Ford, Hugh D. , 1925-

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Correspondence and manuscripts of the American poet. Handwritten and carbon copy typescripts.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and manuscripts of the American poet. Handwritten and carbon copy typescripts.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and manuscripts of the American poet. Handwritten and carbon copy typescripts.

Content Description 16 typescript or autograph letters and 8 typescript proposals or drafts. May 1977-October 1978.This collection includes correspondence between author Hugh D. Ford and Ray Roberts, senior editor at Doubleday Publishing Company. The two discuss the publication of The Women of Montparnasse, a memoir by author, editor, and diplomat Morrill “Bill” Cody to be co-written by Ford. The book was commissioned in 1978 by John Didier Editions (Paris) to be based on Cody’s recollections, but...

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"The purpose of this letter is to set forth as fully as I can my proposal for the article on the Seizin Press, with a suggestion as to how you would contribute to the article, with some estimate of time scheme. Secondly, I want to clear my files of notes to you I have piled up during your last three letters."

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"Now, for the Cave and Ford material, can we proceed along these lines. Since Cave's book is due so soon from Fabers, they are the publisher's of Ellmann's and my Critical Writings of James Joyce. We both were together with Peter du Sautoy, the partner we deal with, at the 3rd International Joane Joyce Symposium in Trieste in June..."

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"I have this matter of bibliography to speak of to you."

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"I send you a copy of the letter I wrote to the Minnesota Review:"

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"I can't recall whether or not I have commented, to you, on the course of Seizin Press commentary - of which I have known little till very recently, having, as I think I have explained, lived apart from the traffic of literary doings-"

Scope and Contents "I had only understood that you, as a person of bibliographical interests, with literary interests attendant on these, and a love of collecting, had made yourself into a collector of Robert Graves' writings. Further, where someone comes into friendly relations with me who has some background of professional connection with the Graves-work subject, I am no censor of the person's past, or unarrestable or irremovable continuance of the past into the present.".......

Scope and Contents "I shall speak first of the appraisal matter: Complications for attention arose for me from the C.P.A.'s procedures towards procuring for me a self-employment status that could yield me some income..."..."My thought as to t[h]e Leaves was, just, what I said - I had in mind only a fact of your investing in them, and this wondering whether you had had satisfactory business results from the investment."..."As to your word about Ellsworth Mason's...