Elizabeth R., letters (1955-1962)

Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) R., letters on a variety of topics including a letter published under Miss R., New York, in ONE magazine, volume 8, number 7 (1960 July); her famous and homophobic father; her preference for gay men as friends; her purchase of a house in Cherry Grove and the influx of minorities into Manhattan; a reference to the poem A Final Word. ONE magazine, volume 9, number 5 (1961 May) under a pseudonym of another daughter of a celebrity homophobe; seeking contact information of Daughters of Bilitis; her anonymized biographical sketch in ONE confidential, volume 5, number 5 (1960 May); her actions and those of her neighbors fighting the fire at the Cherry Grove Hotel; how Lee Mortimer was part of gay bar closures in New York City; problems with licenses in Fire Island; the cost of visiting Cherry Grove, and the affect of the railway strike on island traffic; her wish that TV and advertising employees would contribute more to ONE, Incorporated; her approval of the esprit de corps and quality of the magazine and willingness to overlook grammar; a request for a copy of the Feminine Viewpoint issue; personal issues including dental bills and an attempt to stop smoking; and responses from Ann Carll Reid, Alison Hunter (Alice Horvath), and William Lambert (W. Dorr Legg) asking for help in increasing circulation with women readers and a wish for more content contribution from female subscribers (1955-1962)