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- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1942-1947", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1942/1947"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Harold Ross letters to William Shawn"}
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- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Manuscripts and Archives</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Harold Ross letters to William Shawn date from 1942 to 1947 and consist of internal <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span> memoranda (mostly written by Ross to Shawn) regarding various articles; a typescript review about Alfred Kinsey, written by St. Clair McKelway; and a carbon copy of a letter to James Thurber."}
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Harold Ross (1892-1951), founded the <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span> and was the magazine's editor-in-chief, until his death. Assistant editor William Shawn (1907-1992) having worked closely with Ross since 1939, succeeded him.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Harold Ross letters to William Shawn consist of internal <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span> memoranda (mostly written by Ross to Shawn) regarding various articles; a typescript of a review by St. Clair McKelway and a carbon copy of a letter to James Thurber. Items are dated 1942-1947; some typed memos bear revisions and notes in pencil.</p> <p>The collection indicates Ross (known for his detailed memos) and Shawn candidly discussed a review submitted by former <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span> reporter and editor, St. Clair McKelway. In the six page article McKelway declared Alfred Kinsey a genius and described Kinsey's forthcoming book, <span class=\"title\">Sexual Behavior in the Human Male</span>. Ross and Shawn wrestled to make a decision about the piece; one editor, presumably Ross, regarded it as too sentimental and compared it to a Victorian novel. They ultimately declined to publish it because of its overt sexual content and the fact McKelway had only read one chapter of the not yet published book.</p> <p>The other memos mention Janet Flanner, Joseph Lewis, Brendan Gill, <span class=\"title\">Time</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Life</span>. In his 1947 letter to Thurber, Ross refers to Thomas Carlyle's doubts on the subject of genius.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Purchased from Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 2018.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Susan M. Kline</span>, <span class=\"date\">2018</span>.</p>"}
- date_start
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1942
- keydate
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1942
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1947
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1942
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1947
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0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Harold Ross letters to William Shawn, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}