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Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York, N Y.

Alfred · A · Knopf Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

April 2, 1954

Dear Langston:

A lady in Valdosta, Georgia, wants to
get a copy of "a booklet or pamphlet" that
she once saw. She describes it as being a
collection of poems written by you, and says
that one of the poems was called "Broke."
Can you give me any information to pass on
to her as to where this booklet -- or the
specific poem -- can be obtained?

All the best to you.

Sincerely yours,

for ALFRED A. KNOPF, Inc.

Herbert Weinstock

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York, N. Y.

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April 5, 1954

Mr. Herbert Weinstock,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Herbert,

I'm just back from a Spring lecture trip—St. Louis, Southern Illinois University, Florida Normal, etc., and a flight over to Nassau—to find your note of inquiry for "a lady in Valdosta, Georgia".

The booklet she refers to is my "THE NEGRO MOTHER and Other Poems" which Prentiss Taylor and I published about 1929, long out of print and impossible to find. But I am enclosing a copy of the title poem, and the poem "Broke" for the lady, if you will be so kind as send them on to her.

Let me know when the time comes that Knopf would like to put together in one volume the best of my poems from my books and all the various little booklets and phamplets I've had, as well as some new poems of recent years.

My continued good wishes to you, as ever

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

April 9, 1954

Dear Langston:

Thanks for your letter of April 5 and
for the typed pages, which last I have forwarded
to Mrs. E. E. Hubert in Valdosta.

As several of your individual books of
poems are actively in print, I am afraid that we
cannot see any place at the present for a vol-
ume of selected poems. Perhaps the day will
come when the impossibility of keeping the
individual volumes in print will make a collect-
ed or selected volume desirable.

All the best.

Herbert Weinstock

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, N. Y.

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May 4, 1954

Dear Langston:

I have yours of May 3rd and needless to say I am distressed after
having read the copies of the letters you got from your two Dutch friends,
one living in Holland and one in London and as well as your own setting forth of
the problem involving the pirated edition of your poems. Careful checking
here indicates no permission having been given for such an edition to be
published. You are quite right in understanding it is tough as hell to do
anything about a pirated edition in Holland. It would bore you and take
an unbelievable amount of time should I try to set forth to you why these
Dutch piracies are gotten away with even in the light of the Berne
 convention. The only thing I can suggest doing is to write a letter to a
Dutch fellow who acts for us informally as agent from time to time. He is a
resident of London and might even get in touch with your friend, Rosey Pooles.
He might just possibly be able to come with some suggestion as to how we may
at least protest. Once I have something to report on this you will be
hearing from me. All best wishes.

Langston Hughes, Esq.,
20 East 127th Street,
New York, 35, N.Y.

WAK:ll

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ALFRED A. KNOPF, Incorporated

Publisher of Borzoi Books
Phone: Murray Hill 8-0600

501 Madison Avenue
New York 22, N. Y.

May 4, 1954

Dear Langston:

I have yours of May 3rd and needless to say I am distressed after
having read the copies of the letters you got from your two Dutch friends,
one living in Holland one in London and as well as your own setting forth
of the problem involving the pirated edition of your poems. Careful check-
ing here indicates no permission having been given for such an edition to
be published. You are quite right in understanding it is tough as hell to
do anything about a pirated edition in Holland. It would bore you and take
an unbelievable amount of time should I try to set forth to you why these
Dutch piracies are gotten away with even in the light of the Berne Con-
vention. The only thing I can suggest doing is to write a letter to a
Dutch fellow who acts for us informally as agent from time to time. He
is a resident of London and might even get in touch with your friend,
Rosey Pool. He might just possibly be able to come up with some suggestion
as to how we may at least protest. Once I have something to report on this
you will be hearing from me. All best wishes.

WAK:11

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

May 6, 1954

Dear Langston,

I have found that we are virtually down to the
out of stock stage on THE BIG SEA. You have asked
us for three copies, two for yourself and one to be
sent to Dominica. There are five books on the shelves
but all are slightly damaged. If you want us to use
these, we will let you have them without charge. Please
do let me know.

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, New York

WAK:am

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May 7, 1954

Dear Langston,

I believe you already know, through Bill Koshland, that we're going to publish a wonderful book by Peter Abrahams called TELL FREEDOM. It's the autobiography of the first twenty-two years of his life, up to the time he was able to leave South Africa and go to England. It's an amazingly sensitive book, and I have developed a kind of missionary enthusiasm on its behalf. I've secured some advance copies of the English edition, and would like to send one to you if you can read it quickly and return it to me. I hope that you will feel moved to make some comment on it that we can quote. The reason for the rush is that comments received early enough to put into the hands of our salesmen before they sell the book will be much more valuable than later comments.

Do let me hear from you.

HS:el

May 16, 1954

Mr. Harold Strauss,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, New York.

Dear Harold,

"Tell Freedom" is a very good book indeed, and I'm
grateful to you letting me see it before publication.
You are certainly welcome to use any part of my statement
about it that you choose. And if you'll send me a copy
when it comes out, I'll do a column on it in the CHICAGO
DEFENDER for which I write a weekly piece.

There's one spelling error I hope you'll catch in your
edition. On page 196, 3rd line from the bottom, and on
page 200, 8th line from the bottom, the name Sterling
Brown should be spelled with an e "Sterling", not an i
as it is in the English edition.

I'm returning the unbound pages to you today. Sorry to
be a bit longer than I'd hoped. I came down with a
virus—plain ordinary old bad cold—last week. Yours,

Very simply and very beautifully in "Tell Freedom" Peter Abrahams M/M/M writes
autobiography.

his own M/M/M of a colored boy growing up in South Africa. Through the eyes
a child who becomes a man/the whole complex problem of that land of Natives
and Coloureds and Whites, so much on the front pages these days, becomes for
a us/human reality, not just a remote race or political problem. Johannesburg,
Cape Town, Durban, and the veld unroll before our eyes. And in terms of one
boy's life, the problems of the whole of the Union of South Africa become close
and immediate and very real, because we see them and feel them and suffer them
as only a story teller of great ability can make a reader see and feel and suffer—
and care. "Tell Freedom" is as engrossing as fiction and as moving as poetry—
communicates its reality so vividly, contemporary
only it is real. Because it M/M/M/M/it illuminates the/news stories from South
Africabetter than any other book I've read about that troubled land, fact or fiction.
And it is the only book I've read for a long time M/M/M/M at one sitting without
shopping M pages. In "Tell Freedom" all the pages are as if the man were with
you talking in a way that makes you want to hear all he has to say.

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May 17, 1954

Dear Langston:

Robert Harben, who has acted for us in various arrangements with Dutch publishers, has acknowledged receipt of my letter to him about the pirated edition of your poems and tells me that he has had quite some discussion about the affair with Miss Rosey Pool, whom he knows very well, whose opinion about the quality of the translation he feels is definitely very reliable. He goes on to state that:

"When Miss Pool first told me about the matter I explained to her that the author's legal position is of course very weak indeed. These poems were first published in America and are free of copyright in Holland. In view of this weak legal position I suggested to Miss Pool to write to the author and I am glad that you have approached me in this respect now.

I have been thinking for some time as to what can be done. It is out of the question to start legal action. For this reason I have now written to the man concerned as per copy of the letter enclosed herein and I can only hope that it frightens him. Even if it does not and he goes ahead with the publication, preparation has been made to kill the book. You can rely upon Miss Pool and her friends in relation to the Dutch Press being co-operative in this respect.....

I am sorry that I cannot be of greater assistance, but I am an optimist and hope that my letter will have some influence.

I shall keep you informed of course about any further developments. "

Mr. Harben enclosed two copies of his letter and one of them goes to you herewith. All best wishes.

Langston Hughes, Esq.,
20 East 127th Street,
New York, 35, N.Y.
WAK:ll enc.

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

May 18, 1954

Dear Mr. Hughes,

Mr. Strauss is away for a few days and I
am writing on his behalf to thank you for your
letter of May 16th and for the statement about
TELL FREEDOM. He will be very pleased to learn
how much you like the book. Meanwhile, I am
showing your letter to others here in the office
who are working on the book.

We'll be glad to send you a review copy
when the book comes out so that you may do a
piece on it for the *Chicago Defender*.

We'll see that the misspelling of Sterling
Brown's name is corrected.

Again our thanks for your help.

