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My library account geisel8/14/2023 While Ted didn’t have anything to do with the architectural design of the building, it certainly looks like a library where he’d want to store his papers, doesn’t it? Here’s a look at the exterior of the Geisel Library. San Diego and La Jolla are a pretty nice place to be in January - especially as I’m flying head first into a swirling winter storm back east, which may be one reason why my flight is already delayed. I also had the opportunity to talk with one of Ted’s friends, in a home perched high atop Mount Soledad with a stunning view of the Pacific. But I still got my hands on lots and lots and lots of great stuff, and I’m grateful for the assistance of the library archivists, who willingly lugged in box after box and always cheerfully promised to check on the status of just ONE more! box or folder for me. I couldn’t dig into all of the archival files I wanted apart from sheer time limitations, some of the Seuss-related materials remain tantalizingly restricted, which - while it leaves those of us who love research going Oooooooo, I wonder what’s in there? - isn’t necessarily unusual (at Dartmouth, for example, materials relating to financial transactions or donations were also restricted). Seuss, since his archives are held at the Geisel Library (see the connection?) at the University of California at San Diego. I’ve been in San Diego for the last ten days, doing research on Dr. I’m sitting in the San Diego Airport, waiting for my flight back to Baltimore, which has already been announced as an hour late.
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