I am currently in my second year at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK
studying BA Geography and I am carrying out the preparatory work and
research for my final year dissertation on letterboxing and I need YOUR
help!

One of the main areas of my dissertation will consist of interviews
conducted with letterboxers such as you. Hopefully, these will allow me
to gain an in depth insight into the sport and your views.

As far as I am aware no one has ever undertaken a dissertation on this
fascinating sport and there is certainly no existing academic literature
on it (besides a number of books I have studied closely). It is with this
in mind that I ask you to help me greatly by replying to this message.

I am visiting New York City in late July to carry out data collection and
interviews concerning letterboxing in the US and if anyone lives near
Manhattan (NYC) or Long Island and would be happy to participate in a
simple 30-minute recorded interview on letterboxing, please contact me for
arrangements to be made, as this will be an important area of my research.

I can assure everyone that your help will be hugely appreciated and the
success of my dissertation relies on your co-operation. I will also
ensure that your anonymity is respected and none of the information you
supply me with will be used for further market research or passed on to
any third party.

I would also like to make the point that I am not simply someone who is
purely using letterboxing to study, I have been interested in letterboxing
at a personal level for over a year now and have found letterboxes in
Dartmoor and on the Isle of Wight.


Louise Donovan