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H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eshow if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eif necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e, one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Abdy\u003c/persname\u003esent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003eshow because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003ethat year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia University\u003c/corpname\u003e; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOn Indian Bay\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReviewer\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes he likes it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Four Seas Publishing Company","Author's Congress","William Jackson, Ltd.","The Drake Hotel","Bruce Humphries, Inc.","Normandie","Waldorf","Columbia University","Alice B. Toklas","Sherwood Anderson","Gertrude Stein","[Edmund R.] Brown","G. H. Wells","Roger Fry","Israel Zwangwill","Logan Pearsall Smith","Jean Cocteau","Waldman George","Valerie Larband","Langdon Coburn","Pablo Picasso","Curtis Brown","Man Ray","Jo Davidson","Edna Kenton","Jane Burr","Mina Loy","H. L. Mencken","Ben W. Huebsch","Frances Newman","Edith Sitwell","Harry Atwood Coleman","Pierre de Massot","M. H. Brown","Francis Rose","Ernest Hemingway","Georgia Lingafelt","Jean Deurel","William S. Byler","Henri Matisse","Potter Palmer","Virgil Thomson","William Buehler\n Seabrook","Bernard Fay","Pierre Colle","Robert Abdy","Bernard [Fay]","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8259"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_title_tesim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_ssim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit [ \n 1963 Dec 17 ] \n 1966 May 11"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 85 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Gertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eYale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him manuscript of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e, which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003eis to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cpersname\u003eG. H. Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eshow if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eif necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e, one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Abdy\u003c/persname\u003esent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003eshow because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003ethat year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia University\u003c/corpname\u003e; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOn Indian Bay\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReviewer\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes he likes it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. 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H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Four Seas Publishing Company","Author's Congress","William Jackson, Ltd.","The Drake Hotel","Bruce Humphries, Inc.","Normandie","Waldorf","Columbia University","Alice B. Toklas","Sherwood Anderson","Gertrude Stein","[Edmund R.] Brown","G. H. Wells","Roger Fry","Israel Zwangwill","Logan Pearsall Smith","Jean Cocteau","Waldman George","Valerie Larband","Langdon Coburn","Pablo Picasso","Curtis Brown","Man Ray","Jo Davidson","Edna Kenton","Jane Burr","Mina Loy","H. L. Mencken","Ben W. Huebsch","Frances Newman","Edith Sitwell","Harry Atwood Coleman","Pierre de Massot","M. H. Brown","Francis Rose","Ernest Hemingway","Georgia Lingafelt","Jean Deurel","William S. Byler","Henri Matisse","Potter Palmer","Virgil Thomson","William Buehler\n Seabrook","Bernard Fay","Pierre Colle","Robert Abdy","Bernard [Fay]","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8259"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_title_tesim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_ssim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit [ \n 1963 Dec 17 ] \n 1966 May 11"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 85 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Gertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eYale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him manuscript of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e, which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003eis to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cpersname\u003eG. H. Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eshow if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eif necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e, one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Abdy\u003c/persname\u003esent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003eshow because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003ethat year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia University\u003c/corpname\u003e; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOn Indian Bay\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReviewer\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes he likes it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Four Seas Publishing Company","Author's Congress","William Jackson, Ltd.","The Drake Hotel","Bruce Humphries, Inc.","Normandie","Waldorf","Columbia University","Alice B. Toklas","Sherwood Anderson","Gertrude Stein","[Edmund R.] Brown","G. H. Wells","Roger Fry","Israel Zwangwill","Logan Pearsall Smith","Jean Cocteau","Waldman George","Valerie Larband","Langdon Coburn","Pablo Picasso","Curtis Brown","Man Ray","Jo Davidson","Edna Kenton","Jane Burr","Mina Loy","H. L. Mencken","Ben W. Huebsch","Frances Newman","Edith Sitwell","Harry Atwood Coleman","Pierre de Massot","M. H. Brown","Francis Rose","Ernest Hemingway","Georgia Lingafelt","Jean Deurel","William S. Byler","Henri Matisse","Potter Palmer","Virgil Thomson","William Buehler\n Seabrook","Bernard Fay","Pierre Colle","Robert Abdy","Bernard [Fay]","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8259"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_title_tesim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_ssim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit [ \n 1963 Dec 17 ] \n 1966 May 11"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 85 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Gertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eYale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him manuscript of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e, which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003eis to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cpersname\u003eG. H. Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eshow if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eif necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e, one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Abdy\u003c/persname\u003esent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003eshow because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003ethat year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia University\u003c/corpname\u003e; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOn Indian Bay\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReviewer\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes he likes it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eshow if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eif necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e, one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Abdy\u003c/persname\u003esent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003eshow because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003ethat year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia University\u003c/corpname\u003e; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOn Indian Bay\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReviewer\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes he likes it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. 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L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; 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Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eshow if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eif necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e, one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Abdy\u003c/persname\u003esent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003eshow because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003ethat year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia University\u003c/corpname\u003e; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOn Indian Bay\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReviewer\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes he likes it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Four Seas Publishing Company","Author's Congress","William Jackson, Ltd.","The Drake Hotel","Bruce Humphries, Inc.","Normandie","Waldorf","Columbia University","Alice B. Toklas","Sherwood Anderson","Gertrude Stein","[Edmund R.] Brown","G. H. Wells","Roger Fry","Israel Zwangwill","Logan Pearsall Smith","Jean Cocteau","Waldman George","Valerie Larband","Langdon Coburn","Pablo Picasso","Curtis Brown","Man Ray","Jo Davidson","Edna Kenton","Jane Burr","Mina Loy","H. L. Mencken","Ben W. Huebsch","Frances Newman","Edith Sitwell","Harry Atwood Coleman","Pierre de Massot","M. H. Brown","Francis Rose","Ernest Hemingway","Georgia Lingafelt","Jean Deurel","William S. Byler","Henri Matisse","Potter Palmer","Virgil Thomson","William Buehler\n Seabrook","Bernard Fay","Pierre Colle","Robert Abdy","Bernard [Fay]","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8259"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_title_tesim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_ssim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit [ \n 1963 Dec 17 ] \n 1966 May 11"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 85 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Gertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eYale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him manuscript of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e, which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003eis to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cpersname\u003eG. H. Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eshow if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eif necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e, one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Abdy\u003c/persname\u003esent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003eshow because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003ethat year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia University\u003c/corpname\u003e; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOn Indian Bay\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReviewer\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes he likes it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. 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Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Four Seas Publishing Company","Author's Congress","William Jackson, Ltd.","The Drake Hotel","Bruce Humphries, Inc.","Normandie","Waldorf","Columbia University","Alice B. Toklas","Sherwood Anderson","Gertrude Stein","[Edmund R.] Brown","G. H. Wells","Roger Fry","Israel Zwangwill","Logan Pearsall Smith","Jean Cocteau","Waldman George","Valerie Larband","Langdon Coburn","Pablo Picasso","Curtis Brown","Man Ray","Jo Davidson","Edna Kenton","Jane Burr","Mina Loy","H. L. Mencken","Ben W. Huebsch","Frances Newman","Edith Sitwell","Harry Atwood Coleman","Pierre de Massot","M. H. Brown","Francis Rose","Ernest Hemingway","Georgia Lingafelt","Jean Deurel","William S. Byler","Henri Matisse","Potter Palmer","Virgil Thomson","William Buehler\n Seabrook","Bernard Fay","Pierre Colle","Robert Abdy","Bernard [Fay]","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8259"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_title_tesim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_ssim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit [ \n 1963 Dec 17 ] \n 1966 May 11"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 85 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Gertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eYale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him manuscript of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e, which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003eis to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cpersname\u003eG. H. Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eshow if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eif necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for picture.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e, one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Abdy\u003c/persname\u003esent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003eshow because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003ethat year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eColumbia University\u003c/corpname\u003e; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tells him that \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOn Indian Bay\u003c/bibref\u003e, \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReviewer\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes he likes it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Four Seas Publishing Company","Author's Congress","William Jackson, Ltd.","The Drake Hotel","Bruce Humphries, Inc.","Normandie","Waldorf","Columbia University","Alice B. Toklas","Sherwood Anderson","Gertrude Stein","[Edmund R.] Brown","G. H. Wells","Roger Fry","Israel Zwangwill","Logan Pearsall Smith","Jean Cocteau","Waldman George","Valerie Larband","Langdon Coburn","Pablo Picasso","Curtis Brown","Man Ray","Jo Davidson","Edna Kenton","Jane Burr","Mina Loy","H. L. Mencken","Ben W. Huebsch","Frances Newman","Edith Sitwell","Harry Atwood Coleman","Pierre de Massot","M. H. Brown","Francis Rose","Ernest Hemingway","Georgia Lingafelt","Jean Deurel","William S. Byler","Henri Matisse","Potter Palmer","Virgil Thomson","William Buehler\n Seabrook","Bernard Fay","Pierre Colle","Robert Abdy","Bernard [Fay]","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8259"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_title_tesim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"collection_ssim":["Gertrude Stein Collection \n 1922-1955"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit [ \n 1963 Dec 17 ] \n 1966 May 11"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 85 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Gertrude Stein\n Collection, Accession 8259, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eYale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends him manuscript of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e, which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003eis to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cpersname\u003eG. H. Wells\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRoger Fry\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eIsrael Zwangwill\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLogan Pearsall Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWaldman George\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eValerie Larband\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Three Lives\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e, a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n \u003cpersname\u003eLangdon Coburn\u003c/persname\u003eas well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n \u003cpersname\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n \u003cpersname\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c/persname\u003e's new\n magazine.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003eto make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003eand includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003ein the fall, being done\n by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJo Davidson\u003c/persname\u003e; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Handwritten by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e, signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Written by \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003efor Stein;\n discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eedition of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e; says there is\n interest in the book in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIreland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLife\u003c/bibref\u003efor review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMan Ray\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003ehave been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdna Kenton\u003c/persname\u003eabout the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJane Burr\u003c/persname\u003ewill appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eincludes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen W. Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003eis bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Newman\u003c/persname\u003e; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/bibref\u003ewill help with\n sales.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eare out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVogue\u003c/bibref\u003eabout \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMina Loy\u003c/persname\u003e's article have been\n mentioned in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePunch\u003c/bibref\u003e; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; says the book\n has come into demand after \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdith Sitwell\u003c/persname\u003e's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCambridge\u003c/geogname\u003e; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Turns down invitation to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Congress\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003edue to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c/bibref\u003eand an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAxel's Castle\u003c/bibref\u003eon the work of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; urges him to\n place an order for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLucy