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Alfred A. Knopf Inc.
Addition to Editorial Files and Editorial Department Files, 1949-1984
Preliminary Inventory

54 boxes (22.68 linear feet)

Note: This brief collection description is an accession record. The collection is not fully processed or cataloged; no biographical sketch, descriptions of series, or indexes are available.
Acquisition: Gift, 1996 (Gift no. 10631)
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Hope Rider, 2007
RLIN Record ID: None


Table of Contents

Scope and Contents
Folder List

Scope and Contents

This additional material for the Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records contains editorial files spanning 1949-1984, concentrated in the latter years 1970-1984. The files, received at the Ransom Center in 1996, are arranged in two series: I. Editor Files, 1965-1984; II. Editorial Department Files, 1949-1983.

Series I. contains the working files of three Knopf editors: Subseries A. Angus Cameron, 1965-1973; Subseries B. William Koshland, 1971-1977; and Subseries C. Vicky Wilson, 1972-1984. The Cameron files, the largest group spanning twenty-eight boxes, are arranged alphabetically by the author with whom, or on whose behalf, Cameron worked. Koshland's files are arranged in three date sequences: 1971-1975, including larger files on specific authors such as Simone Beck, Elizabeth Bowen, Willa Cather, Julia Child, Dietrick Fischer-Dieskau, Dashiell Hammett, John Hersey, William Humphrey, Irving Kolodin, Margaret Lane, and H. L. Mencken; and two additional date sequences, 1975 and 1976-1977, which contain straight alphabetical listings without individual author folders. Wilson's files are arranged by specific authors and their works with standard subheadings such as editorial, legal, production, and publicity. In general, the editor files contain incoming and outgoing correspondence, internal memoranda, and related documents pertaining to publications.

Series II. is further subdivided into three subseries. Subseries A. Contract Data Sheets is arranged alphabetically by author in folders labeled A to L for the years 1949-1971, completing earlier accessions that contained only letters M to Z. As with the latter part of the alphabet, these data sheets contain information on the author's contract and sales records, highlighting rights, contract options, translations, and royalties.

The Foreign Rights files in Subseries B. contain correspondence and internal forms relating to the publication of Knopf books in other countries, primarily European nations, but also Japan, Canada, and South Africa. Arranged alphabetically by author, each file pertains to one author and one book for the years 1981-1983.

As with the Contract Data Sheets, the Rejection Sheets in Subseries C. contain the alphabetical segment for C-H, 1970-1974, lacking from earlier accessions. The rejection sheets contain information on the author's name, manuscript title and form (whether typescript, proofs or sheets), name of the person submitting it, a list of the manuscript's readers, and a space for comments on the work. A few forms are accompanied by correspondence (such as a letter of recommendation for the author), narrative manuscript abstracts, internal notes, and blue manuscript reader's forms.


Folder List

Box	Folder	Description

Series I. Editor Files, 1965-1984

Subseries A. Angus Cameron, 1965-1973

1	1-2	A-Al
	3	Am-Az
	4	THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN
	5	Artists and photographers
	6	Ba
	7	Bateson, Catherine
	8	Be

2	1	Bean, L. L.
	2	Bedini, Silvio A.
	3	Bergman, Ray
	4	Bergman, Ray and Lawrence Koller
	5-6	Berton, Pierre
	7	Beshoar, Barron B.
	8	Bi
	9	Bl
	10	Bloch, Charles B.
	11	Bo
	12	Bourliere, Fran?ois

3	1-2	Boyer, Richard O.
	3	Br
	4	Bronk, Detlev W.
	5-6	Brucan, Silviu
	7	Bu-By
	8	Ca-Cd
	9	Cairns, William and Herman Kessler

4	1-2	Calkins, Frank James
	3-4	Calkins, Frank James, re JACKSON HOLE
	5	Carroll, Peter
	6	Ce-Ci
	7	Chamberlain, Barbara Blau
	8	Chambers, Ernest
	9-10	Cl-Col
	11	Com

5	1	Conservationists
	2	Contests
	3	Cr-Cz
	4	Crampton, C. Gregory
	5	Crampton, C. Gregory, re STANDING UP COUNTRY
	6	Crunden, Robert M.
	7-8	Da-Dh
	9-10	Daniels, George H.

