Identifier	mcml007
Title	Letter: H. L. Mencken to Edgar Kemler, June 11, 1946
Transcript	H. L. MENCKEN HOLLINS ST. BALTIMORE-23 June 11, 1946 . Dear Kemler : I certainly hope you don't stay your hand when the time comes to write the book. Such jobs ought to be done realistically. Please bear in mind that I have been on the chopping block for years and have got used to it. No matter how dreadful you make the picture, the truth will always be worse . [initialed]HLM
Creator	Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Subject	Baltimore (Md.) Letters Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 Writing
Description	Letter from H. L. Mencken to Edgar Kemler dated June 11, 1946. Mr. Kemler was then working on his book that would be published in 1950 as The Irreverent Mr. Mencken. Mencken's comment about being "on the chopping block for years" is typical. He always understood that those who discussed his work had the freedom to comment as they pleased.
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1946-06-11
Date Digital	2005-05-19
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, dimensions unknown.
Source	H. L. Mencken Room
Relation	Is Part Of the H. L. Mencken Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1941-1950
Rights	This item is owned by the Estate of H. L. Mencken. Permission to publish or reproduce this document or a quotation from this document is required and must be obtained from the H. L. Mencken Estate. For more information, please call 410-396-5430 and ask to be connected to the Mencken Room.