- Additional Authors
- Description
- 3.6 linear feet (8 boxes).
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, writings, family papers, photographs, motion picture films, and printed ephemera relating to the Haas family and to Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Motion pictures.
- Photographs.
- Access (note)
- Source (note)
- Biography (note)
- Robert K. Haas (1890-1964) was an American publisher who created the Book of the Month Club with Harry Scherman in 1926. He also founded New Books, Inc. (a two-part reading program) and Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, a publishing house that merged with Random House in 1936. His wife, Merle Simon Haas (1897-1985), was active in volunteer work and was best known for her English translations of Babar the Elephant books.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 1273
- OCLC
- NYPW93-A275
- Author
Haas, Robert K., 1890-1964.
- Title
Robert and Merle Haas papers, 1911-1976.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
Robert K. Haas (1890-1964) was an American publisher who created the Book of the Month Club with Harry Scherman in 1926. He also founded New Books, Inc. (a two-part reading program) and Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, a publishing house that merged with Random House in 1936. His wife, Merle Simon Haas (1897-1985), was active in volunteer work and was best known for her English translations of Babar the Elephant books.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Publishers.
Translators.
- Added Author
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 1273