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Publishers and Publishing -- United States -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

George Haven Putnam letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335728]
Identifier: MSS 912
Scope and Contents

Typewritten letter dated March 17, 1894 and addressed to Charles H. S. Davis of Meriden, Connecticut. Davis was an Egyptologist. Putnam thanks Davis for the information he has provided that would be helpful in publishing "The Book of the Dead." Also included is a handwritten and undated letter in French from a "professor Rigal" to Paul Pierret, a French Egyptologist, asking permission to quote from Pierret's book.

Dates: 1894

Zane Grey publishing correspondence, 1904-1938

 Sub-Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233647673], Folder: 11-16
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains correspondence regarding the publishing of Zane Grey works from 1904 to 1938. It includes early letters from publishers rejecting Zane Grey's manuscripts, correspondence with Harper & Bros. after signing a deal with Zane Grey, and correspondence with various other publishers that published works of Zane Grey in book or magazine article form.

Dates: 1904-1938