Introduction: Finding the Answer to a Library Patron's Question Regarding a Quote From Fred Allen.
A library patron wants to know:
To whom did Fred Allen write "I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there."
To whom did Fred Allen write "I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there."
Step 1: Try Using the Columbia World of Quotations (1996) (online)
The Columbia World of Quotations (1996) is online at http://www.bartleby.com/66. Let's try using this resource by typing in the exact quote. I'll use quotation marks to try to narrow down the results.
Step 2: The Result Looks Promising...
Let's click on it and find out if this will tell us who Fred Allen was writing to.
Step 3: BINGO!!!!
This result gives us the information requested:
"QUOTATION: I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.
ATTRIBUTION: Fred Allen (1894â1957), U.S. radio comic. Letter, June 12, 1953, to comedian Groucho Marx."
"QUOTATION: I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.
ATTRIBUTION: Fred Allen (1894â1957), U.S. radio comic. Letter, June 12, 1953, to comedian Groucho Marx."
