Joan Kahn papers 1945-1994

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Joan Kahn papers 1945-1994

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The Joan Kahn Papers document her work as a suspense book editor in New York City and largely consist of correspondence and dust jackets spanning from 1945 to 1989. Correspondence includes letters from: Jacques Barzun, Maurice Procter, and Julian Symons. Also included are other papers (such as notes for a business trip) dating from 1964 and 1975.

8 boxes; 2.92 linear feet

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349390

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Procter, Maurice

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Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012

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Born in France on November 30, 1907, critic-historian Jacques Barzun came to the United States in 1920 and received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia until his retirement in 1975, having also for a decade been Dean of Faculties and Provost. From 1975 to 1993 he was Literary Adviser to Charles Scribner's Sons. Among his forty books are biographical-critical studies of William James and Hector Berlioz, several volumes of literary and cultu...

Kahn, Joan

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Author and editor of mystery fiction books. From the description of [Papers], 1957-1983 / Joan Kahn. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 38593891 Joan Kahn (1914-1994) was an editor of suspense novels and worked at firms including Harper and Row, Ticknor and Fields, Dutton, and St. Martin's Press during a career that spanned over forty years. In 1946 Kahn began her career at Harper Brothers where she started the Harper Novels of Suspense Department. In the ...

Symons, Julian, 1912-1994

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Julian Symons was an English novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, short-story writer, historian, and biographer. From the description of Julian Symons collection of papers, 1933-1967. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122531794 From the guide to the Julian Symons collection of papers, 1929]-1967, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) British poet, novelist, historian, and critic J...

Procter, Maurice

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Harper & Row, Publishers

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New York publishing company. From the description of Harper & Row, Publishers records, 1935-1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 460880020 BIOGHIST REQUIRED New York publishing company. From the guide to the Harper & Row, Publishers Records, 1935-1973, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Published Sellin's book Capital punishment. From the description of Correspondence with Joh...