Ludwig Bemelmans letters and other material, 1938-1962.

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Ludwig Bemelmans letters and other material, 1938-1962.

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Collection of letters, manuscripts, photographs, and printed ephemera relating to Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the Madeleine series of children's books. Collection features approximately sixty letters from Bemelmans to editors and publishers, including Pascal ("Pat") Covici, Marshall Best, David Zablodovsky, Viking Press, and others, with one letter from H. W. Ross. Letters, written and illustrated with wit, document Bemelmans's commitment to his work and his concern with various aspects of the publication process; four letters include illustrations intended for his book On Board Noah's Ark (1962). Other materials consist of five black-and-white photographs, printed ephemera, including clippings and exhibition catalogs, and four typescript manuscript drafts: the first draft of chapter one of his novel, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (1944); "In Grandfather's Beergarden," which appeared in the posthumous collection, Tell Them It Was Wonderful (1985); "Don't Worry It All Ends Well"; and one untitled manuscript, dated "Paris, March 1954".

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Best, Marshall W.

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Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951

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Covici, Pascal, 1885-1964

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American editor and publisher. From the description of Correspondence, 1924-1966 (bulk 1938-1964). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494228 ...

Zablodovsky, David.

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Viking Press.

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Huebsch was vice president and chief editor at Viking Press in New York City. Viking became the publisher of Franz Werfel's works in English translation around 1935. Griesser was at Viking Press and wrote on Huebsch's behalf. Medinz was in the copyright dept. at Viking. McClure, Allen and Bradette all wrote letters to Viking Press concerning Werfel's novel The Song of Bernadette: McClure wrote a fan letter with a question that Huebsch forwarded to Werfel; Allen was requesting permission for use ...

Bemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962

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Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962), author, painter, and illustrator. From the description of Ludwig Bemelmans letters and other material, 1938-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702199017 Ludwig Bemelmans was born in Meron, Tirol, Austria in 1898. He came to the United States in 1914. He attended schools in Austria before dropping out at age 16. He became a writer, illustrator, humorist, painter, and writer of books for children. He is best known for his stories about a little ...