]> shrifte_vanguard Evelyn Shrifte Collection Relating to Vanguard Press An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University KM &su_name; &su_address; Mar 2000 Michele Combs 28 Jul 2010 English 29 Jul 2010 - converted to EAD (MRC)26 Feb 2016 - oversize rehoused, inventory updated (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Shrifte, Evelyn. Evelyn Shrifte Collection Relating to Vanguard Press 1928-1990 3 linear ft. Correspondence and memorabilia relating to Vanguard Press, of which Shrifte was president for more than thirty-five years. Includes correspondence with several notable authors including Saul Bellow, Pierre Boulle, Joyce Carol Oates, and Madeleine L'Engle. 2989494 English Biographical History

The Vanguard Press was established in 1926 with a $100,000 grant from the Garland Fund, a philanthropic foundation. The Garland Fund was noted for its support of left-wing and radical causes, organizations and institutions, and Vanguard Press published a wide assortment of new and classic works on radical topics, including studies of the Soviet Union, socialist theory, and politically-oriented fiction. In 1932 the press severed its relationship with the Garland Fund and moved into publishing more mainstream authors and titles. The firm was sold to a larger publishing firm in the late 1930s and in 1988 it was acquired by Random House.

Evelyn Shrifte (1900 or 1901-1999) was an American editor and president of Vanguard Publishing for more than thirty-five years. Educated at Barnard College, she worked for the Musical Quarterly and owned and operated a bookstore in New York City before going to work for Vanguard in the early 1930s. She became its president in 1952, a position she held until Vanguard's sale to Random House in 1988. Among the books published during her tenure were Saul Bellow's first two novels, Dr. Seuss' first two books, and many novels by Joyce Carol Oates.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

Spanning 1928 to 1990, the Evelyn Shrifte Collection Relating to Vanguard Press comprises correspondence and memorabilia relating to Vanguard Press, of which Shrifte served as president from 1952 to 1988, when it was sold to Random House. Although the bulk of the Vanguard Press Archive was subsequently donated to Columbia University Library, Evelyn Shrifte retained an assortment of materials relating to a number of authors with whom she had worked.

Correspondence-subject files (Boxes 1-4) contains any combination of incoming and outgoing personal and business letters, book manuscripts, and printed material pertaining to Vanguard Press authors Saul Bellow, James T. Farrell, Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Phillips, and Edith Sitwell, among others. Of greatest depth and duration (1948-1962) are materials relating to a number of Sitwell titles, including The Canticle of the Rose, Collected Poems, English Eccentrics, and Music and Ceremonies. In addition, the collection includes two versions of the Dr. Seuss manuscript for The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.

A history of Vanguard Press, notes for two projects, five catalogs from between the years 1928 and 1938, and an assortment of reviews constitute Memorabilia.

Arrangement of the Collection

Material is arranged alphabetically.

 Separated Material

Three story manuscripts ("Did You Ever Slip on Red Blood?"; "The Lady with Pet Dog"; "Nightmusic") and the partial manuscript for an unpublished novel, How Lucien Florey Died, and Was Born, have been transferred to and integrated with the Joyce Carol Oates Papers. Two published books by Louis Slobodkin have been transferred to Rare Books for cataloging; please refer to &summitref; to locate these items.

 Subject and Genre Headings Literature -- American Fiction Publishing, printing and book arts Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994. L'Engle, Madeleine. Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Seuss, Dr. Shrifte, Evelyn. Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964. Slobodkin, Louis, 1903-1975. Vanguard Press. Publishers and publishing -- United States. Artwork. Book reviews. Catalogs (documents) Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence. Manuscripts for publication. Publishers and publishing. Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Evelyn Shrifte Collection Relating to Vanguard Press, &su_name;

Acquisition Information

Gift of Bernice Woll, 1999.

 Inventory Correspondence-subject files Aistrop, Jack Bentley1965, 19681 Allan, Mabel Esther19571 Bader, Barbara1986-19871 Banning, Evelyn I.19641 Beach, Edward Latimer19681 Beaton-Jones, Cynon1968, 19891 Bellow, Saulphotocopies of correspondence with James Henle and Evelyn Shrifte1944-1948, 1964, undated1 Benasutti, Marion19681 Blackwell, Louise19651 Boulle, Pierre1989, 1992, undated1 Brandon, Evan19641 Carter, Helene19471 Cavanah, Frances19681 Chapelle, Howard Irving19681 Cheesebrough, Sueundated1 Closs, August19671 Conrad, Sybil19681 Cooper, Brian19641 Corsaro, FrankFalstaff drawing (watercolor and crayon)undated1 Cost, March19701 Ethridge, Willie Snow [1968]19781 Fabricant, Noah D.19581 Farrell, James T.1954-1957, 1976 The Face of Timepartial manuscript, various paging3 folders1 The University of Kansas City Review (inscribed issueSummer 19451 Transcripts of letters from Evelyn Shrifte1953-19561 Fisher, Avery19821 Franklin, Hugh

See L'Engle, Madeleine.