6	1-2	Daniels, George H., cont'd
	3-4	Davids, Richard C.
	5	Di-Do
	6	Dolgoff, Samuel
	7	Donoso, Jose
	8	Dr-Du
	9	Dunham, Barrows

7	1	Ea-El
	2	Em-Es
	3	Estergreen, Marion Morgan
	4-5	Evans, George Bird
	6	Fa-Fe
	7	Father's Day circular
	8	Fejes, Claire
	9	Ferry, W. H.

8	1	Fi-Fl
	2	Fireman, Bert M.
	3	Fletcher, Colin
	4-5	Fo-Fz
	6-7	Freeland, Richard M.
	8	Ga-Gh
	9	Garrett, Wendell
	10-11	Gaston, Paul M.

9	1-3	Gi-Go
	4	Gilbert, Bil
	5	Gilchriese, John D.
	6	Gillmor, Daniel S.
	7	Gr-Gz
	8-9	Graham, Loren

10	1	Green, Ben K.
	2	Greene, A. C.
	3	Gresseley, Gene M.
	4	Gutman, Judith and Herbert
	5	Ha-Ham
	6	Hampshire, Stuart
	7-8	Han-Hay

11	1	Han-Hay, cont'd
	2-4	Hancock, Lyn
	5-6	He
	7	Heizer, Robert F.
	8	Helmericks, Harmon

12	1	Helmericks, Harmon, cont'd
	2	Hi-Hok
	3	Hiss, Alger
	4	Hoagland, Hudson
	5	Hodge, Carle
	6	Hol-Hoz
	7-8	Hoover, Helen
	9	Hu-Hz
	10	Hume, Ivor Noel

13	1	Hume, Ivor Noel, cont'd
	2	I
	3	J-Ja
	4	Je-Jz
	5	Josephy, Alvin
	6-7	Ka-Ke
	8	Kennard, J. Spencer, Jr.
	9	Kh-Km

14	1	Klare, Michael
	2	Klein, Herb Arthur
	3	Kn-Kz
	4	Knopf projects
	5	Koller, Lawrence
	6	Kortum, Karl
	7-8	La-Ld
	9	Le-Lh
	10	Leaks, Sylvester
	11	Lewis, Clarence E.

15	1	Li-Ln
	2	Lillard, Richard
	3-4	Lo-Lz
	5	Ma-Mai
	6	Maj-Maq
	7	Mar
	8	Mas-Mb
	9-10	Mayer, Arno

16	1-2	Mc
	3	McCarthy, Richard D.
	4	McDonald, John
	5-6	McElroy, Thomas P., Jr
	7-8	McHugh, Tom
	9	McLaughlin, Andrew

17	1	McWilliams, Jerry R.
	2	Me
	3	Meier, Hugo A.
	4	Mesches, Arnold
	5	Mi-Mol
	6	Mon-Mop
	7	Mor-Mz
	8	Morgan, Dale L. and James Holliday
	9	Na
	10	Ne-Nz
	11	O-Ol

18	1	O'Connor, Jack
	2	Olsen, Fred
	3-5	Olson, Sigurd F.
	6	Om-Oz
	7	Ovington, Ray
	8	Pa-Pen
	9	Peo-Phi

19	1	Pho-Pl
	2	Piatt, Jean
	3	Piel, Gerard
	4	Po-Pz
	5	Q
	6	Ra-Rek
	7-9	Rabinowitz, Louis M. - Foundation
	10	Random House projects
	11	READER'S DIGEST

20	1	Reinhold, Robert
	2	Rel-Roc
	3-4	The Ridge Press
	5	Rikhoff, James and Eugene Smith
	6	Rod-Ros
	7	Rosen, Samuel and Daniel Gillmor
	8-9	Rossi, Paul and David Hunt, Gilcrease Institute

