A Guide to the Letters from Norman Mailer to Theodore S. Amussen, [ca. 1948?] Mailer, Norman, Letters to Theodore S. Amussen, [ca. 1948?] 10889

A Guide to the Letters from Norman Mailer to Theodore S. Amussen, [ca. 1948?]

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Accession number

10889

Title

Letters from Norman Mailer to Theodore S. Amussen [ca. 1948?]

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of three items.

Language

English

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Preferred Citation

Letters from Norman Mailer to Theodore S. Amussen, [ca. 1948?], Accession # 10889, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This material was purchased by the Library from William F. Hale Books of Washington, D. C., on December 18, 1989.

Scope and Content Information

There are two letters, May 10 and n.d., both probably 1948, from Norman Mailer to Theodore S. Amussen, his editor, along with a holograph note bearing only "Theodore S. Amussen/Harcourt Brace & Co.," where Amussen was editor in 1948. The undated holograph letter and note were originally part of the same pink second sheet. In the letter, Mailer advises Amussen to "take a good look at Stan's work," referring to his line work. The typewritten letter, May 10, [1948], sends congratulations for Ted and Ann's newborn, [David], expresses Mailer's gratitude for Amussen's assistance with his book, [ The Naked and the Dead ], and discusses favorably life in Paris, France.