Penguin Books (publishers : active 1936)

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creatorOf Correspondence, papers and press cuttings relating to The Bodley Head and Penguin Books. Includes correspondence and papers relating to the acquisition of Penguin by the Longman Group and a possible merger of the two companies in 1969-1970. Correspon..., 1967-1986 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, contracts and press cuttings relating to Alistair Cooke’s America observed: the newspaper years of Alistair Cooke, consisting of Cooke’s articles for The Manchester Guardian and The Guardian, compiled and edited by Ronald A. Wells, pu..., 1985-1996 British Library
creatorOf Strachey/Holroyd Papers. Vol. xlvi (ff. 252). Correspondence relating to Michael Holroyd’s editing and writing prefaces to other works by Lytton Strachey; 1968-2001. Includes correspondence on the anthologies edited by Michael Holroyd, The Shorter..., 1968-2001 British Library
creatorOf General correspondence of Reinhardt and others relating to Graham Greene, 1991-1996. Correspondents include: Clare Alexcander, Neil F. Brennan (from him to Reinhardt), Euan Cameron, Peter Carson, of Penguin Books, Louise Dennys, of Lester, Orpen and ..., 1991-1996 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, contracts and papers relating to Gerald Rose's Polly’s jungle, published Reinhardt Books, 1993. Correspondents include: Rose, Judy Taylor, of Reinhardt Books, and Regina Hayes, of Viking Children's Books., 1992-1993 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, contracts and press cuttings of reviews. Much of the correspondence relates to the efforts of Yvonne Cloetta, Greene's companion, and writer of the foreword, to control publication of the diaries. Other correspondents include: Reinhar..., 1991-1994 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, contracts and press cuttings of reviews relating to Maurice Sendak's Caldecott & Co, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988 and by Reinhardt Books, 1989. Correspondents include: Reinhardt, Sendak, Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Amanda Ha..., 1987-1993 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, contracts and press cuttings relating to the works of Helen Bannerman. Correspondence includes: publishers' correspondence and contracts between Bodley Head and Bartlett Bliss Publications, Boxtree Books, Tuttle-Mori, Cambus Litho, Ca..., 1985-1989 British Library
creatorOf MANDEVILLE PRESS PAPERS. Vol. XXIII E (ff. ). Letters sent to Peter Scupham and John Mole from publishers, companies and organisations: Penguin Books -ZLR.includes:ff. 1-3 Penguin Books; publishers: Patrick Hardy, of Penguin Books: Letters to Pete... British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSICAL ASSOCIATION PAPERS. Vol. xlix (ff. 225). Pace – Pulver.includes:f. 1 J. F. Pace, music teacher: Letter to Royal Musical Association: 1969: Signed.f. 2 Elaine Padmore, opera producer: Letter to Royal Musical Association: circa 1970.f... British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, contracts and press-cuttings of reviews relating to Greene's Yours, etc. : letters to the press, 1945-89, compiled by Christopher Hawtree, published by Reinhardt Books, 1989. Includes the text of some of the letters, marked up for pub..., 1988-1993 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence relating to Greene's The Great Jowett, published by The Bodley Head, 1982. Correspondents include: Reinhardt, Gerald Pollinger, of Laurence Pollinger Ltd, and Sally Gaminara, of Penguin Books. , 1982-1984 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence relating to contracts and sales of the volumes publishing Cooke’s broadcast ‘Letters from America’, i.e., Letters from America, originally published by Hart-Davis, 1951, Talk about America, published by The Bodley Head, 1968, The Ameri..., 1985-2001 British Library
creatorOf Royalty statements and authors' licensing fees statements for sales and copying of Graham Greene's works, from The Bodley Head, William Heinemann Ltd, Lester, Orpen and Denys, Penguin Books, Lester, Orpen and Denys, Laurence Pollinger Ltd, and Verdan..., 1985-1990 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, memoranda, readers’ reports, blurbs and press cuttings relating to works by Georgette Heyer. Includes correspondence relating to Heyer’s estate and some fan letters responded to directly by Bodley Head staff. Correspondents include: R..., 1964-1994 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence relating to Greene's Carving a statue, a play, published by The Bodley Head, 1964. With the text of Greene’s introduction, a letter to Greene from, probably, Maud Russell of Mottifont, a photocopy of a review by Ronald Bryden. Correspo..., 1964-1970 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence relating to Tributes to Graham Greene, published by Reinhardt Books, 1992, based on the Memorial Requiem Mass of 6 Jun 1991 and the tributes paid there, and other correspondence on memorial tributes to Greene and to Elaine Greene, wife..., 1991-1995 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence and papers of Max Reinhardt following the change of name of his firm H.F.L. (Publishers) Limited to Reinhardt Books in 1985, before resigning from The Bodley Head to concentrate on Reinhardt Books and the revived Nonesuch Press. The co..., 1985-2003 British Library
