{"value"=>"<p>This series contains the files of Russell and Volkening agents Miriam Altshuler, Jennie Dunham, Gina Maccoby, Joe Regal, Timothy Seldes, and Harriet Wasserman. The bulk of the series is Seldes' files. The material in Series I and Series II is quite similar, the only difference being that multiple agents can be found in one box (sometimes one folder) in Series I, while the material in Series II mainly contains correspondence only with one agent and his/her clients. These files seem to have been kept in the agent's office until he/she determined they were too large or obsolete and then added them to the general author files for the entire agency.</p> <p>The series contains correspondence between agents and authors and between agents, publishers, and others regarding the publication, editing, and reviews of works; requests for permission to republish works; correspondence regarding foreign rights; clippings and reviews; royalty statements; contracts; book covers; notes on conversations and about editing of works; manuscript cards (cards recording where and when stories were sent and whether they were returned or purchased); typescripts, some with notes and corrections; and other material.</p> <p>Material that dates before or after the career of an agent at Russell and Volkening concerns royalties, copyrights, and other information for titles and/or clients who were represented by Russell and Volkening at one time. For example, Miriam Altshuler was an agent between1982-1994, but the material in her files dates on either side of that time. Some clients chose to follow an agent when he/she left the agency, but some of their titles were still managed by Russell and Volkening.</p>"}