Publishers and publishing -- United States -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charlotte Seitlin papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00690
Abstract
Editor for Simon and Schuster, circa 1928-71, specializing in books about ballet and memoirs. Some of the authors she worked with over the years included Janet Flanner, Sam Levenson, Rocky Graziano, and June Havoc and June's better-known sister, Gypsy Rose Lee. Known as "Chatzie" to her family and friends, which included literary greats such as May Sarton and Kay Boyle. Her papers include biographical materials and correspondence with friends and colleagues. Notable correspondents include...
Dates of Materials:
1938-1979
Madeleine L'Engle papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00801
Abstract
Madeleine L’Engle, was an author of children’s stories, plays, poetry, fiction, religious tracts, autobiographies, and science fiction, best known for her children’s classic A Wrinkle in Time. This collection includes her personal and professional papers, including manuscripts and drafts of her writings. The collection also includes the papers of Madeliene L'Engle's family members, including her parents and grandparets, the Barnetts and Camps, and her...
Dates of Materials:
1788 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1900 - 2007
Olive Beaupre Miller papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00104
Abstract
Publisher; Children's author; Teacher of English; and Christian Scientist. Founder of the publishing company, The Book House for Children, the first collection of children's literature graded to meet developing needs and abilities of children at different ages. Materials include published and unpublished writings, including creative short stories of her youth and extensively researched historical novels of her later years; correspondence; literary manuscripts; memorabilia; drawings;...
Dates of Materials:
1864-1992; Majority of material found within 1894-1958
Payson and Clarke ephemera
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 310183630361730]
Identifier: MRBC-MS-00407
Abstract
The publishing firm of Payson and Clarke was founded by William Farquhar Payson and James L. Clarke in New York in 1924. The collection contains printed ephemera, including book prospectuses, announcements, proof copies of pages and book covers and dust jackets, stationery, letterheads, handwritten notes, typescripts of book advertisement copy, paper samples, and layout sketches (including four original drawings).
Dates of Materials:
circa 1921-1931
- Smith College Special Collections
- Neilson Library, 7 Neilson Drive
- Northampton, Massachusetts, 01063
- specialcollections@smith.edu
- 413-585-2970
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