creatorOf General correspondence of Reinhardt and others relating to Graham Greene, 1965-1990. Correspondents include: Henry Frederick Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, Nigel Begbie, of Reader’s Digest, Margaret Bluman, of Penguin Books, Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, John..., 1965-1990 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence and contracts relating to Greene's Lord Rochester’s monkey, published by The Bodley Head, 1974, although written between 1931 to 1934. Correspondents include: Reinhardt, Greene, Peter Carson, of Penguin Books, Laurence Pollinger, of La..., 1973-1987 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence and contracts relating to Greene's Reflections, 1988-1989. Includes typescripts of some of the essays and the introduction, as presented during the editorial process. Correspondents include: Reinhardt, Greene, Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, of ..., 1988-1989 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, contract, typescript (photocopied with Greene’s and John Ryder's amendments) and proofs (with Greene’s amendments) for Greene's Why the epitaph? Correspondents include: Reinhardt, Greene, Gerald Pollinger, of Laurence Pollinger Ltd, E..., 1988-1989 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, drafts, press cuttings and contract relating to a proposed autobiography by Kenneth H. C. Lo, at first accepted by Reinhardt Books, but subsequently reconsidered and the contract cancelled. Includes drafts of the text, photographs and..., 1986-1991 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, papers and cuttings relating to Greene's The Tenth man. Correspondents include: Reinhardt, Greene, Elisabeth Dennys, Gerald Pollinger, of Laurence Pollinger Ltd, Anthony Blond, publisher, Jean-Félix Paschoud, of Verdant SA, Amanda Sau..., 1983-1994 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence relating to The Bodley Head. Includes negotiations for the merger of production and publicity with Jonathan Cape, proposals for publishing an English edition of Ilie Nastase's Tie break, also further correspondence on French rights for..., 1985-1987 British Library
creatorOf General correspondence of Graham Greene with various correspondents, much of it copied to Reinhardt. Correspondents include: Judy Adamson (from Greene), Catherine Ardizzone (to Greene), Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (to Greene), John Bray (from Greene), Carme..., 1933-1991 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence and press cuttings of reviews relating to Greene's Monsignor Quixote, published Bodley Head, 1983. 1983-1985. With a copy of The Tablet for 23-30 Dec 1976 including the original story ‘How father Quixote became a Monsignor’. Correspond..., 1976-1985 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, contracts and press cuttings relating to Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke's Journey into Silence, published by The Bodley Head, 1973, and Acts of defiance, published by Reinhardt, 1992. Most of the correspondence relates to Acts of ..., 1979-1996 British Library
creatorOf Strachey/Holroyd Papers. Vol. lx (ff. 80). Correspondence and papers relating to other projects involving Michael Holroyd; 1960-1994. Includes: a proposed biography of Sir Desmond MacCarthy; the championing of William Gerhardi’s works; proposals..., 1960-1994 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence and contracts relating to Greene's Reflections, 1990-1996. Includes press-cuttings of reviews, and also photocopies of some articles removed from the final text by Greene and Reinhardt, i.e. ‘Ashridge Park: that goodly place’, ‘Rhythms..., 1990-1996 British Library
creatorOf Correspondence, etc., 1981-1987. Correspondents include: Reinhardt, Solzhenitsyn, Roger W Straus, Elizabeth Besobraow and Michael di Capua, all of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Claude Durand, of the YMCA Press, from which Solzhenitsyn's works were publi..., 1981-1987 British Library
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