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110 Thelma Toole understood . . . : Thelma D. Toole interview by University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1981. Hunter yearbooks from 1960 to 1964 do not list a girl by the name of Myrna Minkoff as a graduate of Hunter College.
110 And Anthony Moore . . . : Anthony Moore interview by the author, January 24, 2009.
111 As he admitted . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, February 3, 1961. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
111 In a letter . . . : Toole letter to parents, March 1, 1961. Box 1, Folder 1, Toole Papers.
111 The professor whose . . . : Ibid.
111 As Particia Rickels . . . : Rickels interview by the author, February 10, 2009.
112 He used to . . . : Dalferes interview by the author, November 22, 2008.
112 Nick Polites notes . . . : Polites interview by the author, February 14, 2009.
112 He admits to . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, February 3, 1961. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma: The Story of A Confederacy of Dunces.
112 In the 1961 . . . :
The Wistarion: 1960–1961
(New York: Hunter College, 1961).
113 Polites remembers . . . : Polites interview by the author, February 14, 2009.
113 Emilie Griffin remembers . . . : Griffin, “Style and Zest: Remembering John Kennedy Toole.”
113 It was a . . . : Letter from Emilie Russell Dietrich. Box 1, Folder 14, Toole Papers.
113 Griffin identified Toole . . . : Griffin, “Style and Zest: Remembering John Kennedy Toole.”
113 Dalferes tells of . . . : Dalferes interview by the author, November 22, 2008.
114 He was a . . . : Polites interview by the author, February 14, 2009.
114 In June of . . . : Louella Parsons.
New York Journal American
. June 29, 1959.
114 “I know a” . . . : Frances Faye. “Frances and Her Friends.”
Caught in the Act
GNP Crescendo Records, 1959.
114 As the
Washington
. . . : Dorthy Kilgallen, “Bobby Has Eye on Sandy's Career,”
Washington Post
,
Times Herald
, 1959–1973, Feb. 18, 1961.
115
Variety
reports of . . . :
Variety.
March 8 1961
115 Polites observes, “It” . . . : Polites interview by the author, February 14, 2009.
115 So impressed with . . . : Fletcher,
Ken and Thelma
.
115 He began drafting . . . : Toole letter to Gottlieb, March 5, 1965. Fletcher Papers.
116 Along these lines . . . : Polites interview by the author, February 14, 2009.
116 Polites recalls . . . : Ibid.
116 In 1960 Purdy . . . : William Grimes, “James Purdy”
New York Times
. March 13, 2009 accessed on June 10, 2011 at
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/14/books/14purdy.html
.
116 Dalferes came to . . . : Dalferes interview by the author, November 22, 2008.
116 He despised long . . . : John Kennedy Toole letter to Patricia Rickels, January 7, 1963. Personal Collection of James D. Wilson.
117 She knew that . . . : Dalferes interview by the author, November 22, 2008.
117 Dalferes claims, “He . . . : Ibid.
117 Perhaps Polites got . . . : Polites interview by the author, February 14, 2009.
117 Toole declined, explaining . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, July 9, 1961. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
118 After her return . . . : Letter from Emilie Russell Dietrich. Box 1, Folder 14, Toole Papers.
118 “I think it” . . . : Ibid.
Chapter 8: The Army and Puerto Rico
119 And according to David . . . : Kubach interview by the author, November 2008.
120 As Joel Fletcher . . . :
John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point.
120 The barracks were . . . : Fort Buchanan photos from the personal collection of Walter Carreiro.
120 And Bob Morter . . . : Due to a story related to this individual in Chapter 9, his name has been changed.
120 Toole described them as . . . : Toole letter to parents, September 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 4, Toole Papers.
121 Candid pictures from . . . : Fort Buchanan photos from the personal collection of Walter Carreiro.
121 Soon after Toole . . . : Kubach interview by the author, November 2008.
121 As Kubach remembers . . . : Ibid.
121 Tony Moore . . . : Anthony Moore interview by the author, January 24, 2009.
121 On another occasion . . . : Ibid.
122 As Kubach remembers . . . : Kubach interview by the author, November 2008.
122 Moore recalls Toole . . . : Moore interview by the author, January 24, 2009.
122 As I was . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 10, 1962. Box 1, Folder 4, Toole Papers.
123 In March of . . . : Ronald Walker, “P. R. Recruits Busy Learning English,”
San Juan Star
, March 23, 1962: 1.
