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Correspondence concerning writing projects, 1958, 1961

 File
Identifier: Acc.13772/56

Scope and Contents

File primarily contains letters from individuals, but also includes copy letters of Edith Simon. Identified correspondents include Monica Preston, David Higham Associates Ltd.; Peter Ford, Cassell & Co. Ltd.; Robert H. Fetridge Jr., Little, Brown & Co.; Sheila M. Watson, David Higham Associates Ltd; Elspeth Cochrane, TheatreWork; David Higham; Theodore M. Purdy, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.; Alexander von Volborth; Gordon Fielden, David Higham Associates Ltd.; Sally Schinderman, Saturday Review; Diana Uhlman; Lord Furness, Furness Enterprises; Viscount Furness, British Association, Sovereign and Military Order of Malta; Ned Bradford, Little, Brown & Co.; Desmond Flower, Cassell & Co. Ltd.; Kenneth Parker, Cassell & Co. Ltd.; Mary Rackliffe, Little, Brown & Co.; Herman Gollob, Little, Brown & Co.; Robert Graves; possibly John Norwood; Elizabeth Livingston; and John Graves.

File also includes a copy typescript review by Edith Simon of Peter Vansittart's book, The Tournament, for the Saturday Review (March 1961); papers and a news cutting review concerning the novel The Great Forgery (October 1961); and a small handful of French-language papers, invoices, and receipts concerning copying and reproduction services, possibly undertaken by Joan Feisenberger (1958).

Dates

  • Creation: 1958, 1961

Language of Materials

Primarily in English, with some correspondence in French

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

1 Folders

Arrangement

Author has organised correspondence by month

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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