Reminiscences of Ralph Thompson : oral history, 1955.

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Reminiscences of Ralph Thompson : oral history, 1955.

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Journalism at New York TIMES, 1936-1942, TIME magazine, 1946; teaching literature at Columbia University; Sunday Book Review, New York TIMES; teaching in England, 1949; head of editorial department at Book-of-the-Month Club from 1951; readers, readers' reports, report grading system, book selection.

Transcript: 28 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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