 Frenaye, Frances19571 Gallenkamp, Charles19561 Gardner, Diana19461 Garnett, Richard19701 Geisel, Theodor Seuss

See Seuss, Dr..

 Gillon, Philip19561 Gottlieb, Robert19871 Hannum, Alberta1970, undated1 Heard, Gerald19641 Helwig, Hans19581 Heyen, William1976, 19891 Hogeboom, Amyundated1 Ianovskii, Vasilii S.19801 Jagendorf, Moritz Adolph1959, 1962, undated1 Jenkyns, Chris19571 Jones, Bruce E.19891 Kasdan, Sara1956-1957, 19651 Kling, Samuel G.19571 Knopf, Alfred A.19261 Knopf, Blanche19621 Leekley, Thomas B.19591 L'Engle, Madeleine1964, 19831 Long, Barbaraundated1 Marion, John Francis19881 Marsh, Gwen19671 Mayfield, Julian19701 McCann's19471 McGinnis, Bruce19891 McKenna, Rollie19551 McKone, Jim19901 McKown, Robin19651 Mizener, Arthur19651 Morrison, Margaret Mackie

See Cost, March.

 Nourse, James I.19681 Oates, Joyce Carol1969, 1972-1974, 19862 Philipson, Morris H.19682 Phillips, Robert General1967, 1968, 1970, 19902 Face to Face (Houston: Wing Press) (inscribed copy)19932 Inner Weather (Francestown, N.H.: Golden Quill Press, circa 1966)2 The Pregnant Man (Garden City: Doubleday) (inscribed copy)19782 Potok, Chaim1982 (photocopy)2 Ross, Bill D.19882 Rudge, William Edwin19552 Ruhm, Herbert1962, 19892 Russell, Robert19642 Salter, Stefan

See Wolf, Helen.

 Self, Margaret Cabell19642 Seuss, Dr. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbinsmanuscript, with pencil corrections and annotations, 2 versions2 Sitwell, Edith General1948-1962, undated2 The Canticle of the Rose Correspondence (telegrams)19492 Galley proofs2 folders2 "Proof of finished plate"2 folders3 Page proofs3 Selected pages, with corrections (New York: Vanguard, c1940) (inscribed)3 Collected Poems Section 1949-1954, editing questions3 English Eccentrics Typescript manuscripts (partial)3 Production records (partial)3 Music and Ceremonies Correspondence19633 Production records3 folders3 "The Wind of Early Spring"holograph poem "For Evelyn Shrifte"3 Slade, Caroline1959, undated3 Slobodkin, Florence and Louis Sarah Somebody (New York: Vanguard Press, circa 1969)photocopy, with notes3 Slobodkin, Louis Hustle and Bustle (New York: Macmillan)1948

Transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to &summitref; to locate this item.

 One Is Good, But Two Are Betterartwork and production records1 Our Friendly Friends (New York: Vanguard)circa 1951

Transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to &summitref; to locate this item.

 Sootin, Harry19814 Tabor, Grace19644 Trease, Geoffrey19804 Venezis, Ilias19574 Waller, George Macgregor19884 Weart, Edith Lucie19564 Weaver, Harriett E.1988, 19894 Wier, Ester19654 Willingham, Calderincludes 18-page enclosure to H. Wouk1968, , 19764 Wiseman, Ann Sayre19644 Wolf, Patricia19834 Wolff, Helen1982 appeal on behalf of book designer Stefan Salter, also two copies of manuscript ("Balance Sheet") by Salter4 Woytinsky, Wladimir S.19894 Yanovsky, V. S.

See Ianovskii, Vasilii S..

 Zaidenberg, Arthur19634 Rights and permissions1957-19884 Miscellaneous1948-1990, undated2 folders4 Memorabilia Days with Lenin, International Publishers19324History of Vanguard Presstypescript manuscript by unknown authorcirca 19804 Masterpieces of Hogarth, Frederick A. Stokes Co.,undated4Notes (2) about possible projectsundated4 P.M.: an Intimate Journal for Production Managers, Art Directors, and Their AssociatesFeb-May 19364 Publicity4 Catalogs1928, 1930, 1933, 1935, 19384 Miscellaneous4 Reviews of Vanguard Press authors4