Every message brims with the personality of the writer at the moment of interplay between hand, eye, mind, pen, and paper. The letters here, from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, show that ...

So why not find a good pen and some paper and get started ... it best when she called letter writing “the humane art.” Writing by hand is a powerful tool for learning, relaxation, creativity ...

The human race has always endeavoured to learn and progress. But has it arrived at a stage when all the gains of the past will be lost to a luxury newly discovered?