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Woolmer, J. Howard, 1929-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1929    

Biography

J. Howard Woolmer was born in Montreal in 1929. He moved to New York City in 1958, where he began a career as a professional bookseller in the early 1960s.

Found in 304 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Laura V. Monti, 1980-03-03

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: 1976.004.2.8.009
Scope and Contents

"I'll be happy to hold the [two] 'Leaves' for you until May. I'd also be happy to send them on now and postdate my invoice to fit your convenience."

Dates: 1980-03-03

Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Laura V. Monti, 1980-05-07

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: 1976.004.2.8.015
Scope and Contents

"I'm writing to remind you of your request to hold Laura Riding Jackson's Two Leaves for the Boston Public Library until May. Would you like me to send these on to you or would you prefer for me to wait for your order."

Dates: 1980-05-07

Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Laura V. Monti, 1980-05-22

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: 1976.004.2.8.018
Scope and Contents

"I'll hold the Two Leaves for you until July. This presents no problem."

Dates: 1980-05-22

Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Lola L. Szladits, 1975-11-01

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: 1976.004.1.22.038
Scope and Contents

"As per our conversation on Thursday, I'm describing below the collection of Laura Riding Jackson typescripts."

Dates: 1975-11-01

Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Lola Szladits, 1977-05-03

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1976.004.2.3.033
Scope and Contents

"Laura (Riding) Jackson has asked me to sell a collection of typescripts, galleys, etc., for her. I think that these might be of interest to the Berg Collection and I'm describing them below. They haven't been offered elsewhere."

Dates: 1977-05-03

Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Lola Szladits, 1975-12-13

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1976.004.2.1.010
Scope and Contents

"Mrs. Laura (Riding) Jackson has mentioned that Chelsea magazine is devoting a complete issue to her and she is considering using some material extracted from the manuscripts in the Berg Collection in this issue."

Dates: 1975-12-13

Letter from James F. Mathias to J. Howard Woolmer, 1978-12-1

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: 1976.004.2.6.040
Scope and Contents

"I enclose the formal acklowledgement of your confidential statement."

Dates: 1978-12-1

Letter from Jean Peters to J. Howard Woolmer, 1975-12-10

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1976.004.2.1.008
Scope and Contents

"Thank you for letting us know about your handling of the Laura (Riding) Jackson book. I wish we could have given you a mention."

Dates: 1975-12-10

Letter from Laura Jackson to Guy Logsdon, 1976-07-14

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: 1976.004.1.19.004
Scope and Contents "For what you have written on Graves material held by you I thank you in particular. I know nothing of these materials. There is never any telling with Graves material, whatever the date of it, as to possibilities of concotions of involved invidious intent in my regard."...."As to your particular holdings of mine: will you, please, tell me. approximately, what your charges will be for making and sending to me photocopies of of certain items which I shall specify...
Dates: 1976-07-14

Letter from Laura Jackson to Guy Logsdon, 1976-07-22

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: 1976.004.1.19.006
Scope and Contents

"I have found, in chance second looking at a letter from Mr. J. Howard Woolmer in which he kindly listed book-holdings of yours (books of my authoriship) that I ignored a query set beside the listing of them. I am responding to this query here..."

Dates: 1976-07-22

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Archival Object 294
Collection 8
Unprocessed Material 2
 
Subject
Authors, American -- 20th century 3
Novelists, American -- 20th century. 2
American Literature -- 19th century 1
Authors, American -- Correspondence -- 20th century 1
Authors, English -- 20th century 1