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PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

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July 17, 1954

Mr. R. Meyer,
Accounting Dept.,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Meyer,

As suggested in your letter of July 1, I am
enclosing my check for $18.11 to cover the
remaining amount due on book purchases as
shown on royalty report for the six months
ending April 30, 1954.

With best regards, as ever,

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

PUBLISHER OF

BORZOI BOOKS

July 30, 1954

Dear Langston:

Rather than copy a letter written in French with a translation of one of your poems in French, I am sending the whole bit of correspondence to you. I wonder if you would let me know just how you feel. This should be answered. I do not recognize the poem as one from one of our volumes, but by the same token it would be quite impossible to claim fallability on this. If the origin is elsewhere, go ahead and answer and if you want me to answer, return the correspondence with comment. All the best to you.

Langston Hughes, Esq.,
20 East 127 Street,
New York 35, N.Y.

WAK:11

enc.

September 1, 1954

Dear Bill:

Thank you very much for sending me the
letter from the French composer who
wishes to set to music a poem of mine
called "Drums".

Since this poem is not in any Knopf
book, I am granting him my permission,
personally, to do so.

Very best regards to you.

Mr. William A. Koshland
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York 22, N. Y.

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

October 19, 1954

Dear Langston:

One William L. Moore is preparing an anthology of American verse to be included in a small English language training text book in Japan. He seems like a very decent fellow and while he is not able to pay more than a token fee of $2.00 per poem, I don't see how he can very well be brushed aside. We have given the necessary permission for those poems of yours that he has requested which we have published. Another poem that he asks for is "Drums" which I know you control. Would you be good enough to write Mr. Moore directly. His address is International Christian University, 1500 Osawa, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo-To, Japan. All best wishes.

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

October 20, 1954

Dear Dr. Moore:

A note from William Koshland, of the Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., office, tells me that you wish to use in a forthcoming anthology of American verse, to be included in an English language-training textbook for use in Japan, a poem of mine called DRUM. I am happy to grant you the use of this poem without charge for this purpose. The poem was originally published in a small privately printed booklet, entitled DEAR LOVELY DEATH, Troutbeck Press, Amenia, New York, 1932.

I would appreciate it very much if you would send me a copy of your book when it is published.

Dr. William L. Moore
International Christian University
1500 Osawa
Mitaka-shi
Tokyo, Japan

lh-hs

ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc.

BORZOI BOOKS
for Young People
MURRAY HILL 8-0600

501 Madison Ave • N.Y. 22

October 21, 1954

Dear Mr. Hughes:

This is just to introduce myself, the new Juvenile Editor at Knopf, and to let you know how proud I am to have THE DREAMKEEPER on our list.

I come to publishing straight from eighteen years in public library work with children and I am happy to be able to report that in my experience the boys and girls have always loved your books.

I feel that we are old friends, not only because I have used your books with the children over and over again but also because I have met you on many occasions, the last being at the party Franklin Watts gave you upon the publication of THE FIRST BOOK OF NEGROES. At that time I was Superintendent of Work with Children in the Brooklyn Public Library.

I hope that we can meet again personally some time soon.

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 E. 127 Street
New York 35, New York

November 3, 1954

Miss M. E. Martignoni, Editor
Borzoi Books for Young People
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York 22, New York

Dear Miss Martignoni:

Your letter of October 21, has come dur-
ing Mr. Hughes' absence from New York City.
I know he will be glad to learn that you
have become the new Juvenile Editor at
Knopf.

Your letter will be brought to the atten-
tion of Mr. Hughes upon his return to his
desk.

HHS/s

November 26, 1954

Miss Margaret E. Martignoni,
Alfred A. Knopf, Borzoi Books,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, New York.

Dear Miss Martignoni,

Thank you very much for your nice letter (which came
while I was away in Chicago) letting me know that you
are now the Juvenile Editor at Knopf's--which
delights me. Congratulations and much happiness in
your new position.

Under separate cover I am sending you a recording script
I've just written based on THE DREAM KEEPER, at the
request of Mr. Moses Asch of Folkways Records, 117 West
46th Street, New York, who wishes to do a 10" LP using
these poems. Folkways has just made two such recordings
based on the Franklin Watts books of mine, THE FIRST
BOOK OF RHYTHMS and the forthcoming THE FIRST BOOK OF
JAZZ, narrated by me, documentary in style, with examples,
music, and sound effects, designed for young people.
The JAZZ one I particularly like, and I think they can
do a good job on our DREAM KEEPER. If you have any
suggestions concerning this script, I would be happy to
have them, as this version is not necessarily final, and
we will not be ready to record for a week or two yet.

All my good wishes to you,

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

February 2, 1955

Langston Hughes Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Hughes:

Following your phone call I hasten to review
your royalty account with us, and much to the
regret of both of us, there is an unearned
balance of $3.06.

Although our October 31, 1954 report disclosed
a balance of $36.94 due you, we have been informed
by G. Schirmer and Company of a duplicate payment
which we received in 1948 amounted to $40.00,
covering selection rights from FIELD OF WONDER.
We obviously had to refund the overpayment, and
accordingly, your account now discloses a debit
balance of $3.06.

PB;ek

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

February 18, 1955

Dear Mr. Hughes:

There are so few requests for ONE WAY TICKET that we propose to close out our overstock of approximately 300 copies. You may, if you wish, purchase them from us at our manufacturing cost of 36¢ a copy. If you do not plan to buy the copies, please let us know, and we will dispose of them elsewhere.

Langston O. Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, N. Y.

JCL: JC

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

February 21, 1955

Mr. Joseph C. Lesser,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Lesser:

I would be happy to purchase from you
the overstock of my book ONE WAY TICKET up to
300 copies (or less, whatever the number may be)
at the price of 36¢ per copy. You may send them
to me at the above address any time you wish,
billing me for the amount, and I will send you my
check in March when my quarterly ASCAP royalties
are due and payable.

How do we stand on other stocks of my
books? I do not want them to go out of stock with-
out my securing a dozen or so copies to have on hand,
as THE BIG SEA did, without my knowing it.

With best regards to you, as ever,

Sincerely yours,

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

PUBLISHER OF

BORZOI BOOKS

April 5, 1955

Dear Langston:

We've received a letter from Mrs. Mary Sennholz, The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, inquiring about your poem "Goodbye Christ". She wants to know whether the poem was ever copyrighted by you, and if so, in which of your works it appears. Am I right in thinking that the poem does not appear in any of your books published by ourselves? Have you any suggestions for answering her, or would you like to do it yourself?

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127 Street
New York 35, New York

WAK:ap

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PUBLISHER OF

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April 27, 1955

Dear Langston:

Ever so many thanks for your card of the 22nd, acknowledging my last to you.

I note that you have just finished another juvenile and that you are finding
this particular aspect of your writing career gratifying on one count if not on
several. I took advantage of the information to have a chat with our new editor
for young people, Margaret Martignoni, who has been with us since October 1st;
and she tells me she has known you for a long time and admires your work very much.
Who knows, perhaps one of these days you will be doing one for us!

All the best to you,

WAK:ap

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

June 27, 1955

Dear Langston,

I can't remember whether we ever corresponded about
the request that came in a long time ago from one Chandra
Sekhar Mukherjee of West Bengal, India regarding your
novel NOT WITHOUT LAUGHTER. This dates back something more
than a year ago and we worked out a contract on a very
nominal basis. Now we have received a letter, of which I
enclose a copy, and I would not want to accede to their
specific request unless such a procedure has your approval.
Since I am leaving for a vacation about the middle of this
week and will be gone for quite some time, will you address
your reply to Miss Alva Flood, who will carry on from there.

WAK:js
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C O P Y

June 21, 1955

Chandra Sekhar Mukherjee
9, Dharmatala Lane
Shibpore, P.O.
Howrah, West Bengal, India

Dear Sirs:

LANGSTON HUGHES: NOT WITHOUT LAUGHTER.

May I hope that you can still recollect me?

Now, as requested by my publisher, Messrs. Abbhudaya Prakash Mandir of 5,
Shyamacharan Dey Street, Calcutta, I forward their sincerest regret for their inability
to proceed with the contract since your permission to them.

They were inadvertently busy with publication of School Text Books and now they feel
to settle the matter at their earliest convenience.

Meanwhile, I would request you to consider the following difficulties of rendering
this translation and allow me the privileges asked for so that the publication may not be
unnecessarily delayed or ultimately be stopped to the entire dissatisfaction of all
concerned.

