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University of Rhode IslandDigitalCommons@URICurran, Edward: Confirmation Hearing (1985) Education: National Endowment for the Arts andHumanities, Subject Files I (1973-1996)1985Curran, Edward: Confirmation Hearing (1985):Correspondence 24Theodore ZiolkowskiFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_20This Correspondence is brought to you for free and open access by the Education: National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, Subject Files I(1973-1996) at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Curran, Edward: Confirmation Hearing (1985) by an authorizedadministrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@etal.uri.edu.Recommended CitationZiolkowski, Theodore, "Curran, Edward: Confirmation Hearing (1985): Correspondence 24" (1985). Curran, Edward: ConfirmationHearing (1985). Paper 43.http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_20/43http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_20/43Princeton University Theodore Ziolkowski, Dean ZQS N~~~~_l} u~u 'I:'be G~a,ch1a,t~ Sdi_ool P,O. Box 255 Princeton, New Jersey 08540 The Honorable Claiborne Pell The United States Senate washingtoh, D.c. 20510 Dear Senator Pell: December 18, 1985 I wanted to thank you ror your two notes and to add my own personal expression of grafitude to that of Nan. Wells and Phyllis Franklin. 1 profoundly gppreciated the opportynity to appeiir before yoyr Committee to testify in the Curran nomination. As you know from my testimony, as a humanist I regard the National Endowment for the Humanities as the most conspiCIJQIJS Syrrt_bQl of national c;:ommitment to the h1JJ11gnlties, and I strbr'lgly bel,ieve that the man or woman who heads that Enciowment sho.ulc:! be qualified by experience, knowledge, and vision to bring true intellectual leadership to the job. ·It is not Mr. Cyrran's fault that he does not possess those qualifications. I shoyld like to ~dd another word. Sinc;:e the hearing and the Committee's decision on that riomination I have received a good many letters from colleagues in the Modern Language Association, who have been encouraged by the outc;:ome to believe thiit their work and their views are taken seriously in Washington. I believe that many people in the humanities, who are some-times inclined to be skeptical of participation in the governmental process, will be enccJUraged by the response to their letters in this case to take · a more 1 ively interest in the future. Althoygh I sh9ll be stepping down from the presildenc;:y of the Modern Language Association immediately after Christmas, I hope that you will feel free to call on me if in the future I tan be o·f assistance to your .offfce in matters in whic;:h· I have any competence. We all appreciate everything you have done, over many years, for education and the humanities in the United States. · With best wishes f9r the holiday season, I remain R·~r"~U Theodore Zio1kowski TZ:mg 

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