Joan Aiken collection, 1963-1994.

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Joan Aiken collection, 1963-1994.

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Primarily correspondence from the files of Brandt and Brandt, Aiken's literary agents, including letters from Aiken with carbon typescripts of letters from Charles Schlessiger (while professional in nature, they often include remarks on her family, friends, travels, and writing); and correspondence with publishers (Jonathan Cape, Delacorte Press, Diogenes Verlach Zurich, Penguin, Verlag Friedrich Oetinger), literary agents, magazines, and producers. These letters date from 1963 to 1994 (excluding 1987), and include notable letters from Conrad Aiken, Abraham Burack (12 letters), Robert Manning, and Howard Moss. Included among the letters are manuscripts by Aiken, including numerous short stories, poems, book reviews, bibliographies, a speech, and a printed article about Aiken.

4 linear ft.

Boston University. School of Medicine

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Boston University. School of Medicine

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Moss, Howard, 1922-1987

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Howard Moss (1922-1987) was an American poet, dramatist, essayist, and editor. Among his awards for literary work were the National Institute of Arts and Letters Award, the Ingram Merrill Foundation Grant, and the National Book Award. He was best known as the poetry editor of the New Yorker magazine, a post he held from 1948 until 1987. Other professional activities included his collaboration with the composer Ned Rorem. From the description of Papers, ca. 19...

Penguin (Firm)

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Diogenes (Firm : Zurich, Switzerland)

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Aíken, Joan, 1924-2004

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English author; daughter of poet Conrad Potter and Jessie (McDonald) Aiken; married 1st: Ronald George Brown (d. 1955); 2nd: Julius Goldstein. From the description of Joan Aiken collection, 1963-1989. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70926384 From the description of Joan Aiken collection, 1963-1994. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 671648244 Created by Joan Aiken in the course of her career in children's literature. From the guide to the ...

Jonathan Cape (Firm)

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Verlag Friedrich Oetinger.

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Brandt & Brandt.

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Schlessiger, Charles

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Manning, Robert, 1919-

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Robert Manning, a career journalist, was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs 1962-1964, and editor-in-chief of the Atlantic Monthly 1966-1980. From the description of Robert Manning papers, 1938-1993. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612205516 The journalist Robert Manning (1919- ) began his career on the Binghamton (N.Y.) Press ; then after military service was a correspondent for the United Press (1944-1949), and Time magazine (1948-1958)....

Burack, A. S. (Abraham Saul), 1908-

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American publisher, editor, writer, and playwright. From the description of Abraham Burack collection, 1922-1997. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70971702 ...

Delacorte Press.

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Aiken, Conrad Potter, 1889-1973

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Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000207.0x000343 American poet, short-story writer, novelist, and critic . From the description of Letter, 1969 January 26 (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 148050827 Conrad Aiken was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. From the description of Conrad Aiken collection of papers, 1913-1963. (...