1) The translation of blank verses can not be rendered up to the required standard. So I like to drop these portions where necessary without any disqualification of Mr. Hughes' writings.

2) The publishing conditions of our country, both from the point of view of the reading public and the Government, do not permit a few portions to be translated on moralist ground. So, most reluctantly, I like to drop a few sequences, if necessary, to avoid unwanted trouble.

Last of all, I sincerely hope that your permission to this effect will help both
myself and my publisher to place before the reading public of our country a remarkable
title of Mr. Langston Hughes within a short period.

With best sentiments.

:js

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

June 30, 1955

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York City 35, N.Y.

Dear Mr. Hughes:

We take pleasure in enclosing our royalty statement
on your works for the six month period ended April
30, 1955.

You will note that your statement shows a debit
balance in the amount of $45.45 in excess of royalty
earnings as a result of purchases made by you.

We know that it is usually your policy to clear
your account therefore, if you so desire, your
check in the amount of $45.45 will clear accounts.

Hope you have an enjoyable summer.

RM:ek
Enc.

Paid by ch. 2547
July 14, 1955

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

July 14, 1955

Mr. R. Meyer,
Accounting Dept.,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, New York.

Dear Mr. Meyer,

Thank you for your recent note and the
statement. I am enclosing my check for
$45.45 which will clear our current debit
balance.

Happy summer to you,

July 21, 1955

Dear Mr. Bosquet:

Mr. Langston Hughes has forwarded to us a copy of your
letter of July 13th in which you request permission to include
in French translation four of his poems in an anthology you
are preparing for Les Editions Stock. We join with Mr. Hughes
in granting this permission for "Jazzonia," "Dream Variation,"
"Cross," and "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" which were published
in our volume entitled THE WEARY BLUES. Will you please see
that our form of credit is used as follows:

Reprinted from THE WEARY BLUES by Langston Hughes,
by permission of the author and Alfred A. Knopf,
Inc. Copyright 1927 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

We should appreciate receiving two copies of this anthology
when it is published -- one for Mr. Hughes, and one for our files.

Alva E. Flood

Alain Bosquet, Esq.
22 avenue de l'Opéra
Paris I, FRANCE

af
c.c. -- Mr. Langston Hughes

August 18, 1955

Dear Mr. Hughes:

I would like to apologize for the delay in
Mr. Koshland's letter to you - I carelessly had
typed the envelope to 17th street. - which was
of course returned.

Thelma Branch

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

August 15, 1955

Dear Langston:

Certainly, we are glad to add whatever consent
is necessary from us for the conclusion of the Folk-
ways Record of a batch of your poems from ONE-WAY
TICKET. I'll write a formal letter to Mr. Moe Asch
advising him, of course, that it would be a good
idea to note that the poems are protected by copyright
by running some sort of credit. All the best to
you, as always.

WAK:tb

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

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ALFRED A KNOPF Inc.

Borzoi Books
for Young People

C O P Y

501 Madison Ave . N. Y. 22

August 24, 1955

Dear Mr. Hughes:

Thank you very much for your suggestion that I send
THE DREAM KEEPER and Arna Bontemps' STORY OF THE NEGRO, to Mr.
Eddy W. Belcher, Director, Division of Curriculum, in the
Louisville public schools. This has been done. I am tremen-
dously thrilled to know that Mr. Belcher has such a sympathetic
interest, and is working so actively to smooth the integration
program in the public schools.

Truly these are history making days, and I am very
proud to have even a tiny part in such a magnificent venture.

Mr. Langston Hughes
20 East 127 Street
New York 35, N. Y.

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ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc·

501 Madison Ave • N.Y. 22

August 24, 1955

Dear Mr. Langston:

Thank you very much for your
suggestion that I send THE DREAM KEEPER and
Arna Bontemps' STORY OF THE NEGRO, to Mr.
Eddy W. Belcher, Director, Division of Curriculum,
in the Louisville public schools. This has been
done. I am tremendously thrilled to know that
Mr. Belcher has such a sympathetic interest,
and is working so actively to smooth the
integration program in the public schools.
Truly these are history making days, and I
am very proud to have even a tiny part in such
a magnificent venture.

Mr. Langston Hughes
20 E. 127st Street
New York 35, N.Y.

MEM:mb

ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc·

501 Madison Ave • N.Y. 22

September 6 1955

Dear Mr. Hughes:

Thank you for letting me see the little
story, A DOG AND CAT TALE, which you were kind
enough to send in. I regret exceedingly that
it seems a little thin for our list and I am
returning it herewith. But I would so much
like to have another book from you for the
Knopf Juvenile List! Please continue to
send in any material which you feel might be
suitable.

My greatest need right now is for good
stories for children 8 to 12 years old, but
I am, of course, interested in all ages and
all subjects.

Mr. Langston Hughes
20 E. 127th St.
New York 35, N.Y.
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(over, pls)

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Miss Margaret E. Martignoni, Editor
Borzoi Books For Young People
Alfred A. Knopf Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Miss Martignoni:

I am grateful to you for your comments on A DOG AND CAT TALE and for returning the manuscript to me.

Since you say that you would be interested in seeing something for children from 8 to 12 years, I am suggesting to my literary agent, Ivan von Auw of Ober Associates, that he submit to you the manuscript of a little juvenile which Arna Bontemps and I wrote called BON BON BUDDY about a little chocolate colored boy who got lost on bargain day in a big department store. Arna Bontemps suggested too, that he would like to have you see this since he has been delighted with your handling of his STORY OF THE NEGRO.

I have just finished my fourth "First" book for the Franklin Watts series. This one is about the islands of the West Indies, most of which I have visited, and will be called THE FIRST BOOK OF THE WEST INDIES. I have two more books to do in this series. Another juvenile in the Dodd Meade FAMOUS AMERICANS SERIES is coming out September 28th, FAMOUS NEGRO MUSIC MAKERS. And I have one adult book due out this fall too, THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE with more than 100 wonderful photographs by Roy DeCarava, taken on a Guggenheim Fellowship. There are some beautiful childrens pictures in this book which tells a story of a Negro family. So I have had a pretty busy year for which I am grateful.

With all my good wishes to you,

P.S. Ivan von Auw also has a junior teen-age juvenile of ours called BOY OF THE BORDER (mostly written by Arna--very beautifully) which might interest you.

LH/g

ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc.

501 Madison Ave • N.Y. 22

September 26, 1955

Dear Mr. Hughes:

I look forward to receiving the manuscripts entitled BON BON BUDDY and BOY OF THE BORDER, which I understand Ivan von Auw will be sending on to me. I promise to read them promptly and let you know what I think of them as possibilites for the Knopf juvenile list. I sincerely hope that they work out for both of us.

I am very impressed with the list of books that you have coming out this year. I can see that you are a very busy writer. How you find time to do all these things, I'll never know, but then I suppose you are, like a great many other people, happiest when you are busiest.

Mr. Langston Hughes
20 E. 127th Street
New York 35, N.Y.

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December 8, 1955

Dear Langston:

Your
A message to Joan Taylor of our Publicity Department
has, in due course, been passed on to me. I am sorry to
have to report that our files, on the basis of the information
passed on to me, do not reveal the granting of/permission for
reprinting of "Slave on The Block" from THE WAYS OF WHITE
FOLKS in a volume of MODERN AMERICAN SHORT STORIES in a
Danish edition, although this is something that might
have happened. Have you any idea as to publisher of the
work or editor which might give us a clue in tracking
down this particular item. As for a Dutch edition of
NOT WITHOUT LAUGHTER we are in the same boat with no
record of a contract having been made or any copies received.
Once again if you can give me a clue as to possible publisher
I will endeavor to have it tracked down through an agent we
know quite well on the spot.

I shall look forward to hearing from you about this.

Langston O. Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, N.Y.

WAK:tb

January 7, 1956

Dear Bill:

Thank you for the note in reply to my questions concerning the
Dutch edition of NOT WITHOUT LAUGHTER and the Danish Anthology
containing a story of mine. I have been unable to get any specific
information as to the publisher or date of the Dutch edition of
NOT WITHOUT LAUGHTER. However, the Danish Anthology is called:
"Moderne Amerikanske Noveler". And what follows I presume is
the name of the publisher, Ved Ole Starm, Thaning & Appels, Forlag,
Copenhagen, Denmark. If by any chance you received a couple of
copies of this, I would appreciate having one since I have been
unable to get one. I am particularly concerned only about having
a copy for my shelves as I know the payment, if any, would be
very small.

