May Wright Sewall Papers

Letter from Booth Tarkington to May Wright Sewall.

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Title: Letter from Booth Tarkington to May Wright Sewall.
Description: Mr. Howland will doubtless talk over the contract with you - he will be fair. Terms are usually customary 10% of gross on sales up to 10,000 and 15% thereafter. Indianapolis author.
Correspondent: Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946
Date: 1919-09-10; 1919
Time period: 1910s (1910-1919); 20th century;
Subject: Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920; Authors--Indiana--Indianapolis
Genre: Correspondence;
Theme: Women; Education;
Collection: May Wright Sewall Papers
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Copyright information: Copyright undetermined.
Physical repository: Indianapolis Special Collections Room, Indianapolis Public Library
Repository collection name: May Wright Sewall letters
Digital publisher: Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
Date digitized: 2005
Full Text: Tarkington, Booth July 29, 1919 Seawood Kennebunkport, Maine July 29, 1919 Dear Mrs. Sewall: Over three weeks ago I wired Mr. Howland waging a decision about your MS. I haven't heard from him. I suggest that you write him a wire (Mr. H.H. Howland, Bobbes-Merrill Co. Indianapolis) and hint that you can wait no longer. I am [...] [...] [...] with Harper just now: my friend in that field died last winter; you're with-drawing from them and they are not pleased. I have had a talk with the Appleton literary adviser about your MS -- he was much interested, and if the result of pressure in the B-M people is a negative decision, I suggest Appleton as a next reader. I hope your improvement determines a well proceed at a [...] accelerating pace. With all good wishes, Faithfully yours, Booth Tarkington
Repository: The Indianapolis Public Library Digital Collections
Source: From: May Wright Sewall Papers

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