For what it's worth, here's a letterhead file that did work, though i
had to do a lot in the preamble:
#This file was created by <hawk> Thu Jan 7 18:58:52 1999
#LyX 1.0 (C) 1995-1998 Matthias Ettrich and the LyX Team
\lyxformat 2.15
\textclass letter
\begin_preamble
\usepackage{graphics}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\newfont {\lawoffice}{parkave at 14.0pt}
\newfont {\richard}{parkave at 24.0pt}
\newfont {\adress}{parkave at 12pt}
\newfont {\web}{phvr at 9.0pt}
\newfont {\email}{pcrr at 10.0pt }
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\newsavebox{\addressbox}
\savebox{\addressbox}{\parbox{2.5in}{
\begin{center}
\adress
180-D Heady Hall\\
Ames, IA 50010\\
515 / 294-8931
\end{center}
}}
\newsavebox{\admitbox}
\savebox{\admitbox}{\parbox{1.8in}{
\begin{center}
\adress
Admitted in California \\and Nevada
\\~
\end{center}
}}
\newsavebox{\bignamebox}
\savebox {\bignamebox} { \parbox{2.5in}{
\begin{center}
\lawoffice Law Offices of \\ \richard Richard E. Hawkins
\end{center} }
\hrulefill }
\lhead{
\adress
% \vspace{.5in}
\underline{\usebox{\bignamebox}} \\
% \vspace{-.75in}
% \hrulefill \\
\vspace{.5in}
\ifthenelse {\value{page}=1}
{\parbox[t]{3in}{ \sloppy
180-D Heady Hall
\\Ames, IA 50010
\\515 / 294-8931}
\hfill
\parbox [t] {1.75 in}{
\usebox{\admitbox}
}
}
{}
}
\chead{}
\rhead{}
\lfoot{
\ifthenelse {\value{page}=1}
{~\\~\\
\email [EMAIL PROTECTED]}
{}
}
\cfoot{
\ifthenelse {\value{page}=1}
{}
{\thepage}
}
\rfoot{
\ifthenelse {\value{page}=1}
{~\\~\\
\web http://eyry.econ.iastate.edu/hawk}
{}
}
%override header cancelation
\def\ps@firstpage{
\let\@oddhead\@{
\adress
\vspace{.01in}
\usebox{\bignamebox} \\
\vspace{.01in}
\hrulefill \\
\vspace{-.05in}
\ifthenelse {\value{page}=1}
{\parbox[t]{2in}{ \sloppy
\usebox{\addressbox}
}
\hfill
\parbox [t] {1.75 in}{
\usebox{\admitbox}
}
\vspace{-1in} }
{}
}
}
\end_preamble
\language default
\inputencoding default
\fontscheme default
\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\papersize Default
\paperpackage a4
\use_geometry 1
\use_amsmath 0
\paperorientation portrait
\leftmargin 1in
\topmargin 1in
\rightmargin 1in
\bottommargin 0.5in
\headsep 1in
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation skip
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\quotes_times 2
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle fancy
\layout Send To Address
\latex latex
\backslash
vspace{-1in}
\layout Send To Address
Department of Economics
\newline
attn: Chair, Search Committee
\newline
St.
Cloud State University
\newline
720 Fourth Avenue South
\newline
St.
Cloud, MN 56301-4498
\layout Signature
Richard E.
Hawkins, Esq.
\layout Opening
Dear Sirs and Madams,
\layout Standard
I am interested in your appointment in Law and Economics , which is listed
in J.O.E.
\layout Standard
blah, blah, blah
\layout Standard
\layout Closing
Sincerely,
\layout Description
REH:mi
\layout encl
resume, articles, teaching evaluations
\the_end
--
