Vogue

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February 14th, 1946

Norman Douglas, Esq.,
c/o Messrs. Chatto & Windus,
40, William IV Street,
London, W.C.2.

Dear Mr. Douglas,

The American edition of Vogue Magazine are very anxious to know if your would allow extracts from your almanac of epigrams to be published in the American Vogue.

They want to make at least one full page of these. I understand from Chatto & Windus that the publishing rights belong to you. Would you be so kind as to let me know if this is possible?

DIRECTORS: I. S. V. PATCEVITCH (U.S.A.) H. W. TOXALL (BRITISH) EDNA WOOLMAN CHASE (U.S.A.) AUDREY WITHERS (BRITISH)

November 4, 1946

Vogue
The Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
420 Lexington Avenue
New York 17, New York

Attention: Jessica Daves, Editor

Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letter of October 31 and I am glad to
know that you are sending me a copy of VOGUE containing the
extracts from my Father's "An Almanac."

I deplore having to introduce a mercenary note, but would
there not be a certain amount of money due to Norman Doug-
las because of publishing these extracts which do, after all,
constitute the taking up of serial rights. Of course, I am
not completely aware of the technicalities of these matters,
though I am sure that my Father's representatives, The Society
of Authors, would know.

My personal feeling is that it would be a much better bet for
VOGUE to accord any remuneration that may be due for such pub-
lication before there is any snarling from the Society.

If that is the way you feel about it also, a check made out
to him and sent to me will get there promptly. Or, if you
prefer, you can send it to him in care of the Society of
Authors in London.

Now, coming to your paragraph concerning some articles from
him. Why don't you write him a brief line, outlining the
kind of articles you might like and the remuneration you would
give him for such. If you send that to me I will have it air-
mailed to him without delay, and then if he is interested he
will deal with you direct. The only reason I don't give you
his address now is that he has asked that his address be not

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made available without his permission. My suggestion that
you write him in my care seems to me a quick way of getting
results.

Again with many thanks for the VOGUE.

RD:h

I complete my letter to introduce a supplementary task, but would
you not be a little amused by money due to your generous don-
ations of publishing house treasuries until next month, after all,
that little book of social politics of yours. Of course, I am
completely aware of the impossibility of covering these patterns,
which I do not claim to do by my pen. I am merely a representative of
the Society of Women Journalists, which would be.

Myriad thanks for that it helps me a little but for
which I am grateful and would be grateful for the kind of
assistance I receive from the Society.

It should be noted that the article is a draft and may be
offered for comment or correction at any time. In view of your
kindness, I would like to add my thanks to the Society of
Women Journalists.

Now, adding the piece I mentioned above as article from
the first issue of the magazine, I am submitting the
kind of article you will find in the future, and the recommendation you would give me for this. If you would like me to write it, I will be happy to
respond to your inquiries and ask if you are interested in
writing a feature article, and if so, I will be happy to
will deal with you directly. The article I don't give you
will arrive now if you had submitted it earlier, but
that's because now it has been submitted to the
magazine and will not be ready until next month.

vogue

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EDIT/SHJ/IJ

7th August, 1947.

Norman Douglas, Esq.,
Capri,
Naples,
ITALY.

Dear Mr. Douglas,

I am sending a copy of the article which appeared in July Vogue and which included notes on Capri by Coffin together with some of the pictures he took while he was out there.

As soon as we have published one of the portraits he took of you I will be more than delighted to send you a copy at once. I am so very sorry not to be able to send one straight away but it is a very firm ruling that copies of photographs are only sent out after they have been published.

Coffin is writing to you himself, I gather. I am making enquiries to New York about the possibilities of an article and will let you know as soon as they tell me anything definite. I, myself, would feel more than honoured to have your name in the magazine.

DIRECTORS: H. W. TOXALL (BRITISH), AUDREY WITHERS (BRITISH) I. S. V. PATCEVITCH (U.S.A). EDNA WOOLMAN CHASE (U.S.A.)