Church Amiably\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains for \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003ethat she has not\n written a book about \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, but has\n discussed him in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e; informs him where the book was\n published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChicago\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGeography and Plays\u003c/bibref\u003e; passes on \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003e's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWars I Have Seen\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThree Lives\u003c/bibref\u003e; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yale Literary Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003eto honor \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c/persname\u003e; explains how the\n rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c/persname\u003eand Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDix Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull-Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003enext winter.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBull Dog\u003c/bibref\u003e]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBilignin\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses delight with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Magic Island\u003c/bibref\u003e]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Fay\u003c/persname\u003e, and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003e,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reminisces about \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eon the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNormandie\u003c/corpname\u003e's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWaldorf\u003c/corpname\u003e, carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reports on arrival in the country from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about her and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlice B. Toklas\u003c/persname\u003e' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSt. Remy\u003c/geogname\u003etogether; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow has been a\n disappointment; 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talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow catalogue.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she has found a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eagent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003eshow of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas\u003c/bibref\u003ewould be of help.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eart dealer \n \u003cpersname\u003ePierre Colle\u003c/persname\u003ewho is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; 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expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard [Fay]\u003c/persname\u003ewill come\n also.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Signed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes envelope addressed to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorgia Lingafelt\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Includes cover ALS, w/env to Editor of \n Yale Literary Magazine . ]","[Includes autograph corrections.]","[Sends him manuscript of \n Geography and Plays , which is going\n to be her fifth book, for speedy publication; says\n she is willing to share the production cost and\n awaits his suggestions and proposition; says that \n Sherwood Anderson is to write the\n preface; gives him a list of prominent people who\n will advertise her in \n England and \n France , including \n G. H. Wells , \n Roger Fry , \n Israel Zwangwill , \n Logan Pearsall Smith , \n Jean Cocteau , \n Waldman George , and \n Valerie Larband . ]","[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the\n manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and\n how her style has developed since she wrote \n The Three Lives in 1905; feels\n fortunate to have \n Sherwood Anderson , a longtime\n admirer and student of her method, to explain her to\n the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost,\n and physical appearance of the book; suggests a\n royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first\n payment of $1,000 toward the production.]","[Includes autograph corrections; says she is happy\n with contract; asks for minor changes; talks about\n translation rights and the cost of translating;\n encloses $1,000 towards publishing cost; speaks about\n the book's physical shape and the preface by \n Sherwood Anderson ; says she will\n send biographical sketch and her photo by \n Langdon Coburn as well as the one\n made from her portrait by \n Pablo Picasso ; mentions that her\n \"Portrait of Picasso,\" now being translated into\n French, will soon appear in \n Jean Cocteau 's new\n magazine.]","[Discusses his approval of the contract changes;\n suggests \n Curtis Brown to make arrangements\n for foreign publishing; mentions \n Sherwood Anderson 's introduction\n of the book; tries to speed up the publishing as the\n book is already being talked about; mentions physical\n shape of book.]","[Includes autograph corrections; returns corrected\n proofs and talks about them at length; mentions\n physical shape of book; requests a dummy of the\n cover; says she will send a list of names to send\n circulars to; mentions photographs of herself taken\n by \n Man Ray and includes one for\n publicity; mentions possibility of an English\n edition.]","[Discusses corrected proofs and her definite ideas\n as to the looks of the book; sends list of people to\n whom advance notices should be sent; mentions\n sculpture of herself, which will be exhibited in \n America in the fall, being done\n by \n Jo Davidson ; considers the\n sculpture good publicity for her book; sends second\n check of $2,000.]","[Handwritten by \n Alice B. Toklas , signed by\n Stein; acknowledges receipt of a rough draft of the\n side papers; expresses definite ideas on how book\n should look; asks for a dummy as soon as\n possible.]","[Written by \n Alice B. Toklas