Correspondence, 1892-1960.

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Correspondence, 1892-1960.

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Letters (including carbon copies of Marquand's replies) consist of correspondence with literary associates, friends, and publishers. There are letters from readers of Marquand's works as well as subject files on a few of Marquand's activities, notably the Book-of-the-Month Club, United China Relief, and Writer's War Board.

16 boxes (8 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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United China Relief (U.S.)

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United China Relief was founded in 1941 in New York City for the purpose of raising funds to aid the Chinese people. In order to raise funds more efficiently, several organizations joined together as United China Relief. Among the founding organizations were the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China, the Associated Boards for Christian Colleges in China, the China Emergency Relief Committee, the Church Committee for China Relief, and the China Aid Council. The foundin...

Writer's War Board.

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Book-of-the-Month Club

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The Book-of-the-Month Club, founded in 1926, is a United States mail-order business, customers of which are offered a new book each month. From the description of Book-of-the-Month Club records, 1939-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131595 The Book-of-the-Month Club (BOMC) was founded in 1926 by Harry Scherman (1887-1969) in partnership with Maxwell Sackheim (1890-1982) and Robert K. Haas (1890-1964). Created to satisfy a perceived demand for quality literature that co...

Marquand, John P. (John Phillips), 1893-1960

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Marquand was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his novels of upper class New England life and for his stories of the fictional detective Mr. Moto. From the description of Correspondence, 1892-1960. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122468968 From the description of Compositions, 1892-1951. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 83157834 From the guide to the John Phillips Marquand correspondence, 1892-1960., (Houghton Library, Har...