second page by Boyle as "Kay Boyle, author and professor." Also included is a TLS from Valentine Cesare, headmistress of the Low-Heywood Thomas School in Connecticut. Letter is in original mailing envelope, with typed address to Boyle. Poet, novelist and memoirist Kay Boyle was friends with many of the writers and artists living in Paris in the 1920s, and wrote memorably about the period. Contract and letter are in Very Good condition, with some yellowing, creasing and handling wear. .