{"value"=>"<p>This subseries is arranged chronologically by year. The primarily correspondents of this subseries are Giroux and his assistant Nancy Miller. Also includes some correspondence to and from Roger Straus that were forwarded to Giroux. While much of the correspondence concerns Giroux's work in publishing, many letters also reflect Giroux's personal interests, such as opera and film; his travels; plans for dinner and opera engagements his friendships and social engagements with such people as T. S. and Valerie Eliot, Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Hardwick; membership in Phi Beta Kappa and the Century Club; Columbia University, Giroux's alma mater; personal matters with family members; and occasional letters from readers grateful for a particular title. Also reflected are his feelings about his move to Farrar, Straus & Cudahy; his cooperative efforts with the Carl Sandburg Oral History Project; lectures given; awards received; and articles on Giroux. Subject files reflect Giroux's particular interest in Williams Shakespeare and Thomas Merton.</p> <p>Highlights include a letter from Giroux to Rock Hudson (Box 506, Folder \"1957\") congratulating him on his performance in the film xxA Farewell to Armsxx and insisting that he will someday be \"one of the great Hamlets.\" Folder \"1970\" of the same box contains a letter from John L'Heureux explaining his motivations for leaving the priesthood. Box 507, folder \"1971\" contains correspondence from Elizabeth Hardwick to Giroux concerning her financial difficulties and plans for legal separation from her husband Robert Lowell. Box 510, folder \"Jan-Jun 1982\" contains correspondence from Frankie Edith Kerouac-Parker, Jack Kerouac's first wife, informing Giroux of her possession of many books annotated by Kerouac and of her desire to meet Giroux. Other notable correspondents include Flannery O'Connor, John Berryman, Walker Percy, David Plante, and Mary Lee Settle.</p>"}