BIB_ID
381451
Accession number
MA 5566.9
Creator
Garrett, George, 1929-2008.
Display Date
1972 Sept. 1.
Credit line
Gift of the Family of Carter Burden.
Description
1 item (22 p.) ; 33.6 cm
Notes
Samuel S. Vaughan was an editor (later editor-in-chief and President) at Doubleday, Garrett's publisher.
Provenance
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Summary
Informing him that he will be finished teaching at the University of South Carolina on December 15th and will be free from then until September 1, 1973 to "finish the novel, "Elizabeth & James;" asking if he can have an extra two weeks to finish "Magic Striptease;" discussing their professional relationship and his financial dealings with respect to his contracts with Doubleday; challenging Vaughan's characterization of him as financially irresponsible; comparing the risk he is to Doubleday to that of James Dickey; defending the decisions he has made and hoping that they can continue to have the "same sort of trust & privilege (not talking about CONTRACT, just CONTACT)."
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