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San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Approx. 100 items. Individuals and entities corresponding with Bassett included Simon & Schuster (Peter Schwed), Scott Meredith (Literary Agent), New American Library, etc. Also in folder are synopses of segments of the book, related planning documents and notes, newspaper clippings, royalty statements, etc.
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Approx. 35 items. Correspondence with Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Simon Schuster (Peter Schwed), Playboy (Ted Rogers), New American Library, Reader's Digest, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, a critical note from Scott Meredith about a book review (Mirror or Times) ran on a Evan Hunter (a.k.a. Ed McBain) novel, etc.
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1 item: "advance uncorrected proofs in yellow cover from Simon & Schuster - Prince: a novel of the Pacific War (1971).
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Manuscripts
212-pp. of manuscript for "Prince," by James Bassett, plus related paperwork of Simon and Schuster publishers, 1970. In 1971 this book was published with the title Commander Prince, USN.
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4 items. 3 pieces of correspondence. One is a letter from B. to Scott Meredith, his literary agent, pitching a short story, and two are responses from Meredith. Finally there is a copy of the 15 pp. manuscript of the story, "Serum-SOB."
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Approx. 125 items. Individuals and organizations corresponding with B. include Paramount International Films, Pearl Harbor Survivors Assn., G.P. Putnam's Sons (Wm. Targ), New American Library, World Publishing, Simon & Schuster, etc. Also clips about the book/film, clips from film industry publications, newspapers (including in U.K.), royalty statements, correspondence about re-issue of the novel, etc.
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