Brennan, Neil F. - Correspondence Received (copies)., 10/18/1953-02/27/1983
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Correspondence largely to Alan Redway [AR] from publishers, editors, writers, as well as associates of AR and of Graham Greene [GG]. Arrangement is alphabetical by signee. This series includes 1 folder of correspondence by Neil Brennan; 1 folder of correspondence to Neil Brennan from various of the above correspondents; and 1 folder of miscellaneous items related to the Brennan family (clipping; xeroxes of family photos; galley of review of 'The Quiet American.')
Dates
- 10/18/1953-02/27/1983
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Extent
From the Collection: 2.3 Linear Feet (7 Hollinger boxes (4 Document Cases, 3, Slim Document Cases))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
All xerox copies (unless specified otherwise) of ALS/TLS to Neil F.Brennan, arranged alphabetically by signee and chronologically for each. 1 TLS, 1 ALS from Judy Adamson. Includes 1 TL on reverse of the ALS dated1/17/1983 (from Adamson?). References to GG's "The Tick of the Clock," "ThePleasure Dome," and R.A. Wobbe. 2 TLS from Nicolas Barker, general editor for Oxford University Press andeditor for "The Book Collector," re. suggestions, editorial advice for thebibliography. Includes 1 TLS response from Brennan. (cf. Nicolas Barker TLSto AR in Oxford University Press folder 1:22.) 1 TLS from Dr. Uwe Boker of Universitat Regensburg, re. GG works in Germantranslation. 1 ALS from W.J. Bryce Ltd.. 1 ALS from Anne M. Costello, superintendent ofClovernook Home for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio. 11 TLS from Elisabeth K. Dennys refer to AR's work; Norman Sherry; variousGG reviews; "The Basement Room,"The Living Room," "The Potting Shed."Includes typed notes to Brennan from GG which Dennys attached to her ownTNS (12/10/1982). (cf. Elisabeth Dennys, folder 1:13) 1 TLS from Rev. John M. Driscoll, V.P. for Academic Affairs, VillanovaUniv. TLS from Ellen S. Dunlap, Humanities Research Center, Univ. of Texas.TL from Elizabeth C. Greene. TLS from Rebecca Head of Simon & Schuster. 1TLS from David Leon Higdon, editor, Conradiana, Texas Tech Univ., Dubbock,Texas (re. his own bibliographic work on GG; refers to "The Heart of theMatter," "The End of the Affair.") 1 TLS, 1 TL from Louise Dennys (Lester & Orpen Dennys letterhead) re. "HowFather Quixote Became a Monsignor," "J'Accuse," "Ways of Escape." (cf.Lester & Orpen Dennys Ltd., folder 1:19.) 3 TLS, 1 TL from Robert H. Miller re. "A Descriptive Catalogue," R.A.Wobbe, "The Human Factor," and purchase of "How Father Quixote Became aMonsignor." (cf. Robert H. Miller, folder 1:21). 7 TLS from Oxford University Press editors John Bell and Kim Scott Walwyn.(cf. Oxford University Press, folder 1:22) 6 TLS from Josephine Reid, secretary to GG. Includes attachments: 1 TL fromGG to Brennan, 2 AL from AR to Brennan, 2 pp. typed "Notes forBibliography," 2 pp. typed with 4 GG poems. 1 TLS with 4 pp. typed "GrahamGreene, C-List - Tentative Additions, July 1973." (cf. Brennan's TLS toReid, folder 1:7; and Josephine Reid, folder 1:24) 1 TLS from Karen J. Shaw, Viking Press sales department, re. AR and CecilWoolf. 3 TLS from Norman Sherry refer to Brennan's bibliography with AR and CecilWoolf; "Portable Graham Greene" edited by Philip Stratford (1973); his ownbiographical work on GG; info. on prizes won by GG; "A Sort of Life"typescript, Boston College. Includes 1 TL from Brennan to Sherry; 1 TL fromCharles Seaton, "Spectator" librarian, to Sherry. (cf. Norman Sherry,folder 1:27.) 1 TLS, 1 TL, 1 TCS, 2 AC from Hensley Woodbridge, faculty member of foreignlanguage department of Southern Illinois University, re: info. on Americanbraille editions of GG's "The Heart of the Matter," "The LabyrinthineWays," and various GG stories appearing in periodicals. Folder includes double-sided xerox of 1 TLS from Judy Adamson, 1 TLS fromElizabeth C. Greene, and 1 ANS from Hensley Woodbridge re. GG in Nicaragua;double-sided xerox of 1 TLS from Nicolas Barker to Brennan, and 1 TLS fromEllen Dunlap to Brennan.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
BRENNAN, NEIL F. - CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
ADAMSON, JUDY - ALS/TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Autographed Letter
BOKER, UWE (DR.) - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPY): Typed Letter Signed
BRYCE, W.J. OF W.J. BRYCE LTD. - ALS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPY): Autographed Letter
COSTELLO, ANNE M. - ALS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPY): Autographed Letter
DENNYS, ELISABETH KATHARINE - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
DRISCOLL, JOHN M. (REV.) - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPY): Typed Letter Signed
DUNLAP, ELLEN S. - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
GREENE, ELIZABETH C. - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
HEAD, REBECCA - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPY): Typed Letter Signed
HIGDON, DAVID LEON - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPY): Typed Letter Signed
MILLER, ROBERT H. - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
REID, JOSEPHINE - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
SHAW, KAREN T. - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPY): Typed Letter Signed
WOODBRIDGE, HENSLEY - AN/TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
LESTER & ORPEN DENNYS - SEE TLS LOUISE DENNYS TO NEIL BRENNAN: Typed Letter Signed
DENNYS, LOUISE - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
BARKER, NICOLAS - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
BRENNAN, NEIL F. - TLS TO NICOLAS BARKER (COPY): Typed Letter Signed
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
WALWYN, KIM SCOTT - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
GREENE, GRAHAM - TL TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPY): Other Types
SHERRY, NORMAN - TLS TO NEIL BRENNAN (COPIES): Typed Letter Signed
Repository Details
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