My very best wishes to you for a happy New Year.

Mr. William Koshland
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York 22, N. Y.

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February 2, 1956

Dear Mr. Hughes:

I sent THE WEARY BLUES and NOT WITHOUT
LAUGHTER to Peter Abrahams right after I spoke
to you on the phone, and I do apologize for
the delay.

Unfortunately, we discover that SHAKESPEARE
IN HARLEM and THE WAYS OF WHITE FOLKS are now
out of print. I thought you'd want to know this,
and also want to know that I therefore could not
send them to Peter.

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th St.
New York 35, N.Y.

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February 6, 1956

Dear Langston:

We have finally had word from an agent in Denmark that permission to include the story "Slave on the Block" from THE WAYS OF WHITE FOLKS in that Danish anthology was granted by Hughes Massie & Co. Ltd., of London who are the British representatives of Harold Ober Associates. Payment was, in due course, made to them, and whether or not this channeled back through this office or through Ober will have to be investigated. I'll let you have details in due course, meanwhile a couple of copies of the book are being sent to us.

Langston O. Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, New York

WAK:tb

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February 15, 1956

Dear Langston:

I have heard from Ivan von Auw that Hughes Massie did
query them about the story and at the same time they put
some sort of Danish broadcasting request to them and Ober
gave a go-ahead to Massey. You were out of town at the time
as I understand it. The Danish publisher apparently
paid $110 and you in turn were paid on July 13, 1954. At
this late date it would be too confusing, I am sure, to do
anything about rebookkeeping in any direction. So lets both
of us forget the entire matter. When the books come in I'll
forward them along to you.

WAK:tb

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November 16, 1956

Dear Langston,

On my return from a brief trip to
San Francisco I find a card which I rather
suspect you sent me to the Autographing
Party to honor your book along with several
others. I am awfully sorry that I could not
be there and hope it was a grand success.
I am looking forward to reading the book,
and as a matter of fact Sandy Richardson,
who is now with us, showed me the lovely
inscribed copy you sent him. More power to you!

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April 26, 1957

Dear Langston,

I have acknowledged the enclosed letter from Richard Wright
with a simple notation that we have not been able to locate the
poem in question "Let America Be America Again" in any of the
volumes which we published, and that we are passing the letter
on to you for acknowledgment. I know you will do the needful.

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York, N.Y.

WAK:mp

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NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

June 6, 1957

Dear Langston,

A note to say how much pleasure I got
from SIMPLY HEAVEN. You have created a
great stage character -- in fact, a couple
of them. There are plenty of laughs, some
of them rueful, and, as you've probably been
told many times, two scenes are all-time show-
stoppers: "I'm a good girl" and Simple's
army fantasy. I wish it a great success, and
a long run at prices people can afford.

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th St.
New York City

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

October 3, 1957

Dear Ivan:

Inlooking up the poems for Dudley Frasier
which might be included in my SELECTED
POEMS I came across the original letter
from Alfred A. Knopf stating the prices
at which they would be willing to sell
me their remaining stock of my books of
poems. I am enclosing this information
for you. Since this letter is dated 1951,
I think the number of books now remaining
would be considerably less and if this
offer still holds good I could probably
afford to buy them all, providing SIMPLY
HEAVENLY runs a few weeks longer.

I am writing to A. A. Knopf to ascertain
if the offer is still good and how many
books remain.

Mr. Ivan von Auw, Jr.
Harold Ober Associates, Inc.
40 East 49 Street
New York, N. Y.

Ivan von Auw, Jr., Esq.
Harold Ober Associates Incorporated
40 East 49th Street
New York 17, N. Y.

WAK:af

October 17, 1957

Dear Ivan,

I'm sorry to have delayed so long in formally acknowledging your letter of
September 25th regarding Langston Hughes and the books of his we publish. I
think Langston has it a bit mixed up as to the arrangement Joe Lesser made in
1951 when overstock was offered at cost on various titles to Langston on the
basis of leaving us with a five-year supply of stock on hand at the then current
rate of sale. As you say, Langston apparently did buy some copies of ONE-WAY
TICKET -- not all of them. Again, in 1955, the matter came up once more, and
Langston took additional copies at a special price. At that time Joe Lesser
told him the stock situation, and it now appears that his estimates were over-
optimistic because the rate of sale has declined so drastically that we have, I
daresay, enough stock of all the titles on hand to last for some years to come.
Under the circumstances we do not want to dispose of the remaining stock for any
of them.

THE BIG SEA is out of print and Langston may now give us formal notice to
reprint or cancel the contract insofar as that title is concerned. Upon receipt
of such formal notice, we will forego the usual waiting period and effect the
necessary cancellation.

Strangely enough, Langston wrote Herbert about ten days after your letter
bringing up the same matter of the offer made many years ago, and I'm giving
Herbert a copy of this letter to send to him.

William A. Koshland

COPY sent Ivan von Auw---with
query as to how to answer
Weinstock's question as to
SELECTED POEMS.

10--23--57

October 23, 1957

Mr. William A. Koshland,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Bill:

Thank you very much for the copy of letter to Ivan von Auw, Jr.,
relating to my various books of poems and their stock which
you sent me via Herbert Weinstock, also your information
concerning THE BIG SEA. Since, sometime ago I signed a release
permitting the melting down of the plates for THE BIG SEA, and
since it has been for quite awhile out of print, please be so
kind upon receipt of this letter to cancel our contract for that
book and return the rights to me, as you state in your letter
would be done upon notification, hereby effected.

There has recently been formed a NEGRO BOOK SOCIETY intending to
seal books of Negro authorship by mail mostly, and largely to
Negroes in small communities and the Deep South where there are
no bookshops. They will feature a quarterly selection, their
first being my current SIMPLE STAKES A CLAIM. The Executive
Secretary, Miss Constance Curtis, will probably contact you in
due time regarding Knopf books by colored writers, as they intend
eventually to compile quite a listing of available volumes.

With thanks to you for the information, and cordial regards,

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

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BORZOI BOOKS

November 6, 1957

Dear Langston:

This is a fairly belated acknowledgment of your letter
of October 23rd, and you may take the enclosed as formal
cancellation of our old agreement insofar as THE BIG SEA
is concerned.

Thanks for alerting me about the Negro Book Society.
We will be ready to co-operate with them in any request they
make of us for available books. I look forward to hearing
from Miss Constance Curtis, and I rather suspect it will
be better if she works on this with Alfred A. Knopf, Jr.,
and I can put her on to him when I hear.

I am delighted that things are going to work out
for a volume of selected poems.

All the best to you.

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20mEast 127th Street
New York 35, N.Y.

wak:jf

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November 13, 1957

Dear Langston,

Under separate cover you will be getting a copy
of a Czech edition of a selected volume of poems from
THE WEARY BLUES, SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM and FIELDS OF
WONDER, which I'm sure you will be pleased to have.
It was a case of taking what traffic would bear when it
comes to payment, and that was an advance of $75 against
royalty at the rate of 5%. Something tells me that you
already know about this edition. It is published by the
State Publishing House of Fiction, Music and Arts of
Prague, and is an edition of 4,000 copies so we are
informed.

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, N.Y.

wak:jf

November 16, 1957

Dear Bill,

I should like to thank you and the Alfred Knopf Company for sending me my collection of poems published in Czechoslovak and the Mary McLeod Bethune biography.

I am happy to have both of these books.

Many thanks and best wishes,

Mr. William A. Koshland
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York 22, N.Y.

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December 17, 1957

Dear Langston:

I have been an unconscionably long time getting in touch
with you about your manuscript. Please forgive me.

I do not think that your book needs a preface or
introduction, and I certainly do not think that at this time it
would be a good idea to ask Carl Van Vechten to write one.
Suppose we agree that you need no introduction to the public at
this time!

I have no suggestions for omitting any of the poems now
in the manuscript or for adding any now not there. What I really
wanted to discuss with you is the copyright question. A note in
the front of the manuscript says that all the poems in this
volume "are either from Knopf books; are uncopyrighted; or else
the copyright belongs to the author." There is no problem, of
course about poems taken from books we published. What I want to
know now is:

1. Which poems are uncopyrighted?

2. What do you mean by saying that in some poems the copyright "belongs to the author" and which poems do you mean?

3. Why cite *The Dream Keeper* as the source of poems in the new book when that book in turn was a collection of poems from earlier books--or am I mistaken in believing that *The Dream Keeper* did not

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contain any poems not published earlier in book form?

