Boni & Liveright and Horace Liveright, Inc. correspondence, 1918-1934.

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Boni & Liveright and Horace Liveright, Inc. correspondence, 1918-1934.

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Incoming and outgoing correspondence and internal memoranda, bulk of which is dated 1927-1930, both to and from Horace Liveright as well as the firm's representatives. Few contracts; no complete book manuscripts/typescripts.

566 folders (11 boxes).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6891103

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Messner, Julian.

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Horace Liveright, Inc.

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Liveright, Horace Brisbin, 1886-1933

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The New York City publishing firm of Boni & Liveright began in 1917 with Charles Boni and Horace Liveright issuing the Modern Library Series. Boni's uncle, Thomas Seltzer, quickly became a third partner, but he left four months after Liveright had bought out Boni in July of 1918. Soon afterwards Liveright sold vice presidencies to Julian Messner and Leon Fleischman. Fleischman left the firm in 1920 to be replaced by Bennett Cerf that same year. In 1925 Cerf bought the rights to the Modern Li...

Friede, Donald

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Literary agent and publisher. From the description of Papers, 1919-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28415913 From the description of Donald Friede papers, 1919-1980 (bulk 1925-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069032 Biographical Note 1901, May 12 Born, New York, N.Y. 1901 ...

Pell, Arthur.

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Boni & Liveright

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The firm of Boni & Liveright went through three distinct name changes during the time of this correspondence, two of which are recognized in these files. Rather than separate the correspondence of the firm, correspondence from Horace Liveright, Inc. was housed under this heading. From the description of Correspondence : with Theodore Dreiser, 1917-1938. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122479782 New York publishing firm. From the desc...