Knox Burger Archive, ca. 1969 - ca. 2000.

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Knox Burger Archive, ca. 1969 - ca. 2000.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58785174

The Knox Burger Archive contains correspondence and manuscripts of many notable literary figures, including Lawrence Block, Malcolm Braly, Robert Byrne, Phil Cammarata, William J. Caunitz, Peter A. Huchthausen, Robert Mason, Donald McCaig (who also wrote under the name Steven Ashley), Datus C. Proper, Donald E. Westlake, and Robin A. White. There are also receipts, contracts, reviews of some of these writers' works, and correspondence with the London literary agency Curtis Brown. Burger's original organization of his papers has been preserved as much as possible.

9 linear feet (6 boxes)

New-York Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7771635

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Braly, Malcolm, 1925-1980

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American author and mystery writer; writer in residence at University of Maryland; served 17 years in prison on burglary charge, released in 1967; d. 1980. From the description of Malcolm Braly collection, [19--]. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969600 American mystery writer; d. 1980. From the description of Malcolm Braly collection, [19--]. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70965280 ...

Caunitz, William J.

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Block, Lawrence

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Byrne, Robert, 1930-

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Westlake, Donald E.

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Donald E. Westlake, screenwriter; Jim Thompson, novelist. From the description of The grifters : screenplay, 1989, July - August. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122314276 ...

Ashley, Steven, 1940-

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Huchthausen, Peter A., 1939-....

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Knox Burger and Associates Ltd.

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White, Robin A.

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Proper, Datus C.

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Datus Carryer Proper was born in Des Moines, Iowa on April 18, 1934, the son of William Glisan Proper and Marjorie Carryer Proper. His extended family ancestors included Ida Sedgwick Proper, an early suffragist and New York artist, and Datus DeWitt Proper, an Iowa Civil War veteran and Baptist preacher. Datus C. Proper grew up in Iowa, Nebraska, Northern Minnesota, and Yellowstone National Park, where his father worked as a personnel officer for the Park from 1946 to 1955. Proper attended second...

Cammarata, Phil.

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Curtis Brown Ltd.

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Incorporated the literary agencies of Willis Kingsley Wing and Collins-Knowlton-Wing, Inc., and others, and was closely associated with the English agencies of Curtis Brown Ltd. (London) and A.P. Watt & Son. From the guide to the Curtis Brown, Ltd. Records, 1914-2006., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Lady Isabella Augusta (Persse) Gregory was an Irish playwright, director, producer, poet, folklorist, translator and historian, co...

Burger, Knox

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Knox Burger is an editor, writer and journalist living in New York City. While serving in World War II, Burger contributed to "Yank", and then after the war to such publications as "Collier's." He then moved on to editing for Dell and Fawcett Publications. In 1970 he founded Knox Burger and Associates, a literary agency which later merged with the Harold Ober agency. From the description of Knox Burger Archive, ca. 1969 - ca. 2000. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat rec...

Mason, Robert, 1942-....

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McCaig, Donald

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