Letter, 1937 Jan. 25 [manuscript].

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Letter, 1937 Jan. 25 [manuscript].

Steinbeck, Los Gatas, Calif., writes to his former publisher, Robert O. Ballou, New York, re the selection of his new book [Of mice and men] by the Book of the Month Club and describing the work as an "experiment in form."

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University of Virginia. Library

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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...

Steinbeck, Carol Henning.

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Ballou, Robert O. (Robert Oleson), 1892-1977

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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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Margaret Gemmell, later van Judah, was a friend of Steinbeck's during their stay at Stanford University, 1925-26. Included with the papers is a manuscript in her own hand describing her friendship with Steinbeck. From the description of John Steinbeck papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866392 This is the producer's copy, property of Oscar Serlin; the play ran from 7 Apr. to 6 June, 1942. From the description of The moon is down, a play in 3 acts...