4. Was *Montage of A Dream Deferred* copyright in your name?
We shall have to have a formal assignment of copyright.

5. In whose name is the copyright of *Dear Lovely Death*--and
again we shall have to have a formal assignment of copyright.

If you have any questions about these things, which I admit
are not entirely clear to me, I suggest that you telephone Bill
Koshland at this office (Murray Hill 8-0600).

I think that we should not include the list of poems that
have been set to music. It does not belong in this volume.

Finally, my suggestion is that we call the book *The Selected Poems of Langston Hughes*. Is this all right with you?

When we have the answers to these questions I think that we
can proceed with the production process.

If I don't see you or hear from you before, let me wish you
a Merry Christmas and the best possible 1958.

HW:jp

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POSTAL CARD

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 E. 127th Street
New York, N.Y.

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

501 Madison Ave., N. Y. 22

We acknowledge the receipt of your manuscript entitled
SELECTED POEMS by Langston Hughes

We will report to you as soon as previous engagements
permit. We take every care of all manuscripts
submitted to us but assume no responsibility whatever
for accidental loss through fire, in transit, or from
any other cause.

For and on behalf of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Editorial Department

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

January 6, 1958

Dear Langston:

Thanks very much for sending back the manuscript
of the *Selected Poems*. The only trouble is that you
have not answered any of the questions in my letter
of December 17. May I ask you to take a careful look
at the letter and to answer all the questions in detail?
I really should have some difficulty in proceeding with
the production of the book until I have these answers
in hand.

All the best to you.

HW:jp

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

January 20, 1958

Dear Mr. Weinstock:

I am sorry to have been so long in answering your note concerning the copyrights for my Selected Poems. I have been away on a lecture trip - which included Buffalo at 5 below zero - and I returned with a bad cold. I'm still in bed. I had been under the impression that your office had all the copyright information or could get it through the Harold Ober office, however:

1. Most of the poems are from Knopf books except for MONTAGE OF A DREAM DEFERRED and the initials of the books are on each page. In using the term "uncopyrighted" I meant not in book form. Those which have appeared in magazines I shall send you a list of as soon as I get out of the hospital.

2. When I say, "copy belongs to the author" I mean that it has been re-assigned to me as in the case of MONTAGE.

3. In the DREAMKEEPER there are about a dozen poems not included in any other book but some of these have been chosen for the Selected Poems therefore I list the DREAM-KEEPER along with the other books from which these poems are taken.

4. MONTAGE was copyrighted in my name and the Harold Ober office has a letter from Henry Holt re-assigning all rights to me when the book went out of print.

5. DEAR LOVELY DEATH was privately printed and never copyrighted. I have permission to use any poems from it in anyway I wish.

You will notice that I have removed from the manuscript the list of poems as set to music. I agree with the title suggested: THE SELECTED POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES. And since it will be a fairly large book, I also agree that we do not necessarily need an introduction. Should you have any further problems please let me know.

With all good wishes to you, I am

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January 22, 1958

Dear Langston:

I am very sorry indeed to hear that you have not been well, and I hope that by the time this letter reaches you you will be out of the hospital. Additionally, I hope that it was only the formality of the hospital that made you address me as "Dear Mr. Weinstock"--my name is Herbert, and earlier letters from you prove that you know it!

Your letter of January 20 is most helpful. There are still some details that must be settled. I think that Ivan von Auw can settle most of them, and I am therefore putting the problems up to him. I don't think that you're in the mood or state to be bothered with them right at this moment. Of course, he may have to turn to you for some of the answers.

All the best to you.

HW:jp

C O P Y

January 29. 1958

Dear Herbert:

Ivan von Auw has sent me the list of poems for which
you have no record of publication, so I am enclosing what
information I have in my files. Those for which I have no
publishing record probably appeared in little magazines on one
sort or another and are now out of print. In any case I see
no complications in our going ahead and using these in my
"Selected Poems". A few have not been published anywhere at
all.

I neglected to include a poem in the manuscript for
which I continue to get requests. It is "Freedom's Plow",
originally written for a radio performance by Paul Mooney.
for the Urban League and repeated last year by Cornelia
Otis Skinner. This poem can be added at the very end, to
follow, "Refugee In America". I am enclosing a copy for you.
It was originally published by Musette Publishers, Steinway
Hall, 113 West 57th Street, New York, in pamphlet form in
1943 and copyrighted by me.

Forgive me for not getting this information to you
sooner but I dictated the previous letter while in the hospital
and, of course, had no access to my files.

Mr. Herbert Weinstock
Alfred A. Knopf
501 Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y.

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February 6, 1958

Dear Langston:

I think that it would be nice to put in the front of *Selected Poems of Langston Hughes* an "ad card" listing all of your published books--not, of course, including pamphlets and other smaller publications. Is the enclosed list correct and complete? If it is, just drop me a postcard saying so. If it is not, send it back to me corrected, will you? Thanks.

All the best.

HW:jp

Enc.

February 10, 1958

Dear Herbert:

Here are the corrected book titles with the
addition of the two to be published this Spring,
"Famous Negro Heroes of America" and "The Langston
Hughes Reader". "Popo and Fifina" should be
classified under "juveniles" as I have indicated.
Although I have completed the questionnaire, I
am also enclosing my own bibliography and a
biographical sheet.

Did you decide to include, "Freedom's Plow", at
the end of the book? Since it is a very popular
poem and used a great deal on inter-racial
programs, I think it would be wise to include
it if you can.

I am about to depart on my annual Negro History
Week lecture tour but will be back in New York
by Monday, February 17th.

With cordial regards, I am

February 15, 1958

Dear Herbert:

I am sending you, under separate cover,
a photograph, but I would be very happy if we
could secure the Henri Bresson print from
Magnum Photographs as I indicated on the
publicity questionnaire. It is the most
recent photograph of me and although we
would have to pay something for its use,
I think it would be worthwhile. Could you
ask your publicity department to inquire
from Magnum what the fee would be?

I am so glad you decided to include "Freedom's
Plow" in the book.

Mr. Herbert Weinstock
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York 22, N. Y.

April 7, 1958

Dear Sirs:

Kindly send, billing to me at the above
address, the following copies of my books:

6 THE DREAM KEEPER

4 SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM

Also kindly send, billing to me the following
books of mine:MM

1 DREAM KEEPER

1 SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM

1 THE WAYS OF WHITE FOLKS

to:

Mr. Ampim D. Blankson,
c/o G. D. Yellowwe, Esq.,
Veterinary Dept., Secretariat,
Ibadan, NIGERIA,
West Africa.

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April 10, 1958

Dear Mr. Hughes;

Mr. Knopf has asked me to send you, under separate
cover, an advance paperbound copy of WILLIE MAE by Eliza-
beth Kytle which we are publishing on June 16th. The
story of a Negro servant from Georgia, told in her own
words with humor, ingenuity, and wisdom, it is a book which
I feel should be of special interest to you.

We hope that you will be able to fit WILLIE MAE into
your busy schedule and, because we know that you share
our interest in bringing this kind of human experience
to a wider audience, trust that you will be willing to
send your comments along to us for use in our publication
plans for the book.

HL:vs

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April 9, 1958

Dear Mr. Hughes:

title of book SELECTED POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES

On or about 4/18

we are sending you by... Messenger? :

galley proofs of text, with manuscript (front-matter proofs to follow)

page proofs of text, with corresponding corrected galleys, if any

duplicate page proofs of text, for preparation of index

proofs of front matter, with corresponding manuscript

proofs of halftone illustrations and captions, with caption manuscript

Please follow with care the requests in the "Instructions for Correcting Proofs," enclosed with the proofs.

You will recall that your publication agreement stipulates that you will read and return proofs within 14 days. Please return all materials--manuscript included--to us, never directly to the printer. If we receive proofs in batches from the printer, we shall send them to you as we receive them, over a two- or three-week period at most. Please do not hold one batch for receipt of the next unless forced to by the need to insert cross-references. Always return materials to us by the shipping method we have used in sending them to you.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

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April 21, 1958

Dear Mr. Hughes:

title of book ...SELECTED POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES
parcel post special delivery
message? ...

