Helga Greene Literary Agency general correspondence, Aug 1965-Dec 1977, 1987
File
MS. Chandler 39
Held in our offsite storage facility
Business correspondence received by Helga Greene relating to Raymond Chandler and his works, 1965-1977. Includes (fols. 218-286) Remembering Helga, ed. K. Sorley Walker (London, 1987).
Comprises:
- Folder 1: Aug-Sep 1965 (fols. 1-12).
- Folder 2: Jan-Nov 1968 (fols. 13-25) correspondents include (fols. 16-18) A.J. Simpson, (fols. 24-25) Pergamon Press Ltd.
- Folder 3: Feb-Dec 1969 (fols. 26-29a) correspondents include (fol. 29a) Janet Birss.
- Folder 4: Jan-Oct 1970 (fols. 29b-44) correspondents include (fols. 29b-32, 36) James Atlee Phillips, (fols. 33-35) Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, (fols. 37-39) Constable Publishers, (fols. 40-42) Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. Publishers.
- Folder 5: Jul-Aug 1971 (fols. 45-48).
- Folder 6: Feb-Oct 1972 (fols. 49-66) correspondents include (fols. 49-64 passim) Lawrence James of New English Library, (fols. 52-66 passim) W.H. Allen & Co. Publishers, Peter Haining and letters concerning The Lucifer Society anthology.
- Folder 7: Feb-Dec 1973 (fols. 67-78) correspondents include (fols. 67-72) Random House, Inc., (fols. 74-76) Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, (fols. 77-78) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
- Folder 8: Jan-Dec 1974 (fols. 79-114) correspondents include (fols. 79-85) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., (fols. 86, 88, 110-112) The Bodley Head, (fols. 93, 97-98) The Reader's Digest Association Limited, (fols. 101-103) The Hamlyn Group Publishers, (fols. 104, 106-107, 109) Random House, Inc., (fols. 99-100) Macmillan Publishers, (fol. 108) Editorial Molino Publishers, (fols. 113-114) Juanita Messick.
- Folder 9: Feb-Dec 1975 (fols. 115-127) correspondents include (fols. 115-116) The Reader's Digest Association Limited, (fols. 118-120) Barrie & Jenkins Publishers, (fols. 121-127) Macmillan Publishers.
- Folder 10: Jan-Nov 1976 (fols. 128-171) correspondents include (fols. 129-134) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., (fols. 143-145, 151) Peter Haining and letters concerning The Lucifer Society anthology, (fols. 157-158) Agenzia Letteraria Internazionale, (fols. 159-160) Herbert Van Thal, (fols. 161-170 passim) The Atlantic Monthly Press with Chandler's 'Writers in Hollywood,' photocopy of article from The Atlantic Monthly, 1945.
- Folder 11: Jan-Dec 1977 (fols. 172-217) correspondents include (fols. 172-173, 216) The Hamlyn Group Publishers, (fols. 174-177) Sunset magazine, (fols. 178-203 passim) William Morrow & Co. Publishers, (fols. 179-193) Erle Stanley Gardner copies of letters from Raymond Chandler, (fols. 196, 199) Hutchinson Publishers, (fols. 197-198, 201) Cambridge University Press, (fols. 208-209, 214, 217-218a) Davis Publications, Inc., (fol. 215) Arthur Barker Limited Publishers.
- (fols. 218b-286) Remembering Helga ed. Kathrine Sorley Walker (London, 1987).
Dates
- Creation: Aug 1965-Dec 1977, 1987
Extent
1 box (12 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
- Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Chandler 39
Former reference:
Dep. Chandler 30
Creator
- From the Collection: Chandler | Raymond | 1888-1959 | writer (Person)
- From the Collection: Connolly | Helga Mary | 1916-1985 | née Guinness, other married name Greene | literary agent (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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