123 The leadership at . . . : Letter of Commendation, February 21, 1963. Box 1, Folder 15, Toole Papers.
123 While several instructors . . . : Moore interview by the author, January 24, 2009.
123 As the
San
. . . : Walker, “P. R. Recruits Busy Learning English.”
123 They walked on . . . : “Style and Zest,”
Remembering John Kennedy Toole
.
124 She recalls seeing . . . : Ibid.
124 It was the . . . : Ibid.
124 In one of . . . : Letter of Commendation.
124 On May 22, . . . : Toole letter to parents, May 22, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
125 The cool sea . . . : Toole letter to parents, June 24, 1962. Box 1, Folder 1, Toole Papers.
125 On June 24 . . . : Ibid.
125 “I don't feel” . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 1, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
125 He spent his . . . : Ibid.
126 On June 24 . . . : Toole letter to parents, June 24, 1962. Box 1, Folder 1, Toole Papers.
126 By July, the . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 1, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
126 “Whatever its drawback” . . . : Ibid.
127 Whatever the long . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
128 In an undated . . . : Thelma Ducoing Toole letter to John Kennedy Toole, undated. Box 1, Folder 14, Toole Papers.
128 Yesterday, the Fourth . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 5, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
129 In Puerto Rican . . . : Toole letter to parents, May 22, 1962. Box 1, Folder 1, Toole Papers.
130 In fact, he . . . : Toole letter to parents April 10, 1963. Box 1 Folder 7. Toole Papers.
130 In his letter . . . : Letter of Commendation, Toole Papers.
130 In
Waugh in
. . . : Evelyn Waugh,
Waugh in Abyssinia
(Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2007).
130 Therein, a white . . . : Evelyn Waugh.
Black Mischief
. (New York: Back Bay Books, 2002).
130 He won the . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
131 He writes, “Aruba's” . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 25, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
131 In early August . . . : Toole letter to parents, August 4, 1962. Box 1, Folder 3, Toole Papers.
131 “There was a” . . . : Ibid.
133 Toole was promoted . . . : Toole letter to parents, August 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 3, Toole Papers.
133 Company A saw . . . : Moore interview by the author, January 24, 2009.
133 Our First Sergeant . . . : Toole letter to parents, August 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
134 When another Puerto . . . : Ibid.
135 Sgt. Jose Ortiz . . . : Toole letter to parents, September 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 4, Toole Papers.
135 The closed mess . . . : Toole letter to parents, August 16, 1962. Box 1, Folder 5, Toole Papers.
136 What a mad . . . : Toole letter to parents, August 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
136 Our immediate superiors . . . : Toole letter to parents, September 11, 1962. Box 1, Folder 4, Toole Papers.
136 They sanded the . . . : Toole letter to parents, September 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 2, Toole Papers.
136 They erected makeshift . . . : Moore interview by the author, January 24, 2009.
136 And when the . . . : Ibid.
137 As Anthony Moore . . . : Ibid.
136 Friday night there . . . : Toole letter to parents, November 18, 1962. Box 1, Folder 5, Toole Papers.
138 In the commotion . . . : Ibid.
138 “Actually, it's a” . . . : Toole letter to parents, November 9, 1962. Box 1, Folder 5, Toole Papers.
138 At the end . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, September 23, 1962. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
139 Dear Dad . . . : Toole letter to parents, November 14, 1962. Box 1, Folder 5, Toole Papers.
140 In late October . . . : Toole letter to parents, November 3, 1962. Box 1, Folder 5, Toole Papers.
140 Over my private . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, September 23, 1962. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
141 After a year . . . : Ibid.
142 For most of his . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, January 26, 1963. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
143 I also paid . . . : Ibid.
143 Dressed in his . . . : Ibid.
144 Polites is still . . . : Ibid.
144 I spent a . . . : Ibid.
145 so enwrapped in . . . : Fletcher,
Ken and Thelma
.
