Matthew Bruccoli collection of John O'Hara's correspondence with his Random House editors, 1947-2009.

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Matthew Bruccoli collection of John O'Hara's correspondence with his Random House editors, 1947-2009.

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The collection consists of Matthew Bruccoli's files on the author John O'Hara, some of which he obtained from O'Hara's publisher, Random House. In the letters between O'Hara and his Random House editors, including Albert Erskine, Bennett Cerf, Robert Linscott, Emanuel Harper, Donald Klopfer, and Saxe Commins, O'Hara discusses all aspects of details concerning writing and publishing his books. He talks about galleys and proofs, payments, rights and permissions, contractual issues, sends details about his writing progress, sends dedications for his books, explains his loyalty to Random House, and mentions his health and his family. Includes two black-and-white publicity photos O'Hara rejected; a letter to Dan Brennan, 1968, about Long Island, with an annotation by Brennan on the verso; and the 1970 Random House memorial service program for O'Hara. Bruccoli's files contain his correspondence with Random House concerning Prohibition materials in Selected Letters of John O'Hara; two letters from Mrs. Katharine O'Hara to Bruccoli; offprints from Bruccoli's article, "John O'Hara's Pottsville Journalism," in DLB Yearbook 1988); publicity for his biography of O'Hara, The O'Hara Concern; and correspondence concerning John O'Hara's book, Hope of Heaven, with a 2009 note by Arlyn Bruccoli explaining her role in the search for the missing final chapter.

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Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Matthew Joseph), 1931-2008

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Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (August 21, 1931 – June 4, 2008) was an American professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He was the preeminent expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald. He also wrote about other writers, notably Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe and John O'Hara, and was editor of the Dictionary of Literary Matthew Joseph Bruccoli was born in 1931 in The Bronx, New York to Joseph Bruccoli and Mary Gervasi. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1949. He studied at Cor...

Linscott, Robert N. (Robert Newton), 1886-1964

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American editor. From the description of Papers, 1931-1963. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 26089883 ...

O'Hara, Katharine Barnes, 1910-1974

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O'Hara, John, 1905-1970

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John O'Hara was an American novelist and short story writer originally from Pottsville, Pa. In the 1950s and 1960s O'Hara was one of the most popular, prolific, and financially successful authors in the United States. A realist-naturalist writer, O'Hara emphasized complete objectivity in his books, writing frankly about the materialistic aspirations and sexual exploits of his characters. Five of his novels were adapted for films. From the description of John O'Hara letters to H.N. Sw...

Random House (Firm)

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Klopfer, Donald, 1902-1986

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Publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Donald Simon Klopfer : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733832 From the description of Reminiscences of Donald Simon Klopfer : oral history, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734608 Epithet: founder of Random House Inc British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/v...

Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Author & publisher. Columbia A.B. 1919; Litt.B. 1920. From the guide to the Bennett Cerf Papers, ca. 1898-1977., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Publisher and editor. Founder of Random House, New York, with Donald S. Klopfer; president, 1927-1966; and chairman of the board, 1966- Other publishing affiliations include Bantam Books (New York) and Modern Library, Inc. (New York). From the description of Calling card : N...

Harper, Emanuel,

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Commins, Saxe -1958

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Erskine, Albert, 1911-1993

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Random House editor. From the description of Albert Erskine papers, 1930-1999. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647994034 From the description of Papers of Albert Erskine pertaining to William Faulkner [manuscript], 1931-1973. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647911508 Random House Editor. From the description of Correspondence of Albert Erskine with and about William Faulkner and Random House [manuscript], 1931-1972. (Universit...

Bruccoli, Arlyn

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