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2 When I arrived back in San Francisco I was broke so I returned to the trade. In this period I did no writing. Several weeks ago I took off to look for a library job. I may catch one at San Francisco State College which is close to home. So in the past two weeks I have been trying to write and study a bit.

Joe Glazer sent me your review of his book. I enjoyed your comment on Casey Jones. In fact I've been doing a bit of reading and speculating as to how the error came about. I'll put all my ideas together into a little article on "the folksong as a historical document." In fact, John Greenway did such an article which I present to you with this letter because of your interest in the subject.

In my own reading on the Harriman Strike I have used 2 books in my library: Carl Person, The Lizard's Trail, Chicago, 1918, and vol 10 of the 1916 US Commission on Industrial Relations, Reports pages 9697-10066. Person deals chiefly with machinists on the Illinois Central. The U.S. Commission Report contains good testimony by John G. Taylor who was the I. A.M. rep. for the California machinists on the S.P.

But what I lack, Fred, is some account in print of the strike in San Pedro in the early months. I assume that the song