21	1-2	Rossi, Paul and David Hunt, cont'd
	3	Rot-Rz
	4-5	Russell, Andy
	6	Russell, Carl
	7	Sa

22	1	Sand, George X.
	2-3	Sch
	4-5	Schaller, George B.
	6	Sci-Sd
	7	Se-Sha
	8-9	Sennett, Richard

23	1-2	Sennett, Richard and Jonathan Cobb
	3	Sh
	4-5	Si-Sn
	6	Slavin, Arthur Joseph
	7	So-Sta
	8	Solomon, Maynard

24	1	Solomon, Maynard, cont'd
	2	Starobin, Joseph Robert
	3	Ste-Sty
	4	Su-Sz
	5	Sypher, Wylie
	6	Ta-Tg
		Terres, John K.
	7-8		ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS, prior to 1973
	9		"Never Room with a Falcon," new book proposal
	10		"Wonders of Trees," project

25	1	Th-Tre
	2	Thomas, Gertrude Z.
		Tilden, Freeman
	3-4		THE NATIONAL PARKS
	5		THE STATE PARKS
	6		Yellowstone project
	7	Trefousse, Hans L.
	8	Tri-Tz
	9	Turner, Justin

26	1-3	Turner, Justin and Walter Schmidt (Charles B. Bloch
				& Associates)
	4	U
	5	V
	6	Van Tassel, David D.
	7	Wa-Wam
	8-10	Wallace, Anthony F. C.

27	1	Wan-Wes
	2	Waterman, Charles
	3-4	Weinstein, Allen
	5	Wet-Whi
	6	White, George Abbott
	7-8	Who-Wim
	9	Wilson, Steven C.
	10	Win-Wol

28	1	Win-Wol, cont'd
	2	Wom-Wz
	3	Wormington, Marie
	4-5	Wulff, Lee
	6	X-Y
	7	Z
	

Subseries B. William Koshland, 1971-1977

		1971-1975
28	8		A
	9		B

29	1-3		B, cont'd
	4		Beck, Simone
	5		Blickensdorfer, Hans, re translation of DIE BASKENMUTZE
	6-8		Bowen, Elizabeth
	9		British contract
	10		Buchheim, Lothar-Gunther, re DAS BOOT
	11		C

30	1-3		C, cont'd
	4		Camus, Albert, LA MORT HEUREUSE, Cahiers II
			Cather, Willa
	5			Estate, Edith Lewis
	6-8			University of Nebraska

31	1		Child, Julia
	2		D
	3		E
	4		Ellul, Jacques
	5-6		F
	7-8		Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
	9		Frank, Philipp, re EINSTEIN
	10		G

32	1		G, cont'd
	2-4		H
	5		Hammett, Dashiell, England
			Hersey, John
	6-7			General correspondence
	8			THE WRITER'S CRAFT

	1			THE CONSPIRACY (1972); MY PETITION
						FOR MORE SPACE (1974); THE PRESIDENT (1975)
	2		Herzen, Alexander
	3		Himes, Chester
	4		Humphrey, William
	5		I-J
	6		Johnson, James Weldon, Mrs. (Grace)
	7-8		K
	9		Kahn, Anthony, re Russian reader
	10		Keller, Werner, THE ETRUSCANS
	11		Kerman, Joseph, THE BEETHOVEN QUARTETS
	12		Kolodin, Irving, THE INTERIOR BEETHOVEN

34	1-2		L
	3		Lane, Margaret, biography of Lord Chesterfield
	4		Lawrence, D. H., re editions of his work
	5-7		Lichine, Alexis
	8-10		M

35	1		Marchand, Leslie A., BYRON
	2		Maximov, Vladimir
	3		Mencken, H. L.
	4		N-Z
		1975
	5		A
	6		B
	7-8		C

