‘A GIRL AS SMART AS YOU SHOULD SIT HERSELF DOWN AND WRITE A BOOK.’
A letter from Bennett Cerf, president of Random House, to Erma in 1952.
Erma Bombeck’s remarks and advice at the University of Dayton’s Writers’ Workshop, Nov. 19, 1982.
Remarks made by Bill Bombeck, Erma’s husband of 46 years, at her private funeral service on April 28, 1996.
A note from Erma Bombeck to Bro. Raymond L. Fitz, S.M., president of the University of Dayton, after she received an honorary degree, April 30, 1981.