Manuscripts
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Commander Prince - Correspondence
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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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Commander Prince - Publisher's agreement
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3 items. Note to B. from literary agent Scott Meredith, cover letter to Meredith from Peter Schwed of Simon & Schuster, and three copies of the publishing agreement for "Untitled novel about U.S. Navy in World War II."
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Correspondence & Miscellaneous
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Approximately 120 items. Business and personal [some handwritten] correspondence. Among the correspondents are Clark Kerr, Stanley Mosk, Thomas Kuchel, Also included are several letters from Ted Rogers [of Ted Rogers Associates (NYC)] that are critical of Nixon, newspaper clippings, a 4-page Confidential memo, on brown, legal sized paper, from B. to Nick Williams on political coverage [dated 12/19/61] and a brief article titled "Politics: Bassett's Glossary," from Newsweek of 1/15/1962.
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Ugly Year, Lonely Man - Correspondence
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Approx. 100 items. Individuals and entities corresponding with B. include Delacourt Press, Scott Meredith (Literary Agent), Rex Barley, MacMillan Company, Cowles Book Co., Doubleday & Company, etc. Also some Nixon material.
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Correspondence & Miscellaneous
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"Approx. 60 items. Folder includes letters, memos, luncheon programs, L.A.T. policy statements, several very angry letters from readers who criticize the Times' content. One writer decries "all that (the Times) is doing to destroy the moral fiber of the nation." These letters date from 1967-68 and most are addressed to Otis Chandler. Also in the folder are a1968 interview with Otis Chandler conducted by Ken Green, representing Bank of America (14 pp. transcript), several letters sharply critical of editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad, etc. "
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Favorite Son/The Candidate - Correspondence
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Approx. 50 items. Correspondence with various publishers regarding Favorite Son/The Candidate: Doubleday & Co. (Walter Bradbury, Timothy Seldes), World Publishing Co. (William Buckley), G.P. Putnam's Sons, Times-Mirror Syndicate, New American Library, 4-page, largely negative critique of Favorite Son from Hy Cohen of Delacorte Press, etc.
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