On or about ...4/22........................ we are sending you by ...

May 4, 1958

Dear Herbert:

I am sorry at the last moment to be
returning the proofs of my SELECTED POEMS
but I have just returned from three weeks
in Hollywood. I found the proofs awaiting
me on my return. I like the appearance of
the type and format very much.

I do not believe that I put a
dedication page in the manuscript. I would
like it to read as follows:

TO MY COUNSEL FLORA

Next fall when the book comes out,
I plan to do a number of lectures which will
help to sell and publicize it. I am delighted
that Knopf is again bringing out a volume of
my poetry and I know it will be as beautiful
as all of my other Knopf books have been.

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

May 7, 1958

Dear Langston,

Thanks for your letter of May 4 and for
returning the proofs of *Selected Poems*. No,
you did not put a dedication page in the
manuscript. I have sent a copy of what you
desire for that page to our production department,
and I foresee no difficulty in having a dedication
page included.

I am delighted to know that you are planning
to do some lectures next fall. I am sure that
your lecturing will, as it always has, sell books.
Sure, it's going to be a handsome job.

All the best to you.

Herbert Weinstock

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7/30/58

Dear Mr. Hughes!

title of book *SELECTED POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES*

On or about 8/1/58 we are sending you by parcel post special:

You will recall that your publication agreement stipulates that you will read and return proofs within 7 days. Please return all materials--manuscript included--to us, never directly to the printer. If we receive proofs in batches from the printer, we shall send them to you as we receive them, over a two- or three-week period at most. Please do not hold one batch for receipt of the next unless forced to by the need to insert cross-references. Always return materials to us by the shipping method we have used in sending them to you.

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August 5, 1958

Dear Langston:

We have not used the plates of BIG SEA, FIELDS OF WONDER and ONE WAY TICKET for several years and since the printer is pressed for storage space, we must dispose of them.

Should you desire to purchase the plates, we will be glad to name a price, which will be less than the amount stipulated in the contract; otherwise we will order them melted. The enclosed memorandum may help you to decide.

Please indicate your wishes by returning to us, duly counter-
signed, one copy of this letter - which goes to you in duplicate.

WAK:ec
encs.

Please check 1 or 2

1. Okay to melt X.

2. I might wish to buy the plates; what would they cost ?

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 E. 127 Street
New York City 35

August 30, 1957

SALE OF BOOK PLATES TO AUTHORS

Unless an author feels compelled to acquire the physical plates
from which his book was printed, I would advise him to agree to the
destruction of the text plates. Assuming that he will preserve at
least a couple of perfect copies of the book, he can always have a
reprint reproduced in offset at a figure comparable to the cost of
printing a small edition from electrotypes. An author who purchases
electros from us has quite a storage problem. The average electrotype
weighs about 1-1/2 lbs. per page of text, so that a 320-page book will
weigh somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 to 500 pounds. To this
must be added the weight of the boxes in which plates are stored and
shipped, at least 25 pounds more on a 320-page book.

Electrotypes are packed in boxes that are 12" x 10" x 8". There
are about 48 plates to the box, with the result that a 320-page book
would present not only a very considerable weight but also quite a
considerable size, as far as storage is concerned.

The jacket is a matter of some concern. We do not preserve the
original art work for our jackets for more than a couple of years.
Invariably art work is either returned to the artist or destroyed.
As a result, without having our original plates, a new jacket would
have to be designed for any reprint. (In the case of a jacket that
we reproduce in offset, however, we would supply the author only with
the negatives, if he wanted them.) Jackets printed in letterpress are
usually done from blocked plates, but they would not present a serious
storage problem. On a 3-color job, the 3 plates might run about 3"
thick by 9" high by 7" wide.

Apropos of illustrations that reproduce in halftone, here again
the author could reproduce in offset if he had the original art work or
photos. However, if he did not have the originals he would need our
electros or engravings. Actually he could reproduce from our repro-
duction, but that would probably give him a rather poorish result.

Sidney R. Jacobs

Vice President, in charge of
Production.

August 11, 1958

Dear Herbert:

I am returning to you the corrected page proofs of my SELECTED POEMS. I find
very few errors but in the following cases I believe the page numbers are
wrong:

1. In the second section, FEET OF JESUS, the last poem should be SPIRITUALS and should be on page 28 - marked on the proof as a blank page. It is now printed on page 31 in the section, SHADOW OF THE BLUES.

2. The poem, S-Sss-Ssh, is indexed on page 123 (at the top of gally # 117). It should be on page 134. It is now running together with another poem on page 132 and the title is printed in the wrong type and in the wrong place. (See page proof # 133 where I have noted this)

3. On page 235, the poem, DEAD IN THERE, should be set as a 5-verse poem. Space is only allowed after the first verse. If spacing the five verses is going to cause any difficulty, I would suggest running it together with no space at all.

4. MONTAGE OF A DREAM DEFERRED is a long poem composed of numerous sections. Do you think that we should indent the titles of each section or center them so as to differentiate MONTAGE from the rest of the book? As originally published, all of these sections were italicized and were on the right margin instead of the left. If changing the positions of the titles is going to be a major problem, let us not do so. I simply indicate to you they really should not be in the same format as the titles of individual poems.

On the whole the proofs look very good indeed and I think it is going to be a beautiful book. I am curious to see the drawings. Would it be possible for me to drop by the office some afternoon and look at them? Also, I should appreciate knowing the publication date since I do not see it listed in your fall catalogue. Originally I understood it would be published this fall and on the basis of this, have booked a dozen lectures including Antioch, the University of Kansas, the University of British Columbia and others on the West Coast. If the book is out in time, I would sell copies at these lectures.

All good wishes to you, as ever

Mr. Herbert Weinstock
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y.

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PUBLISHER OF

BORZOI BOOKS

August 25, 1958

Dear Langston,

I have delayed acknowledging your letter of August 11, which you sent
with the returned page proofs, until I could give you sensible answers to
the points and questions you raise.

1. You pointed out that in the second section, *Feet of Jesus*, the last poem should be "Spirituals," which should be on page 28--marked on the proof as a blank page. You pointed out that the poem is now printed on page 31 in the section entitled *Shadow of the Blues*. This was clearly a printer's error, and our production department will see that the poem entitled "Spirituals" is at the end of the second section instead of at the beginning of the first section. This will, however, necessitate refolioing the entire book from that point on, which we would have a perfect right to demand of the printer. We should like, however, to avoid this if possible because of our good relations with this particular printer. I wonder if you would find it possible to add a poem at the end of the second section or at the beginning of the third section so that we could avoid demanding all this resetting. This is not a necessity, and you are at perfect liberty to refuse to do anything about it. In any case, if you can add a one-page poem (I mean a poem that will not run over one page), it would be very helpful to us.

2. The wrong setting of the poem entitled "S-sss-ssh" is being taken care of and placed properly on page 134.

Page 2--Langston Hughes, Esq.

3. The poem entitled "Dead in There" is being re-set as a five-verse poem.

The only problem you raise that is really difficult is that of the
section titles in *Montage of a Dream Deferred*. There was no indication in
the original copy that these sub headings were to be handled any differently
from other headings. Re-setting them at this point would be very costly,
and unless you feel rich and want to pay for that re-setting, I think that
we should leave them as they are. You yourself wrote: "If changing the
positions of the titles is going to be a major problem, let us not do so,"
and I am going to take you at your word. I assume that now that you know
that the drawings are those by Kauffer, you do not want to see them. All I
can show you at this point even if you come in is a copy of your book in
which they originally appeared.

As our production department is eager to get on with the book, I should
appreciate your letting me know as to whether or not you can supply the extra
poem mentioned above.

All the best to you.

HW:jp

August 27, 1958

Dear Herbert:

Thank you for your recent letter concerning the page proofs
of my SELECTED POEMS.

As you requested, to keep from refoliating the book after
the second section, I am enclosing an additional poem to be in-
serted at the end of the section FEET OF JESUS, following the
poem "Spirituals" which will now be on page 28. The enclosed
new poem, "Tambourines" should be inserted on page 29.

I am glad the poem title "S-sss-sssh" is being reset, and
that "Dead In There" will also be properly spaced as a five-
verse poem.

We can certainly leave the titles of "Montage of a Dream Deferred" as now set with no serious loss to the section's looks.
Therefore Stet.

And I don't need to see the drawings, since I know them and
like them.

If the book (advance copies) will be ready by Christmas, I
would like now to order a dozen copies as gifts to the family---
especially to my Cousin Flora to whom the volume is dedicated.
And when you know the publication date, please inform me as I may
be able to build some additional college lectures around it. At
the moment my dates at colleges run from October 7 to December 10.

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

PUBLISHER OF

BORZOI BOOKS

September 11, 1958

Dear Langston:

I am just back from holiday and find your letter of August 28th about the letter you returned involving the plate melting arrangement which was passed along to Mr. Lesser. He has been looking meanwhile into the stock situation and has left me the information with which I can answer you properly. I do remember, to considerable regret, the unfortunate circumstances that resulted when THE BIG SEA went o.p.

Now, as to the remaining titles, here is the story: 213 copies of *FIELDS OF WONDER* are left and the sales have been averaging about 15 copies a year. If it is alright with you we can offer you the remaining stock at our manufacturing cost of .433 per copy plus the cost of postage. For ONE WAY TICKET, our stock is down to 30 copies which is a one year supply, and I think we should hold this against orders and let the book go out of print when the stock is exhausted. *WAYS OF WHITE FOLKS* is now down to 220 copies. Here we could let you have them as in the case of *FIELDS OF WONDER* at actual manufacturing cost - in this instance .442 plus postage.

Let me know about all of this at your convenience.

WAK:n1

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

PUBLISHER OF

BORZOI BOOKS

September 18, 1958

Dear Langston:

This is to let you know I have had your letter of September 12
as well as your postcard written subsequently. I have put through the
order for 100 copies each of FIELDS OF WONDER and WAYS OF
WHITE FOLKS to go to you here in New York and another 100 each
to you care of Mrs. Coates in Los Angeles. I am pretty sure these
will go through promptly and trust that there will be no delay at this
end, and I will keep a sharp follow up on it.

I am sending along jackets as requested also to the Poetry
Center at San Francisco State College.

I am glad to have your complete lecture tour and will pass it
along to our sales people here. It is, of course, too bad that the selected
volume isn't ready, but there are other seasons to come aren't there?
If you happen to be down this way one of these days I hope I get a chance
to say hello to you--it's been a long time since we've met.

Langston Hughes, Esq.
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, New York
WAK:bm

September 22, 1958

Dear Bill:

In relation to my forthcoming lecture tour I have recently had a communication from the University of Kansas to this effect: "How about an autographing party in the Student Union bookstore early Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning? Would you be interested? If so, how should it be arranged -- through your several publishers? -- by way of our bookstore? We'll do whatever you prefer."

The date of my appearance at the University of Kansas is October 7th. Also, on December 5th I am appearing at the Fine Arts Institute in San Francisco under the auspices of San Francisco State College. There is a campus book store there. I suggest you ask your regional salesman to get in touch with the San Francisco State College Bookstore and also the U. of Kansas bookstore regarding orders of my books to be on display and sale at the time of my lecture.

I have previously sent you my complete itinerary but these are the two sponsors which have so far written about the possibility of selling books in the college stores so I think they deserve special attention.

With warm regards to you, as ever

Mr. Bill Koshland
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y.

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

September 23, 1958

Dear Langston:

I have alerted the sales department on
the Kansas and San Francisco dates, and they
will see what they can do on the book question.

The publication date now scheduled for
SELECTED POEMS is March 23rd.

WAK:nl

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

PUBLISHER OF

BORZOI BOOKS

September 30, 1958

Dear Langston:

I've tried to reach you on the phone a couple of times, but
without any success. Hence this letter. We passed along to one
of our Coast salesman the itinerary that you gave us for your
winter lecture tour, and he writes back questioning us as to your
listing of Monterrey College. To the best of his knowledge, there
is no such thing. There are, he writes us, Hartnell Junior College
and Peninsula College, both at Monterey, spelled with one r as you
will note. Can you give me better information for him, and thanks.

WAK:n1

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

October 8, 1958

Dear Langston:

Many thanks for yours of October 3rd, the
details of which I have passed along to the
sales department who in turn will see that the
information is passed along to California.
Whether this letter will catch up with you or
not, I cannot tell, but this at least keeps the
record straight.

All the best.

WAK:n1

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

PUBLISHER OF

BORZOI BOOKS

October 16, 1958

Dear Langston,

I have been turning over all of the information about your schedule and other matters to the head of our publicity department. It is too bad, I know, that the book had to be postponed--but there we are. The question is, where will you be in March, when publication will finally take place? We know from experience that there is not much point in trying to arrange interviews until there is a book to publicize. In any case, please know that we have all this in mind-- and keep sending us any information and suggestions that occur to you.

All the best to you.

HW:jp

October 25, 1958

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
Order Department,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 35, N. Y.

Gentlemen:

Kindly send, compliments of the author and
billing to me, one (1) copy of my book:

THE DREAM KEEPER

to:

Miss Alice Faye Lakes,
2315 Morgan Avenue,
Parsons, Kansas.

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BORZOI BOOKS

November 21, 1958

Dear Langston:

Thanks for your letter of November 19. I immediately took
up your perfectly justified complaints with our production
department. They are going to change the color plate from
lavender-purple to green as you suggested. They are unwilling--
and I think justifiably--to change the black plate to any other
color. The reasons are that the photograph simply would not be
as good in any other color and that the printing of the copy in
beige or sepia would be unsatisfactory. I feel sure that you will
be happy when you see the jacket in green and black on white.

This all seems rather too bad to me, as I think that these
first purple-lavender colors are beautiful in themselves.
Nevertheless, we certainly don't want to bury you!

All the best to you.

HW:jp

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

December 24, 1958

Dear Langston:

May I ask you, for the purposes of our sales
department, to let me know at your early convenience
the title, publisher, and approximate sales to date
of each of your last four books not published by us?
If you would find it easier to telephone me than to
write this out when you have it, by all means give
me a buzz.

I trust that Christmas will be good to you and
that you will have a very good 1959.

All the best to you.

HW:jp

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

Alfred·A·Knopf Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue

NEW YORK (22), N.Y.

April 29, 1959

Dear Mr. Hughes:

Our manufacturing department has advised me
that the manuscript, galleys, and pages from your
SELECTED POEMS are still being held. We dislike
destroying the material until you let us know
whether you want to retain all or part of it.
Will you please inform us if you wish to have it
sent to you, or if you would prefer that we
dispose of it? I enclose a postcard for your
convenience.

ear

PUBLISHER OF BORZOI BOOKS

January 29, 1959

Mr. Harding Lemay,
Publicity Department,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Lemay:

Here are the addresses I promised you, including the additional
name of Fannie Hurst, an old friend of mine, and introduced me
most glowingly at the testimonial to my songs and poems last
year at the Downtown Community Church:

MISS FANNIE HURST, Hotel des Artistes, 1 West 67th Street, New York

MR. BURL IVES, 580 West End Avenue, Apt. 12, New York, N. Y.

MR. DIZZY GILLESPIE, 34-68 - 106th Street, Corona, L. I., New York.

MR. DUKE ELLINGTON, 923 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, N. Y.

MR. LOUIS ARMSTRING, 34-56 - 107th Street, Corona, L. I., New York.

MISS EARTHA KITT, 6 East 92nd Street, New York, N. Y.

MISS MAXINE SULLIVAN, 818 Ritter Place, Bronx 59, New York.

MISS MURIEL RUKEYSER, 1600 York Avenue, New York, N. Y.

MISS DOROTHY MAYNOR, 206 West 137th Street, New York, N. Y.

MR. SIDNEY POITIER, "Raisin" Company, Blackstone Theatre,
Chicago, Illinois. (Until March 8th).

MISS MAHALIA JACKSON, 8358 Indiana Avenue, Chicago 19, Illinois

MISS PHOEBE LOU ADAMS, Atlantic Monthly, 8 Arlington Street,
Boston 16, Massachusetts.

MR. ROLAND HAYES, 52 Allerton Street, Brookline 46, Massachusetts.

MR. WILLIAM WARFIELD,} 9 Van Dam Street, New York, N. Y.
MISS LEONTYNE PRICE, } 340 Riverside Drive, New York 25, N. Y.

MR. LEONARD FEATHER, 340 Riverside Drive, New York 25, N. Y.