146 In his letter . . . : Ibid.
146 Dear Pat, Rick . . . : Toole letter to Rickels, January 7, 1963. Personal collection of James D. Wilson.
147 Reporting to Fletcher . . . : Fletcher,
Ken and Thelma.
Chapter 9: A Writer Emerges
149 Back to the . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, January 26, 1963. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
150 A fairly cool . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, February 9, 1963. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
150 Emilie Dietrich Griffin . . . : “Style and Zest:
Remembering John Kennedy Toole
.
151 Instructors could hear . . . : Kubach interview by the author, November 2008.
151 “In my private” . . . : Toole letter to parents, April 10, 1963. Box 1, Folder 7, Toole Papers.
152 I am trying . . . : Toole letter to parents, March 23, 1963. Box 1, Folder 7, Toole Papers.
152 I am writing . . . : Toole letter to parents, April 4, 1963. Box 1, Folder 7, Toole Papers.
152 Writing feverishly, I . . . : Toole letter to parents, April 10, 1963. Box 1, Folder 7, Toole Papers.
153 “All is still” . . . : Ibid.
153 Unfortunately, PFC Kubach . . . : Toole letter to parents, April 25, 1963. Box 1, Folder 7, Toole Papers.
153 This letter is . . . : Toole letter to parents, May 8, 1963. Box 1, Folder 8, Toole Papers.
154 At the moment . . . : Ibid.
154 I can not . . . : Ibid.
155 Years later, looking . . . : Toole letter to Robert Gottlieb, March 5, 1965. Fletcher Papers.
155 On May 15 . . . : Toole letter to parents, May 15, 1963. Box 1, Folder 8, Toole Papers.
156 Heat, wild trainees . . . : Toole letter to parents, May 27, 1963. Box 1, Folder 8, Toole Papers.
156 He donned dark . . . : Fort Buchanan photos from the personal collection of Walter Carreiro.
157 Enclosed is a . . . : Toole letter to parents, May 27, 1963. Box 1, Folder 8, Toole Papers.
157 His writing suffered . . . : Ibid.
157 If only you . . . : Toole letter to parents, June 11, 1963. Box 1, Folder 9, Toole Papers.
157 On one occasion . . . : Ibid.
157 “What a frightening” . . . : Ibid.
158 As Kubach recalls . . . : The name of the instructor has been changed to Bob Morter to protect his identity. Kubach interview by the author, November 2008.
158 While Toole was . . . : Ibid.
158 Kubach maintains that . . . : Ibid.
158 According to Tony . . . : Anthony Moore interview by the author, January 24, 2009.
158 Moore suggests that . . . : Ibid.
159 As Kubach recalls . . . : Kubach interview by the author, November 2008.
159 While I have . . . : Toole letter to parents, June 30, 1963. Box 1, Folder 9, Toole Papers.
159 If I am . . . : Ibid.
160 On the writing . . . : Ibid.
161 The announcement . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 9, 1963. Box 1, Folder 10, Toole Papers.
161 He shipped his . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 27, 1963. Box 1, Folder 10, Toole Papers.
162 The administration . . . : Toole letter to parents, July 31, 1963. Box 1, Folder 10, Toole Papers.
163 The two years . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, undated. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
164 In the afternoon . . . : Toole letter to parents. July 27, 1963. Box 1 Folder 10. Toole Papers
164 Stepping down from . . . : Ibid.
Chapter 10: Back Home in New Orleans
165 She recalled the . . . :
I Walk in the World for My Son
, film.
166 He cautioned that . . . : Byrne interview by Palumbo, 1995.
166 For now I . . . : Toole letter to Fletcher, undated. Printed in Fletcher's
Ken and Thelma
.
166 Toole taught in . . . : Pam Guerin interview by the author, May 28, 2011.
166 In 1980 the . . . : St. Mary's Dominican College “Alumnae Association Bulletin,” New Orleans, 1981, 1–3.
167 She recalls that . . . : Guerin interview by the author, May 28, 2011.
167 As they recalled . . . : Joan Trader Bowen interview by the author, August 22, 2011.

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