Watkins Loomis, Inc.

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Literary agency.

Ann Watkins (Angeline Whiton Watkins Davis Burlingame) 1885-1967) became a literary agent in 1910 and retired in 1957. Her son, Armitage Watkins (b. 1906), continues to operate the agency. In 1980 the agency changed its name from A. Watkins to Watkins Loomis.

From the description of Watkins Loomis Records, 1883-1987. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686865

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creatorOf Watkins Loomis, Inc. Watkins Loomis Records, 1883-1987. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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Relation Name
associatedWith Arlen, Michael, 1895-1956. person
associatedWith A. Watkins, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Burlingame, Angeline Whiton Watkins Davis, 1885-1967. person
associatedWith Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924. person
associatedWith Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945. person
associatedWith Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. person
associatedWith Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. person
associatedWith McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. person
associatedWith Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972. person
associatedWith Rand, Ayn. person
associatedWith Sayers, Dorothy L. 1893-1957. person
associatedWith Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946. person
associatedWith Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953. person
associatedWith Watkins, Ann, 1885-1967. person
associatedWith Watkins, Armitage, 1906- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Subject
American literature
Publishers and publishing
Authors, American
Authors, English
Copyright
English literature
Literature publishing
Women authors, English
Women in the book industries and trade
Occupation
Activity
Literary agents

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Active 1883

Active 1987

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