Reminiscences of Robert K. Haas : oral history, 1955.
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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...
Haas, Robert K., 1890-1964
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Robert K. Haas (1890-1964) was an American publisher who created the Book of the Month Club with Harry Scherman in 1926. He also founded New Books, Inc. (a two-part reading program) and Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, a publishing house that merged with Random House in 1936. His wife, Merle Simon Haas (1897-1985), was active in volunteer work and was best known for her English translations of Babar the Elephant books. From the description of Robert and Merle Haas papers, 1911-1976. (...
Starr, Louis Morris, 1917-1980
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(Columbia M.A., 1953; Ph.D., 1954), author, professor of journalism and Director of the Oral History Research Office at Columbia, 1961-1980. From the description of Papers on his "Bohemian Brigade" and "Joseph Pulitzer," 1867-1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122610713 ...
