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Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. records

Title
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. records, 1914-1961, bulk (1930s-1950s).
Author
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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Additional Authors
  • Bok, Curtis.
  • Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946.
  • Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968.
  • Cash, William J.
  • Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
  • Clendening, Logan, 1884-1945.
  • Crane, Charles Edward, 1884-1960.
  • Crofts, Frederick S.
  • Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.
  • Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979.
  • Fish, Earle.
  • Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith), 1863-1935.
  • Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
  • Gale, Zona, 1874-1938.
  • Haskell, H.J.
  • Hershkovitz, Melville.
  • Hillyer, Robert, 1895-1961.
  • Ingram, Rex, 1892-1950.
  • Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984.
  • Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Helen Tracy), 1876-1963.
  • Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.
  • Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
  • Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942.
  • Postgate, Raymond, 1896-1971.
  • Schuman, Frederick Lewis, 1904-
  • Stout, Rex, 1886-1975.
Description
68 linear feet (73 boxes).
Summary
Collection contains correspondence, manuscript records, readers' reports, press clippings of reviews, press releases, and typescripts of books published by Knopf.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Biography (note)
  • Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., founded in 1915 by Alfred A. Knopf (1892-1984), started by publishing translations of Russian and European works. By the 1920s, Knopf was publishing major American authors yet continued to publish important European authors as well. Knopf was renowned not only for its impressive list of authors but for the quality of its book production. The firm was acquired by Random House in 1960.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 47
OCLC
NYPW92-A276
Author
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Title
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. records, 1914-1961, bulk (1930s-1950s).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., founded in 1915 by Alfred A. Knopf (1892-1984), started by publishing translations of Russian and European works. By the 1920s, Knopf was publishing major American authors yet continued to publish important European authors as well. Knopf was renowned not only for its impressive list of authors but for the quality of its book production. The firm was acquired by Random House in 1960.
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Occupation
Publishers.
Added Author
Bok, Curtis.
Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946.
Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968.
Cash, William J.
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
Clendening, Logan, 1884-1945.
Crane, Charles Edward, 1884-1960.
Crofts, Frederick S.
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979.
Fish, Earle.
Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith), 1863-1935.
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
Gale, Zona, 1874-1938.
Haskell, H.J.
Hershkovitz, Melville.
Hillyer, Robert, 1895-1961.
Ingram, Rex, 1892-1950.
Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984.
Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Helen Tracy), 1876-1963.
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942.
Postgate, Raymond, 1896-1971.
Schuman, Frederick Lewis, 1904-
Stout, Rex, 1886-1975.
LCCN
ms 69000892
Research Call Number
MssCol 47
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