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A. P. Watt & Son letters, 1883-1917

1 linear feet
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Mostly testimonial letters from satisfied clients of A.P. Watt, praising his services. Many of the letters were published in promotional brochures. Two of these books, COLLECTION OF LETTERS ADDRESSED TO A.P. WATT BY VARIOUS WRITERS (London, 1893) & LETTERS ADDRESSED TO A.P. WATT (London, 1894), are included in the collection. There were other editions published in 1889, 1898, 1899, 1924, 1929, etc.

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Dorothy Craigie papers, 1960-1966

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Correspondence, notes, and proofs relating to the publication of VICTORIAN DETECTIVE FICTION compiled by Graham Greene, Eric Osborne, and Dorothy Craigie under the name of Dorothy Glover. Of primary interest is the correspondence from Graham Greene to Eric A. Osborne regarding the bibliography; also in Greene's hand are several notes and corrected galleys for the publication. There are also correspondence and notes by Osborne and Glover, and Greene's secretary Josephine Reid.

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Hodder and Stoughton records, 1875-1914

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Correspondence and publishing agreements for many of their authors in the pre-World War I period.

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Ifan Kyrle Fletcher letters, 1926-1969

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Letters to Fletcher, including four letters from Richard Hughes, and twenty-five from Dorothy Leigh Sayers, mostly about the Dante editions which she bought from the Fletchers; seven letters from Samuel Beckett; and letters from the Sitwell brothers primarily concerning items purchased from the Fletchers: Osbert, 142 letters and postcards concerning books purchased, and Sacheverell, 168 letters concerning music covers, engraved writing paper, costume and ballet drawings, etc. purchased as well as books. Also, twenty-one letters and post cards from Eric Gill, who designed and printed a wedding announcement for Mr. Fletcher; and eighteen letters from Will Ransom, dealing with American and English publishers and bookdealers.

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Mary A. (Mrs. Humphry) Ward papers, 1878-1920

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Correspondents include Eleanor Cropper Acland, Dame Eva Isabella Henrietta Hanbury-Racy Anstruther, William T. Field (11 letters), Agnes M. Mather, Marjorie Peice, Erman Jesse Ridgway, Lilias Guthrie Rodd, Humphrey Ward, Rowland Edmund Prothero, Robert F. Wilson, and Butler Wood (13 letters).

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Naomi Mitchison papers, 1909-1979

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Correspondence with authors and other well-known figures, and also manuscripts of her own writings.

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Sitwell family letters and manuscripts, 1928-1978

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Various letters and manuscripts by and about Sir Osbert Sitwell (1892-1969), Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), and Sir Sacheverell Sitwell (1897-). There are 2 notebooks which Dame Edith Sitwell inscribed to Siegfried Sassoon containing drafts of her poem "Gold Coast Customs" as well as numerous other drafts of prose and poems.

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Watkins Loomis records, 1883-2007 2013-2018

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Correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, contracts, and other legal documents, account books, royalty statements and other financial records, photographs, printed materials, and card files of the Watkins Loomis, Inc. literary agency. The papers deal with editorial, financial, and legal aspects of publishing, magazine, theatrical and film rights, and all other personal and professional activities of their American and English clients. Among these clients have been Michael Arlen, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Theodore Dreiser, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Carson McCullers, Ezra Pound, Ayn Rand, Dorothy Sayers, Gertrude Stein, and Dylan Thomas.

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