36	1		D
	2		E-F
	3		G
	4-5		H
	6		I-K
	7		L
	8		M

37	1-2		M, cont'd
	3		N-Q
	4		R
	5-7		S
	8		T

38	1		U-V
	2		W
	3		X-Z
		1976-1977
	4		A
	5-6		B
	7-8		C
	9		D
	10		E

39	1		F
	2		G
	3-4		H
	5		I-K
	6		L
	7-8		M
	9-10		Mann, Thomas, THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN (television)

40	1		N-O
	2		P-Q
	3		R
	4-5		S
	6		T
	7		U-V
	8		W-Z


Subseries C. Vicky Wilson, ca. 1972-1984

		Adams, Alice
			BEAUTIFUL GIRL (1979)
	9			Editorial
	10			Legal and production

41	1			Publicity
			RICH REWARDS (1980)
	2			Editorial
	3			Legal and production
	4			Publicity
			TO SEE YOU AGAIN (1982)
	5			Editorial
	6			Legal and production
	7			Publicity
		Babitz, Eve
			SEX AND RAGE (1979)
	8			Editorial
	9			Legal and production
	10			Publicity
			SLOW DAYS, FAST COMPANY: THE
					WORLD, THE FLESH, AND L. A. TALES (1977)
	11			Editorial

42	1			Legal
	2			Permissions, production, and quotes
	3			Publicity
		Colwin, Laurie, HAPPY ALL THE TIME (1978)
	4		Copy and editorial
	5		Legal and production
	6		Publication and quotes
		Dahl-Wolfe, Louise, re book of photographs
	7		Editorial and legal
	8		Articles about Dahl-Wolfe
		Fleming, James C., "The Catman"
	9		Editorial
	10		Legal
		Freddi, Cris, PORK AND OTHERS (1981)
	11		Editorial
	12		Legal and production
	13		Publicity

		Giardina, Tony, MEN WITH DEBTS (1984)
43	1		Editorial
	2		Legal and production
	3		Publicity
		Johnson, Nunnally, THE LETTERS OF NUNNALLY JOHNSON (1981)
	4-6		Editorial
	7		Legal
	8		Production
	9		Publicity
		Love, Iris Cornelia, untitled work re archaeology
	10		Editorial
	11		Legal
	12		Articles about Love
	13	Mark, Mary Ellen, untitled book of photographs of
				Mother Theresa; editorial, legal, and publicity
		Pennwick Publishing projects, edited by Clark Worswick
	14		India

44	1		India, cont'd
	2		Japan
	3-4		Legal
	5		Publicity
	6		THE EXOTIC VIEW, travel book
		Ramati, Raquel, New York photography project
	7		Editorial
	8		Legal
	9		Publicity
	10	Rand, Christopher, untitled book on Egypt; legal
		Schwartz, Nancy and Sheila, THE HOLLYWOOD WRITERS' WARS (1982)
	11		Editorial

45	1-2		Editorial, cont'd
	3-4		Legal
	5		Photographs
	6		Production
	7		Publicity
	8	Shorris, Earl, untitled biographical novel on Pancho Villa
	9	Wegman, Ann, untitled book on postcards; legal
	10	Weidegger, Paula, re royalty statements
	11	Whitney, Charles A., astronomy books

46	1-4	Whitney, Charles A., cont'd
		Willis, Ellen, BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT (1981)
	5		Editorial
	6		Legal
	7		Production
	8		Publicity


Series II. Editorial Department Files, 1949-1983

Subseries A. Contract Data Sheets, 1949-1971

	9-10	A

47	1-2	Ba-Bl
	3-4	Bo-Br
	5	Bu-Bz
	6	C-Ce
	7	Ch
	8-9	Cl-Co

48	1	Cr-Cu
	2	D-De
	3	Di-Dy
	4	E
	5	F-Fo
	6	Fr-Fu
	7	G-Gi
	8	Gl-Gu
	9	H-Ha
	10	He

49	1	Hi-Hy
	2	I-J
	3	K-Kn
	4	Ko-Ky
	5	L-La
	6	Le-Ly


Subseries B. Foreign Rights, 1981-1983

	7	Appel, Alfred, SIGNS OF LIFE; Germany, Netherlands, Japan, U.K.
	8	Beard, James, BEARD ON PASTA; Japan, U.K.
	9	Bettelheim, Bruno, FREUD AND THE SOUL; England
	10	Brewer, Gail and Janice Presser, BREASTFEEDING; England, France, Germany
	11-12	Brooks, Louise, LULU IN HOLLYWOOD; England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan

