Correspondence with H. N. Swanson [manuscript], 1942-1951

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Correspondence with H. N. Swanson [manuscript], 1942-1951

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Correspondence of Harold Ober, New York, and West Coast representative, H. N. Swanson, Los Angeles , includes copies of letters by William Faulkner.The correspondence concerns William Faulkner's work for Warner Brothers, including the movie possibilities of "Intruder in the dust." People mentioned include Robert Buckner, Bennett Cerf, Raymond Chandler, James Geller, and William Herndon. The collection also includes an official agreement with Warner Bros., a flier advertising "Intruder in the dust"; and a copy of "The private world of William Faulkner" by Roark Bradford.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Ober, Harold, 1881-1959

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Swanson, N. H.,

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