Letter from Carver to Pammel, June 11, 1921

              6 / 11 /21 
My dear Dr. Pammel:--
I am just recovering from the extreme pleasure of having you visit me, the fulfillment of a long cherished hope.
I had talked so much about you that everyone was eager to see you, and said without hesitancy that I ought to know something coming up under such a scholar as yourself.
My only regret was that you could not stay longer and that school was not in session.
Everyone wanted to hear you speak. I really wanted you to see the suit of chloths, hat, gloves, underwear, you helped fool me down town and bought for me, preparatory to going to Cedar Rapids to the Art exhibit with some of my pictures.
All of the things mentioned are nearly as good as new, the gloves show the most wear.
Of course my microscope is just as good as