Correspondence with Alma Mahler, Franz Werfel, and Adolf Klarmann, 1923-1973.

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Correspondence with Alma Mahler, Franz Werfel, and Adolf Klarmann, 1923-1973.

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Topics of the correspondence are mainly publishing matters pertaining to Werfel's works in the period 1923 to 1938, including the following: negotiations of contracts; translations of Werfel's work; the banning of Werfel's novel Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh; the film rights to Werfel's play Juarez und Maximilian; Werfel's occasional review of manuscripts submitted for publication; and the formal ending of Werfel's contractual relationship with the company, in a document dated 1939. A number of contracts are included (some in the form of typescripts provided by Paul Zsolnay Verlag). Aside from later correspondence between Paul Zsolnay Verlag and Adolf Klarmann, dated 1948 to 1973 (6 items), the only item that dates past 1939 is 1 letter addressed to Alma Mahler in 1952 clarifying, retrospectively, certain matters pertaining to contractual relationships and royalty payments in the pre-1938 period. The correspondence with Klarmann includes a typescript of a film prospectus based on Werfel's novel Verdi which was found in the archive of Paul Zsolnay Verlag; for correspondence concerning a projected film based on that novel, see under: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; and Marton, George. For other correspondence of Paul Zsolnay with Franz Werfel and Alma Mahler, in the period 1937 to 1961, see under: Zsolnay, Paul von, 1895-.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Huebsch was vice president and chief editor at Viking Press in New York City. Viking became the publisher of Franz Werfel's works in English translation around 1935. Griesser was at Viking Press and wrote on Huebsch's behalf. Medinz was in the copyright dept. at Viking. McClure, Allen and Bradette all wrote letters to Viking Press concerning Werfel's novel The Song of Bernadette: McClure wrote a fan letter with a question that Huebsch forwarded to Werfel; Allen was requesting permission for use ...

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Simon, Richard L. (Richard Leo), 1899-1960

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Simon and Schuster had been a publisher of English translations of Werfel's works in the 1920s and 1930s (by the time of this correspondence, those rights had been transferred to Viking Press). Richard Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster were the founders and heads of the company, which was based in New York City; they maintained a personal friendship with Werfel and Alma Mahler. Howe was an editor at Simon and Schuster. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Wer...

Schuster, M. Lincoln (Max Lincoln), 1897-1970

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Publisher. Schuster was co-founder and chairman of the board of Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the guide to the Max Lincoln Schuster Papers, [ca. 1913-1976], (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Editor, publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Max Lincoln Schuster : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309725228 Publisher. Schuste...

Huebsch, B. W. 1876-1964.

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Zsolnay, Paul von, 1895-

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Paul Zsolnay (1895-1961) founded Paul Zsolnay Verlag in Vienna in 1923-1924; Franz Werfel's novel Verdi was the company's first publication, and Zsolnay remained Werfel's publisher until the Anschluss, in 1938, at which point they fell out of contact, and Werfel entered into a new publishing relationship with Gottfried Bermann Fischer. Before the founding of the publishing company, Zsolnay had been friends with members of Alma Mahler's family (Carl and Anna Moll, and Maria Eberstaller); and Alma...

Paul Zsolnay Verlag.

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Paul Zsolnay began preparation for the founding of the publishing company in Vienna in 1923, and Werfel's novel Verdi: Roman einer Oper (1924) became the company's first publication. Zsolnay was Werfel's publisher from 1923 until 1938; after Werfel's exile from Austria following the Anschluss, Gottfried Bermann Fischer became his new publisher. Costa and Polak were directors of Paul Zsolnay Verlag at different points, and Halasz and Horch also worked for the company. Richard Simon and M. Lincoln...

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Polak, Hans Walter

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Horch, Franz, 1901-

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Horch was a literary agent acting on behalf of Franz Werfel. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1942-1945. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863496 ...

Costa, Felix.

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