This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Jovanovich, William".
At the time of this correspondence, William Jovanovich was writing from New York as President of Harcourt, Brace & World.
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# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1962/05/18 |
TLS[x] to Merton |
I hesitate to inject still a new name into your correspondence over the forthcoming book, THE MERTON |
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negotiations with Farrar, Straus & Cudahy for materials to be used in The Merton Reader / Alan Collins of Curtis Brown and Thomas McDonnell / New Directions
«detailed view» |
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1962/05/21 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
What a situation. I am genuinely shocked by it, and regret that the innocent READER project should |
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Merton prefers to drop Farrar, Straus materials from the The Merton Reader rather than get involved in more negotiations / Thomas McDonnell / suggested replacements by other unpublished articles
«detailed view» |
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1962/05/23 |
TLS[x] to Merton |
Your letter is, as one would expect, a humane and sensible solution to a most awkward and |
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unpublished articles will be included with a statement that they free of exclusivity - others may republish / Julian Muller
«detailed view» |
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