42. Sir Stanley Unwin Letters, 1888, 1914-1966
Stacpoole, H. de Vere Postcard, November 13, 1947, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, to Sir Stanley Unwin London thanking him for his previous letter.
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Sir Stanley Unwin
Letters, 1888, 1914-1966 The letters of Sir Stanley Unwin (1884-1968) were acquired by Washington State University Library by purchase through the Sotheby sale of July 23, 1976 (lot 24). The forty-one letters were processed in August 1976 by Roberta Stokes.
Approximate number of items: 41
BIOGRAPHY Sir Stanley Unwin (1884-1968) was an author and head of the English publishing house of George Allen and Unwin, Ltd. which he established in 1914. A strong proponent of international cooperation in book matters, he served as president of the International Publishing Association, 1936-1938 and 1946-1957, and traveled extensively throughout the world collecting information on organization and publishing techniques from booksellers and publishing houses. DESCRIPTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE LETTERS The letters are arranged in a single sequence, alphabetically by the last name of the writer of the letter. These letters were, for the most part, received through the firm of George Allen and Unwin Ltd. and concern publishing matters. It may be assumed that Sir Stanley chose to separate them out from his business files (note, for example, the pencilled instructions on Priestley's letter to make a copy for the file) because these were letters from the now or soon-to-be famous and he wished to keep them in his personal files. CONTAINER LIST | |
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