Correspondence, 1924-1966 (bulk 1938-1964).

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Correspondence, 1924-1966 (bulk 1938-1964).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122494228

The collection consists of typed and holograph correspondence and postcards, including enclosures such as photographs, a clipping, an exhibition catalog, a menu, a pamphlet, and drawings. Topics touched on include the publishing industry, the Covici-Friede publishing firm, and writers, such as Richard Aldington, Saul Bellow, M.F.K. Fisher, Radclyffe Hall, Victor Hugo, Arthur Miller, Iris Murdoch, Frederic Prokosch, Elmer Rice, John Steinbeck, Lionel Trilling, Mark Van Doren, and Rebecca West. Among the significant correspondents are Charles Beard, Marshall Best, Joseph Campbell, Monroe Engel, Donald Friede, George Gamow, Horace Gregory, Ben and Rose Hecht, B.W. Huebsch, Waldemar Kaempffert, Edwin Herbert Lewis, Marvin Lowenthal, Arthur Miller, Edita Morris, Jack Spivak, Adlai Stevenson, Diana and Lionel Trilling, and Roland Young. Of special interest is correspondence from Ludwig Bemelmans, M.F.K. Fisher, and Gene Fowler. This material includes original drawings by Bemelmans, discussion of Fisher's struggles with career and family life, and Folwer's observations on Hitler and Mussolini.

1 box, 1 oversize folder.

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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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Covici, Pascal, 1885-1964

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American editor and publisher. From the description of Correspondence, 1924-1966 (bulk 1938-1964). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494228 ...