Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library brings back memories

WHile studying at Northwestern in the eighties I was fortunate to attend a talk by Kurt Vonnegut, at the height of Ronald Reagan's invasion of Grenada and the Iran-Contra affair. He was very interesting and thoughtful. Glad to see a library opened in his memory.

Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library will house a variety of exhibits on the late author's life and work. - chicagotribune.com: "In the new Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library there is an artifact that, despite being on display, will never truly be seen.

It's an unopened letter that Kurt Vonnegut Sr., sent his son Kurt Jr. while the younger Vonnegut was serving in World War II. But the note never reached Vonnegut Jr.

At the time, Vonnegut was being held captive in a German prisoner-of-war camp and didn't see the letter until after he returned to America. For unknown reasons Vonnegut never opened the envelope and, because of that, his children have requested that the letter remain sealed.

This letter is one of the many artifacts that were revealed at the Thursday opening of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in the author's hometown of Indianapolis. Vonnegut's daughters Edith and Nanette attended."