Letters to the editor

Contributors

John B. Holway has written thirteen books on baseball and one on the Tuskegee Airmen. His latest, "Baseball Astrologer," was published in 2000. "The Complete Book of the Negro Leagues" will be published in April 2001.

A native of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dennis L. Davenport resides in St. Charles, Missouri, with his wife, Pat, and son, Josh. He served with the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam as an intelligence specialist between 1966-1968. Currently a lieutenant with the Clayton, Missouri, Police Department, he is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy and holds a bachelor's and master's degree in criminal justice from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Previous writing credits include articles for the Missouri Police Chief magazine and the Police News of Missouri.

Warren D. Winston is a registered pharmacist in Pittsfield with a passion for the history of Lincoln's early career in Illinois and Pike County. He attended the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and was an Apple Scholar at the University of Rhode Island. His is a member of the Pike County Historical Society and serves on the ISHS Board of Directors.

John Y. Simon received a B.A. at Swarthmore College in 1955 and a Ph.D. in history at Harvard University in 1961. He taught at Ohio State University, began editing The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant in 1962, and in 1964 moved to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where he is professor of history as well as editor of the Grant Papers, with 24 published volumes. He is a founder of the Association for Documentary Editing and a spokesman for the craft. He also writes on various Civil War topics.

Letters to the editor

Dear Jon:

It is exciting to see my article appear as the lead article in Illinois Heritage, but it would have been even better if I had seen my byline. I wish there had been at least one picture of the art in a post office since that is my special area, but I am still pleased with the article.

One correction that should be noted in the next issue is that Peterpaul Ott did the wood sculptures for Piano and the aluminum one for Kedzie Grace in Chicago. Edouard Chassaing did the sculptures for Kankakee.

Mary Emma
Westfield

The editor responds:

As much as we try to produce our magazine error-free, mistakes and omissions sometimes get past all the proof readers; for that I apologize. I too was excited to read your article and see the photographs. When I was a student at Lane Technical High School, I had heard rumors of a Native American mural on the auditorium fire wall. The picture of the beautiful restoration reminded me of the many murals I saw at Lane, Kedzie Grace Post Office, and the old Hild Regional Public Library.

Dear Jon:

Just a note to say I think Illinois Heritage looks like a quality product. I don't begin to understand the ins and outs of various squabbles in Springfield, and I regret them, but you are producing a quality product.

Paul Simon, Director
Public Policy Institute
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

The editor responds:

Thanks to Mr. Simon for his kind words for Illinois Heritage. The staff and I will try and continue to meet the high expectations of our membership. However, IH can only be as good as the articles contributed. We are excited by the quality and variety of the submissions we get and look forward to producing many fine issues.

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