Woolmer, J. Howard, 1929-
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 Alan Clark, 1978-07-27
"I'm enclosing information culled from Marion Sader's Comprehensive Index to English-Language Little Magazines 1890-1970; The Book Review Index (this was only started in 1965); and the Book Review Digest, 1905 to June 1978 (note that the volume for March 1936 to February 1937 is missing at the NYPL)."
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Alan Clark, 1978-09-10
"I'm enclosing the manuscript of Mrs. Jackson's comments on the VW letters which she kindly permitted me to read before sending on to you. It wasn't very bright of me to miss 'Poems: A Joking Word.' I've never had the book so that will be my excuse."
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Alan Clark, 1978-09-30
"A short note in the hope that it will reach you before you leave for America. I have just seen a catalogue description of the first American edition of The Trojan Ending describing it as in the first issue binding, grey cloth printed in black and white..."
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Alan Clark, 1978-10-2
"I haven't written before because my own schedule has been rather up in the air. I have to be in Princeton, N.J. on the 23rd and 24th October which means that the days before and after that trip will be shot as well."
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Alan Clark, 1979-01-23
"Thanks for your letter. I'm sorry to take so long to answer but have been caught up in numerous projects. I don't know if Mrs. Jackson mentioned that I smashed up my car after seeing you for lunch that day in NYC. Ran into a deer about twelve miles from home."
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Alan Clark, 1979-03-15
"I did, however, manage it this week and now, at last, have some information for you. I'm listing this below. Saturday Review of Literature. I'm enclosing xeroxes of Louis Untermeyer's London Letter for May 12, 1928. There was no London Letter in the issue of May 26, 1928, and I could find no mention of it in SR Letters section..."
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Alan Clark, 1979-03-20
"I'm enclosing a xerox of the two LRG poems in Contemporary Verse, XVII, 6 (June 1924), pages 91 and 92. I have now been through all the holdings of Voices in the NYPL and have not come up with any further contributions."
Includes transcription of the poem "Divestment" by Laura Riding Gottschalk, published in Motion Picture Classic, March 1923 issue.
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Donald Gallup, 1975-10-11
"I've been asked to sell a collection of Laura Riding typescripts and as Yale already owns Laura Riding's letters to Gertrude Stein I felt that you might be interested in purchasing them."
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Frances McCullough, 1975-12-10
"I apologize for calling The Telling a remainder on my flyer. This was a misunderstanding on my part and Mrs. Jackson has since set me straight."
Letter from J. Howard Woolmer to Guy Logsdon, 1976-06-11
"I think that I mentioned when I was in Tulsa that Laura Riding wanted a listing of the Riding material in the Tulsa collections. I sent her a list of the books, but she is interested in learning whether or not there are any manuscripts."
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