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Letters
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The First and Best Cover Letters 
 The online version of the standard guide to employment letters by William S. Frank. Nicely divided into sections corresponding to stages or events in a typical job search. Includes an introduction on how to write a great letter and sample letters are added to regularly. http://www.careerlab.com/letters/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Writing Last updated Jul 24, 2005 Forms of Address
Forms of address and salutations for academics, clerical and religious orders, government officials, military and naval officers, and professions. From Infoplease.com. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001618.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Writing Last updated Feb 25, 2003 Getting the Picture: Illustrated Letters in the Archives of American Art
This presentation of artists' illustrated letters encompasses "exuberant thank you notes, winsome love letters, lively reports of current events, graphic instructions and other personalized communiqués from the early nineteenth century through the 1980s." Browse by artist (such as Marcel Duchamp, Winslow Homer, or Man Ray) or date (1890-1989). Letters are from the collection of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/exhibit-illustratedletters/index.cfm Topics: Writing Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Guides to Writing Business Letters
Learn how to write a business letter. Includes information on defining and establishing the purpose, analyzing the audience, detailed format descriptions, common types of business letters, and effective letter-writing principles. From the Writing Studio at Colorado State University. http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/documents/business_writing/business_letter/ Topics: Writing Last updated Jun 13, 2007 How to Write a Thank-You Note
Light-hearted guidelines to help you write thank-you notes. Suggestions include greeting the giver, expressing your gratitude (with tips such as "use the present perfect tense," and "never directly mention money"), discussing uses, mentioning the past and alluding to the future, and signing off. From the Morning News, an online magazine. http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/how_to_write_a_thankyou_note.php Topics: Society & Social Science, Writing Last updated Dec 19, 2007 How to Write the Perfect Love Letter
Tips from a professional writer for crafting a successful love letter. Suggestions include being neat and expressive, providing the reasons you fell in love, and ending your letter with "carefully worded prose." The author also counsels against "being casual, too light-hearted, or openly erotic." From a company that sells sample letters and writing software. http://www.writeexpress.com/How-to-write-a-love-letter.html Topics: Writing Last updated Feb 1, 2006 Letters, Letter-Writing and Other Intimate Discourse
A list of links to examples of the letter writer's art: Jane Austen on letter writing and her letters, Civil War diaries and letters, fictitious letters by Mark Twain, Albert Einstein's letters to FDR, Ghostletters (letters written as historical or fictional characters), letters from war fronts, a great selection of love letters, and much more. Features a section on the history and culture of letter-writing, from the Victorians through Emily Post. http://www.wendy.com/letterwriting/ Topics: Correspondence, Literature: Fiction, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Jul 16, 2007 Non-Profit Guides: Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations
An overview of grant writing, with sample proposal summaries, inquiry letters, cover letters, and applications. The site is "specifically designed to assist established, experienced private and public non-profit organizations and entities. The guides will not assist individuals or start-up organizations." http://www.npguides.org/ Topics: Business, Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Communications, English Language, Money, Writing Last updated Apr 24, 2002 The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
Excellent resource for using the Internet for finding a job. Contains introductions to, and annotated links for, jobs resources. Sections for career fields, salary surveys, research, and help with resumes, cover letters, and more. Compiled and regularly updated by librarian and consultant Margaret F. (Riley) Dikel. http://www.rileyguide.com/ Topics: Finance, Job Listings, Jobs & Work, Writing Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Images of the letters are accompanied by transcriptions and background information. The site exposes the techniques spies used in letter writing and has brief biographies of traitor Benedict Arnold, spies Ann Bates and Miss Jenny, the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, Paul Revere, and others. The site also has maps of the routes the letters took, a timeline from 1763-1783, bibliographies, and a teacher's section. From Clements Library at the University of Michigan. http://www.si.umich.edu/SPIES/ Topics: Correspondence, Government, Government, United States History, Wars & Conflicts, Writing Last updated Jun 24, 2003 Tools for Beginning Jobseekers
Tools for Beginning Jobseekers helps teens and pre-teens create their resumes, cover letters, and a list of references. There are Web-based worksheets available to print out, fill out, and submit to potential employers. A self-assessment page gives initial direction to the young jobseeker. http://www.nycareerzone.org/cz/resources/index.jsp?section=13 Topics: Education, Jobs & Work, Writing Last updated Sep 22, 2009 |
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