Kurt Enoch papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"935", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 935", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1960/1978", "value"=>"1960-1978"}

date_inclusive_start

1960

date_inclusive_end

1978

keydate

1960

date_start

1960

date_end

1978

unittitle

{"value"=>"Kurt Enoch papers"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"12.2 linear feet (13 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Kurt Enoch (1894-1982) was a German-born publisher. After a career in Europe as a publisher of paperback reprints of British and American authors, Enoch came to the United States in 1940. In 1942 he joined Penguin Books, and in 1947, with Victor Weybridge, acquired controlling interest in the parent company, and changed the corporate name to the New American Library of World Literature (NAL). Enoch was instrumental in the 1960 merger of NAL and the Times Mirror Company of Los Angeles, and played a key role in the subsequent development of both organizations. From 1960 until his retirement in 1968, he held various executive postions in NAL and the Times Mirror Company. After his retirement he was active as a book publishing consultant. Collection consists of papers dealing mainly with the merger in 1960 of the NAL and the Times Mirror Company, and the subsequent development of NAL as an autonomous subsidiary. Letters and papers concern the merger and the efforts of The Times Mirror Company to expand and diversify. Also, a few personal letters; some correspondence and papers relating to Penguin Books, Ballantine Books and the Overlook Press; correspondence and papers relating to Enoch's other publishing ventures; his work as a consultant; and transcripts of Enoch's oral history \"Encounter with the Holocaust.\"."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"Materials in English"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Kurt Enoch papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Enoch, Kurt, 1894-1982", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Kurt Enoch was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1894 and died in New York City in 1982. After military service in World War I, Enoch worked in his father's book and magazine distributing business and studied at the University of Hamburg, where he eventually received the degree of Doctor of Social Science. He became general manager of the business in 1920, then partner and later sole owner.</p> <p>After a distinguished career in Europe as a publisher of paperback reprints of British and American authors, Enoch came to the U. S. in 1940. In 1942 he joined Penguin Books, and in 1947, together with Victor Weybridge, he acquired the controlling interest in the present company and changed the corporate name to The New American Library of World Literature. He was instrumental in the 1960 merger of NAL with the Times Mirror Company of Los Angeles, and played key roles in the subsequent development of both organizations. From that year until his retirement in 1968, Enoch held various executive positions in NAL and the Times Mirror Company. After his retirement he was active as a book publishing consultant.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The papers do not reflect the literary and editorial aspects of publishing. To a large degree, they deal with a single event: the merger in 1960 of the New American Library and the Times Mirror Company and the subsequent development of NAL as an autonomous subsidiary. In this section there are letters and papers reflecting the operations and preparatory maneuvering leading up to the merger, the merger itself, and the immediate aftermath. There are also letters and papers (mostly printed material) which chronicle the efforts of the Times Mirror Company to expand and diversify; a few personal letters; some correspondence and papers relating to Penguin Books, Ballantine Books, and the Overlook Press; correspondence and papers relating to Enoch's other publishing ventures and his work as a consultant; and transcripts of his oral history, <em render=\"italic\">Encounter with the Holocaust</em>, which was videotaped at Hampshire College.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by Richard Salvato, July 1984</p>"}

extent_statement

12.2 linear feet (13 boxes)

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1. Personal correspondence
2. Schmoller letters
3. Business letters
4. Personal finances, accounts, consultant's fees
5. New American Library correspondence and papers
6. New American Library/Times Mirror merger
7. National Academy of Sciences correspondence
8. Victor Weybridge letters and papers
9. New English Library correspondence and minutes
10. Miscellaneous business correspondence
11. Newspapers project
12. International textbook publisher
13. New American Library/Littauer & Ullman
14. Hampshire College correspondence and transcript of oral history
15. Miscellaneous correspondence