Letters to Herbert Van Thal 1921-1980

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Letters to Herbert Van Thal 1921-1980

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.vanthal

Letters to Herbert Van Thal from various writers, critics, readers, and actors, including James Agate, Alan Dent, Adrian Conan Doyle, Roger Fulford, Elspeth Huxley, Noel Langley, James Pope-Hennessey, Leonard Russell and Paul Scott. Many letters concern projects proposed by Van Thal, such as memoirs by famous persons, or are in response to queries placed by Van Thal soliciting information or leads for compilations of letters he was preparing. Other letters concern his work as a writers' agent.

Total Boxes: 2 boxes; Linear Feet: 0.60

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6349848

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Related Entities

There are 11 Entities related to this resource.

Pope-Hennessy, James

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61k03vf (person)

Fulford, Roger, 1902-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6697vrn (person)

Scott, Paul, 1920-1978

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f48fw9 (person)

British author. From the description of Paul Scott Collection, 1952-1976. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122648393 British novelist. From the description of Notes for a review of The secret ladder, by Wilson Harris, [1963]. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 86141826 Author of the Raj Quartet (1966-1975), a fictional treat...

Dent, Alan

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h7178r (person)

British radio, drama, and film critic; b. Alan Holmes Dent, in Scotland, 1905; d. 1978. From the description of Alan Dent collection, 1954-1971. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70958589 Epithet: author and critic British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x000313 ...

Russell, Leonard, 1906-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rz055m (person)

British editor and literary anthologist. From the description of Letters, 1945-1972 (bulk 1948-1960). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122590375 Leonard Russell, editor and literary anthologist, was born in London in 1906. He began his career in journalism at the Daily Telegraph registering the editor's incoming review copies. Cyril Lakin later made Russell an assistant when Lakin was appointed l...

Langley, Noel, 1911-1980

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z041sr (person)

Huxley, Elspeth, 1907-1997

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q24rpm (person)

Pope-Hennessy, James

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gk27s0 (person)

Doyle, Adrian Conan

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63r1khg (person)

Agate, James, 1877-1947

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b57bbx (person)

Van Thal, Herbert, 1904-1983

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sq9rn7 (person)

Herbert Van Thal (1904-1983), English publisher, literary agent and author. From the description of Letters to Herbert Van Thal, 1921-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84553203 From the description of Letters to Herbert Van Thal, 1921-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702162754 Herbert Van Thal's career in literary matters was varied and successful, Beginning as a bookseller's assistant, he worked for publishers before establishing his own firm, Home and Van T...