Archives of John Day Company 1926-1969

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

The collection consists of editorial correspondence and some business material of the American publisher.

Description

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Description

The collection consists of editorial files of the American publisher John Day Company, Inc., from its founding in 1926 until 1969. The bulk of the archives is comprised of correspondence between the publishing company's editors and authors, such asPearl Buck, but it also includes some business material relating to requests for permission to quote and foreign rights of authors, agents, and publishers.

Collection Creator History

The John Day Company, Inc., was an American publishing firm founded in 1926.

Collection History

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Acquisition

Gift of John Day Company, Inc.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Ran Tao in 2004. Finding aid written by Ran Tao in 2004.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Preferred Citation

Archives of John Day Company; 1926-1969, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• Publishing history

Subject Terms

• Authors and publishers
• Authors, American
• Editors
• New York
• New York (State)
• Novelists, American
• Publishers and publishing
• United States

Genre Terms

• Correspondence

Contents and Arrangement

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Series 1: Editorial Correspondence, 1926-1969

• Subseries 1A, 1926-1931
• Subseries 1B, 1932-1934
• Subseries 1C, 1935-1941
• Subseries 1D, 1942-1945
• Subseries 1E, 1946-1953
• Subseries 1F, 1954-1960
• Subseries 1G, 1961-1969

Series 2: Permission to Quote, 1954-1961

Series 3: Permission to Quote: Authors, 1954-1961

Series 4: Foreign Rights: Authors, 1951-1968

Series 5: Foreign Rights: Agents and Publishers, 1943-1968