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University of Rhode IslandDigitalCommons@URICurran, Edward: Humanities ChairmanNomination Hearing (1985)Education: National Endowment for the Arts andHumanities, Subject Files I (1973-1996)1985Curran, Edward: Humanities ChairmanNomination Hearing (1985): Correspondence 07R. M. LumianskyFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_21This 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: Humanities Chairman Nomination Hearing (1985) byan authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@etal.uri.edu.Recommended CitationLumiansky, R. M., "Curran, Edward: Humanities Chairman Nomination Hearing (1985): Correspondence 07" (1985). Curran,Edward: Humanities Chairman Nomination Hearing (1985). Paper 27.http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_21/27http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_21/27@ AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARN[D SOCIETIES 228 ~A~T 45th STREET., NEW YORK, N~W YOR.!( 10017 CABLE ADDRESS: ACOLSOC NEWYORK The Honorable Claiborne Pell Tbe United States Senate 335 SROB Wash~~to11, I;>.C. 20510 Dear Claiborne: TELEPHONE (212) 097-1505 September 3, 1985 Three weeks ago Bili Ward, my successe>:r as }>re:;;;i.ciept of ttie A!llericap Council of Learned Societies; died; at the request of the Board of Pirectors I have returned to run the shop until a new president is selected. Now I find that onE! matt~r of great concern ll.ere i::i the hearing on October 2 for Edward. A. Curran, whom the Administration has prQPC>:SE'ld a_::i next caiai,rman of the Natio11al EnQ01'llllent for the Humani-ties. My py.rpo:se tri w:r:i,.t:i,_1_1g to you, a ~enior meml;>er of the Senate Committee which wil 1 hold the hearing, is to Sl!Y that Iilany of I!lY c9l. lea~e:s a,p.g I do not believe that Mr. Curran's experience and accomplishments are :SIJ.CP a_s tq f:i.t .tl11!1 for tl'lat polSH:i.o:g. I tt;ierefore ask that you pay particular attention to this matter when the hearing takes place. ln view of the considerable number of years that you and I have spent worrying together about N~IJ, I p9pe ttiat :ipy wrj..t,trig YOIJ. ir_i this fa~h-ion is not inappropriate~ · -J3ob R. M. LuJ!l~a;ri._:s~y President pro tenµ>ore 

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