Richard Adams letter to Rex Collings: typed letter signed

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{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS 188330", "type"=>"local_call"}

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unitdate

{"value"=>"1970 October 8", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1970-10-08"}

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{"value"=>"Richard Adams letter to Rex Collings: typed letter signed"}

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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Richard Adams (1920-2016) was an English novelist best known for his anthropomorphic tale about rabbits <span class=\"title\">Watership Down</span> (1972). His letter to Rex Collings, dated October 8, 1970, discusses possible titles for <span class=\"title\">Watership Down</span> as well as the map that was included in the first edition."}

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{"value"=>"English"}

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{"value"=>"Adams, Richard, 1920-2016", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Richard Adams (1920-2016) was an English novelist best known for his anthropomorphic fictional novel <span class=\"title\">Watership Down</span> (1972).</p> <p>Adams wrote <span class=\"title\">Watership Down</span>, his first novel, over two years. After many publishers and agents rejected the novel, Rex Collings, an English publisher, agreed to risk his money and publish it at his company, Rex Collings Ltd. The book won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize.</p> <p>Adams died in Oxford, England in 2016.</p>"}

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{"value"=>"<p>The Richard Adams letter to Rex Collings, dated October 8, 1970, is a typed letter signed by him. In the letter, Adams discusses possible titles for what was then titled <span class=\"title\">Hazel and Fiver</span>, but would become <span class=\"title\">Watership Down</span>. He also describes the map that was included in the first edition of the novel.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Purchased, 2022.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Amy Lau</span> in <span class=\"date\">2025</span>.</p>"}

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1970-10-08

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1970-10-08

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1970-10-08

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1970

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1970

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0.01 linear feet (1 folder)

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{"value"=>"Richard Adams letter to Rex Collings: typed letter signed, Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library"}

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