Call Number:

C0825

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.6 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Peter Schwed Correspondence, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1948-1994 (inclusive) and 1982 (bulk)

Creator:

Schwed, Peter, 1911- ., Simon and Schuster, inc., and Wodehouse, P.G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975

Form:

Correspondence.

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).

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

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

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