Thomas Sigismond Stribling Collection 1937-1939

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Thomas Sigismond Stribling Collection, Accession 6485, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thomas Sigismond Stribling Collection, Accession 6485, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

[Describes how Stribling came to the Chemical Bank & Trust Company, New York, to pick up a copy of a check list of his publications compiled by Stone; says that Stribling promised Stone one of his manuscripts as payment for Stone's labor of love in compiling Stribling's work; says that Stribling talked about his new novel The Parade of The Wooden Soldiershe had just delivered to DoubledayDoran for publication and he got information on investment trust stocks.]

[Addressed to Curtis Brown. ]

[Discusses his collection of Stribling first editions; encloses a clipping from the Herald Tribunewith rare praise of Stribling as a result of the uproar connected with Maybeth Mitchell's book; offers to do a bibliography of Stribling's first editions.]

[Gives him permission to do a bibliography of his "firsts"; talks of an upcoming trip to New Orleans. ]

[Answers questions in regard to his early publications; suggests second hand book store in New Yorkfor rare copies, especially one of Red Sand; names the magazines in which he published children's stories; offers to have a look at Stone's check list; announces plans to come to New Yorkin the summer.]

[Encloses a 2 page, typed list of Stribling's works; discusses his progress with the bibliography; says he has not found a copy of Red Sandyet; hopes to get more information from the Library of Congress; asks for more information regarding Stribling's other work.]

[Tries to get publishing company's help in regard to Stribling's The Cruise of The Drydock, to be published by their predecessor, Reilly & Britton, 1917; presents specific questions.]

[Says he is unable to locate the records of Reilly & Brittonregarding the publication of the book and that on longtime employee says only one edition was issued; tells him that the plates were destroyed some years ago.]

[Expresses gratitude for the return of the checklist, the catalogue and a list of short stories that Stribling prepared; says the checklist will appear in Publisher's Weekly; promises to have more questions for him at their meeting in the summer.]

[Says that the company's records show that there was an edition of 350 copies of Unfinished Cathedralprior to publication in 1934; says there were 250 signed copies, 1935, prior to publication and that no copies of the advance edition are left; suggests advertising in Publishers Weekly. ] (includes autograph note)

[Thanks him for the information in regard to The Cruise of the Drydock. ]

[Thanks him for information given in regard to Stribling's two books and for the advice given to advertise in Publisher's Weekly. ]

[Sends the checklist; says he has not been able to find a copy of Red Sand; apologizes for sending him a carbon copy; wants to hang on to the original as Thomas Sigismond Striblingmade notations on it.]

[Promises him copies of Publisher's Weeklywhen the checklist appears in it; says he located a brand new copy of Cruise of The Drydockat a bookshop in New York City; requests some information on he publishing of the book to put it the bibliography.]

[Sends him a copy of Publisher's Weeklywhich contains a checklist of his works; looks forward to the compilation of the bibliography; says he will ask for information on the location of manuscripts.]

[Informs Stone that he has two different copies of Thomas Sigismond Stribling's book Fombomboand gives a detailed description of the books; forwards this information because Stone's checklist does not mention a "first" and a "later" issue.]

[Says he would like to purchase the copy of Fombombobound in grey cloth with green lettering; promises to make further checks on the publication of the book.]

[Expresses pleasure that Stone likes Three Bars of Flesh; mentions a complimentary review of it in the New York Times; writes from Floridawhere he is doing short stories; plans to go to Germanythis summer for a lengthy stay.]

[Says he will send a manuscript with Easter greetings for Stone's collection; says the story will appear in the Saturday Evening Post. ]

[Sends him Thomas Sigismond Stribling's manuscript, " The Dip" and a letter, according to Stribling's instructions.]

[Includes list of books which contain stories by Stribling.]

Acquisition information:
Deposit 1961 Mar 15
Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

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