Box 2

"Thank you for your letter of Dec. 21st. In view of the terms of contract, by which I have agreed to supply Messrs. Odhams with 30,000 words of modern history, I should prefer to complete the manuscript as planned before submitting it..."

"Thank you for your letter of 28th December from which I note that you intend to complete the 30,000 words of MS before submitting it..."

"On December 29th last Mr. Munro wrote you a letter replying to your letter to him of Dcember 28th. Since then, we do not appear to have heard from you. Mr. Munro has now left Odhams and I am responsible for clearing up the position on the Social History Book..."

"[...] As you have read the correspondence between Mr. Munro and myself I need only refer to the main points of the position. Mr. Munro, who has been with the Oxford University Press years ago..."

"This is merely to acknowledge your letter of March 20th and the receipt today of four batches of manuscript covering 1860-1949. I will be getting in touch with you about this shortly."

"With reference to the MSS. sent to you on the 22nd., will you please note that the illustrative sketches are still in the rough, and not at all as I should wish to see them in print..."

"[...] I had myself read a bit of it before I sent it off for a further opinion, and I will not disguise from you the fact that it was not what I hoped we were going to get..."

"Thank you for your letter of Ap. 24th. I note that you have virtually decided not to use my manuscript; but you do not say whether this is because the Social History scheme as planned by Mr. Munro has been abandoned..."

"I have had your very reasonable letter of April 26th and I apologise to keep you waiting longer for a definite decision..."

"[...] As you know, I am most anxious to reach an arrangement whereby we can both pay for and use your material. The report suggests that this might be possible..."