Correspondence between Raymond Chandler and Houghton Mifflin Company, Jan 1945-Feb 1959
File
Shelfmark: MS. Chandler 66
Held in our offsite storage facility
Most of the correspondence consists of photocopies of letters from Chandler to Paul Brooks, Hardwick Moseley and Dale Warren, with a few original letters from them to Chandler. The photocopies were made for Dorothy Gardiner. Also included are a few letters from Chandler's 'Reading Files', and carbon copies of letters to Houghton Mifflin. At (fols. 137-140) are two draft royalty contracts for The Long Good-Bye, 1953.
Comprises:
- Folder 1: 1945-1949 (fols. 1-56).
- Folder 2: 1950-1954 (fols. 57-173). Other correspondents include (fol. 157) Bantam Books, Inc. Also includes (fols. 137-140) two draft royalty contracts concerning The Long Goodbye.
- Folder 3: 1955-1959 (fols. 174-229).
Dates
- Creation: Jan 1945-Feb 1959
Extent
1 box (3 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Chandler 66
Former reference:
Dep. Chandler 42
Repository Details
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk