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Walter D. Edmonds Correspondence with Harold Ober Associates
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Walter D. Edmonds was a popular writer of regional and historical fiction primarily set in the Mohawk Valley region of Upstate New York.
The collection consists of letters and financial statements received by Edmonds from his New York City literary agency, Harold Ober Associates. The letters (1929-1974) and financial statements (1931-1967), with some carbons of Edmonds' replies, concern the publication and payment for most of Edmonds' nearly seventy short stories and at least seven of his novels or writings for young adults. A sampling of titles mentioned include "An Honest Deal" (1930), "Erie Water" (1932), "The Death of Red Peril" (1928), a story of a racing caterpillar, The Big Barn (1930), Rome Haul (1932), produced on the stage and as a film under the title The Farmer Takes a Wife, Drums Along the Mohawk (1936), also produced as a film in 1939, Chad Hanna (1940), and The Matchlock Gun (1941), which won the Newbery Medal for juvenile fiction. Also present is a small file of letters (1940-1964) from Collins Publishers concerning the British publication of Chad Hanna and other works.
Series: I. Correspondence, 1929-1974; II. Financial Statements, 1931-1967; III. Collins Publisher Correspondence, 1940-1964.
Gift of Nathaniel Ober.
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Folder list prepared by Lisa Yankowitz in 2012.
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- 2008
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Collection Inventory
This series is arranged chronologically.
Consists of correspondence with some carbons of Edmonds' replies, concerning the publication of most of Edmonds' nearly seventy short stories and at least seven of his novels or writings for young adults.
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This series is arranged chronologically.
Consists of financial statements for payments made for Edmonds' short stories and novels or writings for young adults.
Physical Description2 boxes
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This series is arranged in one folder.
Consists of correspondence concerning the British publication of CHAD HANNA and other works.
Physical Description1 box
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