50	1	Brooks, Louise, cont'd
	2	Casas, Penelope, THE FOOD AND WINE OF SPAIN; Holland, England
	3	Clampitt, Amy, THE KINGFISHER; England
	4	Cortazar, Julio, A CHANGE OF LIGHT; U.K.
	5	Davidson, James West and Mark Hamilton Lytle, AFTER THE FACT; England, Germany
	6	DeLillo, Don, THE NAMES; Canada
	7	Dovlatov, Sergei, THE COMPROMISE; England
	8	Ellis, Richard, DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES; England
	9	Gaines, Ernest, GATHERING OF OLD MEN; U.K.
	10	Golob, Richard, THE SCIENCE ALMANAC; England, France, Italy, Germany, Japan
	11	Josephy, Alvin, NOW THAT THE BUFFALO IS GONE; Germany
	12	Kennedy, Raymond, FLOWER OF THE REPUBLIC; England, Germany
	13	Kirk, John, AMERICAN FURNITURE AND THE BRITISH TRADITION; England
	14	Lichine, Alexis, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WINES AND SPIRITS; England
	15	Loftus, John, THE BELANUS SECRET; England, France, Germany
	16	Magubane, Peter, BLACK CHILD; England, France, Germany, Holland, South Africa
	17	Marshall, Alexandra, TENDER OFFER; England, South Africa
	18	McAulay, Sara, CHANCE; England, France
	19	McHugh, Gretchen, THE HUNGRY HIKER'S BOOK OF GOOD COOKING; Australia, Germany
	20	Money, Keith, ANNA PAVLOVA; England, France, Germany

51	1	Newhouse, John, THE SPORTY GAME; England, France, Germany, Japan
	2	Olken, Charles and Earl Singer, THE
				CONNOISSEURS' HANDBOOK OF CALIFORNIA WINES; England, France, Germany
	3	Poesch, Jessie, THE ART OF THE OLD SOUTH; England, France
	4	Proper, Datus C., WHAT THE TROUT SAID; England
	5	Rasponi, Lanfranco, THE LAST PRIMA DONNAS; England
	6	Robinson, Charlotte, THE WOMEN ARTISTS AND THE QUILT; England
	7	Selznick, Irene Mayer, A PRIVATE VIEW; England, France, Germany
	8	Shakespeare, William, ROMEO AND JULIET; Brazil, England, France, Germany, Holland,
				Italy, Japan, Sweden, Spain
	9	Silberman, Neil, DIGGING FOR GOD AND COUNTRY; England, France, Germany
	10	Skinner, B. F., A MATTER OF CONSEQUENCES; France
	11	Smith, Patrick J., A YEAR AT THE MET; England
	12-14	Stein, Jean and George Plimpton (ed.), EDIE: AN
				AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY; France, Germany, Italy
	15	Tanizaki, Junichiro, various titles; England
	16	Walker, John S. P., BAD DOGS; England, Germany, Japan
	17	Williams, T. Harry, THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN WARS; England
	18	Williamson, Alan, PRESENCE AND OTHER POEMS; England
	19	Zeidner, Lisa, CUSTOMS; England


Subseries C. Rejection Sheets, 1970-1974

52	1-3	Ca-Cl
	4-6	Co-Cz
	7-8	Da-Del
	9	Dem-Dz

53	1	Dem-Dz, cont'd
	2-3	E
	4-5	Fa-Fl
	6-7	Fo-Fz
	8-9	Ga-Gl

54	1	Ga-Gl, cont'd
	2-3	Go-Gz
	4-6	Ha-He
	7-9	Hi-Hz


Addition to Editorial Files and Editorial Department Files Preliminary Inventory
(Last modified: 12 April 2007 )

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