Reminiscences of Merdith Wood : oral history, 1955.

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Reminiscences of Merdith Wood : oral history, 1955.

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Family background and education; military service; Chemical National Bank; early association with Robert K. Haas, 1925; officer of Book-of-the-Month Club from 1929; booksellers vs. book clubs; impressions of publishers; choosing book judges; book dividends; phonograph records; premiums.

Transcript: 103 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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