Curtis Brown Ltd. records, 1914-1992.
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Creator:
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Curtis Brown Ltd. |
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Phys. Desc:
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1,250 linear ft. ( 1,934 boxes, 36 cartons & 132 bound volumes) |
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Call Number:
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MS#0314 |
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Location:
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Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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Biographical Note
Incorporated the literary agencies of Willis Kingsley Wing and Collins-Knowlton-Wing, Inc., and others, and was closely associated
with the English agencies of Curtis Brown Ltd. (London) and A.P. Watt & Son.
Scope and Contents
The files of Curtis Brown, Ltd. literary agency include correspondence with authors, publishers, and other agents and deal
with the editing and publishing of trade and textbooks, serial rights, reprints, dramatic rights, translations and foreign
rights, promotion and copyright registration. For each author there are contracts, royalty statements, tax statements, and
other financial materials. There is also a contract file, including cancellations and related cortrespondence, from 1914 to
1988. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Louis S. Auchincloss, W.H. Auden, Erle Stanley Gardner, Robert Graves, Ogden
Nash, Ayn Rand, and Sloan Wilson.
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