Peter Schwed Correspondence, 1948-1994 (mostly 1982)

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Title:

Peter Schwed Correspondence

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/1831cj97f

Dates:

1948-1994 (mostly 1982)

Size:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Storage Note:

ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of 40 letters by various authors to Peter Schwed on the occasion of his retirement in 1982 as editor, publisher, and vice-president (1945-1982) of Simon and Schuster, Inc. Also present are brief comments on these letters by Schwed and a copy of his self-published Plum to Peter: Letters of P. G. Wodehouse to his Editor Peter Schwed (1996).

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 40 letters by various authors to Peter Schwed on the occasion of his retirement in 1982 as editor, publisher, and vice-president (1945-1982) of Simon and Schuster, Inc. Some of these authors whose works were edited by Schwed include Miles Copeland, Donald S. Connery, Evan Hunter, John D. MacDonald, and Sam Levenson. Some letters are by friends or authors not published by Simon and Schuster, Inc., and also pre- or post-date Schwed's retirement, such as Christopher Isherwood, David McCullough, John McPhee, James Thurber, and P. G. Wodehouse. Also present are brief comments on these letters by Schwed and a copy of his self-published Plum to Peter: Letters of P. G. Wodehouse to his Editor Peter Schwed (1996).

Letters to Peter Schwed: * indexed in MASC

Collection Creator Biography:

Peter Schwed was an American editor, publisher, and vice-president of Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Schwed

Peter Schwed was an American editor, publisher, and vice-president of Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Gift of the author.
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.

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