for Stein;\n discusses \n Geography and Plays ; encloses list\n of people to whom review copies should be sent; gives\n directions; mentions reviews in Canadian papers and\n in the \n Paris edition of the \n Chicago Tribune ; says there is\n interest in the book in \n Ireland . ]","[Compliments him and herself on the wonderful book\n they have produced; makes suggestions which might\n increase sales; requests that he send a copy to \n Life for review; promises more\n photographs of herself by \n Man Ray . ]","[Says she would like to know how many copies of \n Geography and Plays have been sold\n and what has been done to advance the sale; hints at\n a future book; gives list of names she want copies\n sent to; mentions newspapers which are going to do a\n story on her and an article by \n Edna Kenton about the book; urges\n him to send copy to Don Marquis.]","[Mentions book notices and reviews; scolds him for\n not writing to her, failing to inform about copies\n sold, and not sending a receipt for a check.]","[Says that check and requested receipt have\n arrived; requests royalty statement; comments on\n book's success; says the interview by \n Jane Burr will appear in a large\n syndicate of newspapers; mentions article by \n Mina Loy about \n Geography and Plays ; passes on\n flattering remarks about physical appearance of the\n book.]","[Complains about not having received royalty\n statements for January, February, and March; mentions\n apparent success of book.]","[Acknowledges receipt of statements and check\n covering all months up to June; encourages him to\n send quarterly statements from now on; says she is\n convinced that book sales will increase; mentions\n favorable newspaper clippings and that \n H. L. Mencken includes her in his\n list of the 10 dullest authors; says Mencken's\n statement leaves her undaunted.]","[Acknowledges statement up to October; requests\n less tardiness with the next statement, due February\n 1; informs him that \n Ben W. Huebsch is bringing out a\n collection of her short stories, edited by \n Frances Newman ; says she has\n given Huebsch permission to include \"Miss Furr and\n Miss Skeene\"; mentions reference to her work in a\n story that appeared in the September \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Complains about errors and delays in his\n accounting; says she is glad about increased January\n sales; believes article in \n Atlantic Monthly will help with\n sales.]","[Notes that all her books with the exception of \n Geography and Plays are out of print;\n wonders if he saw the laudatory article in \n Vogue about \n Geography and Plays by \n Edith Sitwell ; says that\n Sitwell's article and \n Mina Loy 's article have been\n mentioned in \n Punch ; reminds him to make sure the\n English agent has some copies; says statement and\n check are overdue.]","[Asks him to supply new English agent with copies\n of \n Geography and Plays ; says the book\n has come into demand after \n Edith Sitwell 's piece; wants him\n to be sure that the book is available at the\n principal booksellers in \n Oxford and \n Cambridge ; says that new\n interest in her work has arisen in \n England . ]","[Turns down invitation to the \n Author's Congress in \n Washington due to distance;\n understands that her books will be in the Book Fair;\n says she will instruct her publisher to be of help in\n any way he can.]","[Discusses \n The Making of Americans and an\n overdue statement and royalty check.]","[Writes from the countryside; expresses pleasure\n on learning that he has written a preface for her\n book; comments on the weather; send greetings to his\n wife.]","[Mentions article in \n Axel's Castle on the work of \n Gertrude Stein ; urges him to\n place an order for \n Lucy Church Amiably . ]","[Invites him to tea the following Sunday.]","[Explains for \n Gertrude Stein that she has not\n written a book about \n Ernest Hemingway , but has\n discussed him in \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas ; informs him where the book was\n published.]","[Thanks her for \"the delicate white violets\" sent\n to \n Gertrude Stein ; says that Stein\n hopes to find time to see Lingafelt upon her return\n to \n Chicago . ]","[Asks for the long overdue statement of \n Geography and Plays ; passes on \n Gertrude Stein 's indignation\n over their ongoing tardiness.]","[Promises to send statement in early July;\n suggests that she study the contract in regard to her\n complaint.]","[Discusses 10,000 francs paid to her by Chabot and\n a check sent by Deurel from Fontaine.] (In\n French)","[Discusses arrangement with Chabot for \n Wars I Have Seen and \n Three Lives ; reports that her story\n on the Americans goes well.] (In French)","[Discusses a piece she is supposed to write for \n The Yale Literary Magazine to honor \n Henri Matisse ; explains how the\n rift between \n Gertrude Stein and Matisse came\n about; promises a contribution within a\n fortnight.]","[Expresses delight about the preface he has done\n for \n Dix Portraits ; loves his use of\n quotations; looks forward to the \n Bull-Dog ; says she would like to own\n a lot of his writings; refers to her dog \"Basket\";\n invites him and his wife Robbie to spend a few days\n with them in \n Bilignin . ]","[Invites him and [Robbie] to visit; speaks about\n the delightful countryside, the weather, her\n work.]","[Says she greatly enjoyed his book; enjoys\n \"actualities of 1358\"; hopes to meet him in \n Paris next winter.]","[Compliments him on his beautiful writing,\n especially [ \n Bull Dog ]; expresses interest in his\n historical writings; hopes he and Mrs. Robertson will\n visit her.]","[Mentions pieces he has written; renews invitation\n to \n Bilignin ; mentions\n \"Basket.