Publishers (Miscellaneous)., 03/23/1945-05/04/1969
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Correspondence files relating to publishers and journals that either published or were interested in Sylvester's works.
Dates
- Creation: 03/23/1945-05/04/1969
Creator
- From the Collection: Sylvester, Harry, 1908-1993 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Correspondence to Harry Sylvester from various publishers and journal editors. Arranged by journal/publisher name, the file includes: - "America Magazine" - Charles Keenan, S.J., TLS 8/5/1947 re "Moon Gaffney." - "The American Magazine" - M. Kathryn Dreher, TLS 4/3/1950, re copyright release for Sylvester's short story, "Flight." - A.S. Barnes & Company - Courtlandt D. Barnes, Jr., TLS 10/20/1950 re consideration of stories by Sylvester. Also includes copyright agreement for short story, "Lifeboat," dated 9/8/1960. - "Cosmopolitan" - Alice Sheridan, executive editor, TLS 1/5/1948, re short story, "The Violet Trees." - "The Chicago Jewish Forum" - Benjamin Weintroub, editor, TLS 1/8/1948. - J.M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited - C.J. Eustace, editor, TLS 6/6/1946, re story, "Eight-Oared Crew." - The Devlin-Adair Company - T. O'Conor Sloane, III, associate editor, TLS 9/1/1949, re book proposal. - "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine" - Constance DiRienzo, executive editory secretary, TLS 1/30/1963 re permission to reprint story, "Tin-Star Posse." - "Esquire" - Arnold Gingrich, editor, 2 TLS 6/10/1942 and 9/24/1945 re publication of various pieces including, "The Careless Hunter," and "I Won't Do No Dive." - Fides Publishers - Louis J. Putz, C.S.C., TLS 4/20/1948. - Grosset & Dunlap, Inc. - William Morris, executive editor, TLS 8/4/1947. - New York Herald Tribune - TLS, 8/11/1949, signed "Belle." - New York Times Book Review" - Francis Brown, editor, TLS 5/2/1951; and Jack R. Conrad, TLS 1/13/1952. - New York Times - Pamela Marks, typed carbon from Sylvester, 7/19/1966. - "The Sign" National Catholic Magazine - Ralph Gorman, C.P., editor, TLS 7/25/1947, soliciting a story from Sylvester. - "Truth" and "Sportsman" Limited - Rosemary Fitzgerald, TLS 4/25/1951, re permission to reprint story, "Hero's Holiday." - Writer's War Board - Frederica Barach, executive secretary, TLS 3/28/1945.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
SYLVESTER, HARRY - CORRES. FROM PUBLISHERS/JOURNALS (Misc) 1945-60: Typed Letter Signed
KEENAN, CHARLES, S.J. (AMERICA MAG.)- CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1947: Typed Letter Signed
"MOON GAFFNEY" BY SYLVESTER, HARRY - REFERENCE BY KEENAN, CHARLES 1947: Typed Letter Signed
SYLVESTER, HARRY - "MOON GAFFNEY" - REFERENCE BY KEENAN, CHARLES 1947: Typed Letter Signed
DREHER, M. KATHRYN (AMERICAN MAG.) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1950: Typed Letter Signed
BARNES, COURTLANDT D., JR. - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1950: Typed Letter Signed
SHERIDAN, ALICE (COSMOPOLITAN) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1948: Typed Letter Signed
WEINTROUB, BENJAMIN (CHICAGO JEWISH FORUM) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER H.: Typed Letter Signed
EUSTACE, C.J. (J.M. DENT & SONS) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1946: Typed Letter Signed
SLOANE, T. O'CONOR, III (DEVLIN ADAIR C0.) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, H.: Typed Letter Signed
DIRIENZO, CONSTANCE (ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAG.) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER: Typed Letter Signed
GINGRICH, ARNOLD (ESQUIRE) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1942-5: Typed Letter Signed
PUTZ, LOUIS J. (FIDES PUBL.) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1948: Typed Letter Signed
MORRIS, WILLIAM (GROSSET & DUNLAP) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, H. 1947: Typed Letter Signed
BROWN, FRANCIS (NYT BOOK REV.) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, H. 1951: Typed Letter Signed
CONRAD, JACK R. (NYT BOOK REV.) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, H. 1952: Typed Letter Signed
MARKS, PAMELA (NY TIMES) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1966: Typed Letter Signed
GORMAN, RALPH (THE SIGN) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1947: Typed Letter Signed
FITZGERALD, ROSEMARY (TRUTH/SPORTSMAN) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, H. 1951: Typed Letter Signed
BARACH, FREDERICA (WRITER'S WAR BD.) - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, H. 1945: Typed Letter Signed
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
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