BIB_ID
381396
Accession number
MA 5566.8
Creator
Garrett, George, 1929-2008.
Display Date
"Saturday" [1972 June 3?].
Credit line
Gift of the Family of Carter Burden.
Description
1 item (68 p.) ; 27.8 and 31.7 cm
Notes
Samuel S. Vaughan was an editor (later editor-in-chief and President) at Doubleday, Garrett's publisher.
The year of writing is from a penciled notation at the top of page 1; in the letter he indicates he is writing in June and refers to the week of June 11-16th as a week he cannot be in New York, therefore it is likely this letter was written, Saturday, June 3rd; .
The year of writing is from a penciled notation at the top of page 1; in the letter he indicates he is writing in June and refers to the week of June 11-16th as a week he cannot be in New York, therefore it is likely this letter was written, Saturday, June 3rd; .
Provenance
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Summary
Asking for an accounting of his royalties from "Fox" [Death of a Fox: A Novel of Elizabeth and Ralegh] through April 1972; discussing, at length, plans for the possible publication of other work; saying "...we've got to work together at least closely enough to agree on what our choices are and, if possible, what the best choice is;" laying out the choices as he sees them which include the publication "The Magic Striptease" along with several other of his short stories; discussing, at length, which stories should be included and suggesting several specific titles; discussing his writing schedule and plans for the summer and the coming year; discussing projects for the Associated Writing Programs and INTRO and possible involvement by Doubleday.
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