MR. MARSHALL STEARNS, 108 Waverly Place, New York, N. Y.

These latter two are jazz authorities, have written books on it mentioning
my work, and have commented on my poetry-to-jazz. Stearns is also in
the English Department at New York University. Under separate cover
my mailing lists if you would like to receive copies of my cdnings to you.

Sincerely,

February 3, 1959

Mr. Joe Levin,
Order Department,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Levin:

One of the copies of my SELECTED POEMS sent me is defective, crumbling paper in middle of Page 117. So I am returning the copy to you, page marked by a paper clip. Please be so kind as to send me another copy to my home address above. And is my order of a week or so ago on its way?

With cordial regards,

February
January 9, 1959

Dear Harding:

I am off tonight for Cleveland, Chicago, etc., for Negro History Week programs, and on the 22nd will be reading my poems at Tuskegee. I am being interviewed on 2 radio shows in Cleveland, and 2 in Chicago, so no doubt will get a chance to mention our SELECTED POEMS, and am taking a copy with me for display purposes.

Would you check and see if Joe Levin has sent out the 2 dozen or so copies I ordered charged to my account---as they are mostly with promotion in mind, one way or another. My own copies (additional ones) ordered at the same time have not come yet, and the order was placed some two weeks or more ago.

Also would you kindly send a copy (SELECTED POEMS) to:

Mrs. Hugh Bullock, Pres.,
Academy of American Poets,
1030 Fifth Avenue,
New York 28, N. Y.

as they give various book awards every year. Also a copy might go to the Poetry Society of America, if you can discover who their current President is. Also, is it not the Grollier folks who list the best looking books of the year, for which I think our book might be in the running......And since the Spingarn Award has several times in the past gone to poets and writers (Braithwaite, James Weldon Johnson, Richard Wright) since this book in a sense crowns my 30-year career of consistent publishing, if you know someone who might wish (outside the f and unofficially) to nominate me as a possib

KNOPF
501 Madison Avenue
NEW YORK 22, N. Y.

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February 26, 1959

Miss Virginia Fowler
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
501 Madison Avenue
New York, New York

Dear Miss Fowler,

I am delighted that you remember my
children's poems. Most of them have been published
in THE LANGSTON HUGHES READER which George Braziller
brought out last year. I do not know whether you
would be interested in considering them for a possible
book since they have already been included in a
children's section of this reader. However, if you
would let me know, perhaps they could be augmented
with additional ones and might make a nice selection.

There was another little manuscript of mine
for small children called THE SWEET AND SOUR ANIMAL
BOOK. I don't recall whether you saw this or not.
I will send it to you shortly.

With cordial regards.

March 5, 1959

Miss Virginie Fowler,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Miss Fowler:

I retrieved from Ivan von Auw at the Harold Ober office
my rhymed A-B-C book for youngsters, SWEET AND SOUR
ANIMAL BOOK, polished it up a bit, and have asked Mr.
von Auw to submit it to you. Ranehart had held it for
quite a while, pending the starting of their Children's
Department, which seemingly never got underway. I think
it would lend itself to amusing animal illustrations,
and when I have tried it out on children's audiences
where I have read my poems, they seemed entertained,
laughed a lot.

I have checked the LANGSTON HUGHES READER and find that
all my other poems for small children but two are con-
tained therein in the section CHILDREN'S POEMS. Since,
aside from its regular sale, this had a distribution of
some 8000 copies as a book club bonus book, publication
now as a separate volume might not be feasible. However,
I am delighted that you remember my children's verses,
and will be interested to know what you think of the
A-B-C book.

Sincerely yours,

March 7, 1959

Dear Mr. Levin:

I think this order will about complete my
list, so kindly ask the Accounting Department
to send me a bill today for the books I've bought,
including this order, and I will send my check to
cover it this week---so my royalties will be in
the clear.

Please send me to the above address:

8 SELECTED POEMS

And kindly send, billing to me and compliments
of the author one (1) SELECTED POEMS to:

Miss Josephine Baker,
Chateau Les Milandes,
Dordogne, FRANCE

With my thanks to you,

WIRE ON PUBLICATION DATE: March 23, 1959:

Alfred Knopf
501 Madison Avenue
New York City

My gratitude to you and Blanche and my editor

Herbert for so handsome a book today

Langston Hughes

729

March 23, 1959

Order Department:

Dear Mr. Levin:

For a lecture-program of
mine in East St. Louis, kindly send, billing
to me at the usual author's discount, the
following of my books:

6 SELECTED POEMS

10 THE DREAM KEEPER

addressed as follows:

Mr. Langston Hughes,
c/o Miss Bessie Garvin,
2442 St. Louis Avenue,
East St. Louis, ILLINOIS.

Please mark RUSH, as I'd like the order to
reach East St. Louis by April 1.

Same to: Robert Hill, John Day (Dear Bob)
Allen Klots, Dodd, Mead (Dear Allen)
Theodore S. Amussen, Rinehart (Dear Ted)
George Braziller (Dear George)

March 28, 1959

Mr. Herbert Lemy,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Herbert Harding:

For the information of both publicity and sales (if you will be
so kind as to inform them) this is my schedule of lecture programs
(reading my poetry) for the remainder of the season:

April 3: Lincoln High School Auditorium,
East St. Louis, Illinois
(For National Council of Negro Women)

7: Museum Theatre
Toronto, Ontario

16: Michigan High School (Afternoon)
Birmingham, Michigan
(Poetry-Jazz with Tony Scott Quartette)

10: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity (Evening)
Toledo, Ohio
(Poetry-Jazz)

11: Ann Arbor High School (Evening)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
(Poetry-Jazz with Tony Scott)

15: Africa Freedom Day Salute (with others)
Carnegie Hall,
New York (Poetry to African drums)

May 18-23: Various programs during week in Bermuda,
Auspices Berkeley Institute,
Pembroke West, Bermuda.

In Ann Arbor tickets for the Poetry-to-Jazz program are being sold at Bob Marshall's Bookshop, so the sales department might see that this shop has stocked our books. And I suggest that whatever jobber handles your accounts for the West Indies be advised of the pending Bermuda engagements.

You might show the advertising department the enclosed ad for
SELECTED POEMS. I get free advertising space in the TRI-STATE
DEFENDER in return for use of my column there.

It was nice seeing you at the P. E. N. party.

Sincerely,

April 1, 1959

Mr. Harding Lemay,
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Lemay---Harding:

Would you kindly send to the representative of
the DIORAMA CULTURAL of Panama City one glossy
print of the Castier-Bresson photo of myself
for use in his paper where he intends to write
about our SELECTED POEMS:

Sr. Tenorio Ruiz,
50 West 93rd Street,
New York 25, N. Y.

And since this is the time of year when students
from all over are writing me for biographical
material and pictures for term papers they are
doing, I might as well send them the one with
the legend about the POEMS beneath it. So
could you have made up for 2 dozen or so, and
send them to me with bill, if need be, as I can
make profitable use of them.

The Cullen Library Book Review evening of the POEMS tonight was crowded and quite pleasant. And I sold the few copies of SELECTED POEMS I had in my brief case. Hope to sell more in St. Louis on Friday night. (I catch a midnight plane after the opening of STREET SCENE at City Center).

With cordial regards,

Sincerely,

April 27, 1959

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,
Order Department,
501 Madison Avenue,
New York 22, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Levin:

Please send me to the above home address

4 SELECTED POEMS of Langston Hughes

And kindly send to me in Bermuda where I am
lecturing at mid-May

2 SELECTED POEMS of Langston Hughes

4 THE DREAM KEEPER

addressed as follows:

Mr. Langston Hughes,
c/o Mrs. Lilian Minors,
Villa Archlyn,
Pembroke West, BERMUDA.

Please bill all the above to me at my New
York address.

ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.

Borzoi Books for Young People

Dear Mr. Hughes:

We are sending you, under separate cover, a copy of
your book(s) now available in a Gibraltar binding:

| Title | Net price |
|---|---|
| THE DREAMKEEPER | 2.69 |

This is a special reinforced binding with the jacket
design printed on a cloth cover, that will be sold to schools,
libraries and educational institutions. In addition to all
new titles, many of our books will be made available in this
edition as they come up for reprinting or binding. The books
for this market do not carry a list price, from which discounts
are allowed, but a single net price at which they are billed
to the customer.

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