\"]","[Says she has been doing interesting work and is\n anxious to share her ideas with him in\n September.]","[Thanks him for telegram and all he did for her;\n talks about an upcoming broadcasting about her\n lectures and books.]","[Thanks him for the \"marked\" copy; approves of the\n changes he has made; says she will send a\n presentation copy.]","[Invites him to visit; says she is busy reading\n proof; describes her country place as crude, but\n lovely; suggests a longer visit for later.]","[Says her arm is on the mend; invites him to\n visit; suggests he keep producing paintings and not\n worry about gallery politics; describes the pleasure\n his pictures have given a local French family who saw\n them at her home.]","[Comments on his paintings; gives business advice;\n suggests a gallery which will put his work in a large\n exhibition hall; warns him not to raise his prices at\n this time; singles out 2 of his paintings, \"the two\n old heads\" and \"the grey nude against the greenish\n background\" as praiseworthy.]","[Says that there is a great deal in his painting\n that she does not like, but she likes him, is proud\n of him, and has faith in him; thinks that, if he\n persist, he will eventually be what her letter-head,\n which says \"Rose is a rose . . .,\" suggests.]","[Refuses to give one of his pictures to a gallery\n in exchange for another one to be chosen by the\n gallery; says that she bought 3 pictures from a\n previous show to prove her continued support, not\n because she was impressed.]","[Expresses delight with [ \n The Magic Island ]; finds him \"simple\n and gay and wonderful\"; walks endlessly; talks and\n listens to the peasants; says she is happy about all\n he says about her.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; asks\n him to send the book; reports on their planting\n potatoes, American corn and American squash; hopes to\n meet him again soon.]","[Discusses letter from Rose, which she showed to \n Bernard Fay , and a letter by\n \"Waldemar\"; says she met Waldemar at the gallery\n where Rose's pictures are on exhibit and he was\n impressed; advises him to let Waldermar write an\n article on the paintings; reports on her difficult\n financial situation.]","[Discusses \n Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ,\n photos to be used in the book and for publicity; asks\n about the date of his visit so they can arrange a\n party; says that the room has been painted and\n whitewashed and his paintings look lovely in it;\n remembers Curley, his dog.] (on \"Rose is a rose . .\"\n stationary)","[Invites him for a weekend; suggests that he stop\n at his place en route to see how the workmen are\n doing and to go back there Monday to keep an eye on\n everything.]","[Advises him to exhibit 3 paintings; suggest\n medicinal baths for an ailing arm; relates comments\n on his art by her local friends, both cultivated and\n not; talks about their dogs.]","[Reminisces about \n America ; says Colette and her\n new husband will go to \n New York on the \n Normandie 's maiden voyage and\n will stay at the \n Waldorf , carrying a letter from\n Stein to [Cernchild]; assures him that he and Colette\n will like each other.]","[Thanks him for Christmas gift of Rembrandt\n drawings, which she greatly admires; mentions\n \"Basket's\" Christmas present and Rose's dogs.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . .\" stationary)","[Reports on arrival in the country from \n Paris ; comments on the weather,\n Basket's reactions to the move, etc.; looks forward\n to her 2 new pictures; writes about the changes she\n has made in hanging his pictures.]","[Talks about her and \n Alice B. Toklas ' visit to the\n Roses and about Basket who cannot come along due to\n skin problems; promises that Basket will be beautiful\n again in the fall, to have his portrait painted.]","[Gives him advice on galleries; advises him not to\n send pictures to her as the person who used to frame\n the pictures is ill and she does not have anybody\n trustworthy to crate them to be sent back; expresses\n pleasure about a drawing.]","[Speaks about a pleasant visit with him, how they\n get to know each other better every time; suggests\n they visit \n St. Remy together; knows a\n Chinese landscape in miniature there she wants him to\n paint; discusses changes in her household due to a\n change of landlords.]","[Discusses a visit from Rose put off by his\n illness and his dog Curley; mentions his painting\n \"the little seven year old\" which pleases her.]","[Complains about a recently received picture;\n understands why the \n London show has been a\n disappointment; remembers Rose telling her that an\n artist has to paint bad pictures; says she is afraid\n he lets it turn into a habit and that she will not\n sponsor his \n New York show if his work does\n not improve; warns him that he is no longer young and\n he has to fulfill his youthful promise.]","[Thanks him for a picture; tells him that she\n likes the St. Remy as much as ever; comments on the\n light; tells him that she believes in him as\n painter.]","[Wonders about his well being; offers to help him\n in \n Paris if necessary; reasures him\n of her interest in him.]","[Thanks him for picture.]","[Says she has found a purchaser if he has a\n picture to sell at 300 or 400 francs; discusses\n dogs.]","[Appreciates pictures he sent her which justify\n her faith in him; loves one painting especially, the\n \"new one\"; talks about the quality of light in it,\n inner and outer light.]","[Discusses the placement of his work in American\n galleries to get the American public acquainted with\n him; says she will do the introduction in a catalogue\n for him; asks him to send her a copy of the \n London show catalogue.]","[Says she has found a \n London agent, [Abdy], and gotten\n him interested in Rose's work; says [Abdy] would be\n willing to put together a \n London show of paintings and\n drawings for Rose, provided Rose takes care of letter\n writing, appearances, etc.; states that the agents\n think the recent publicity Rose got from \n The Autobiography of Alice B.\n Toklas would be of help.]","[Talks about his pictures; advises him to stick\n with \n Paris art dealer \n Pierre Colle who is the only\n dealer selling pictures at the moment; says she has\n gotten an important English collector interested in\n his work and that she will send Rose to \n London in the fall; mentions that\n Lord Berner is doing the music and the decor for one\n of her plays to be performed in the fall.]","[Discusses a landscape he wants; suggests the\n cascade he did at \n Bilignin , one of her favorite\n pictures; expresses pleasure with the photos of the\n church \"Curley\" sent her; invites him to dinner on\n the 25th.]","[Comments on ill health; mentions pleasure she got\n out of a number of his pictures.]","[Tells him that a letter the agent Sir \n Robert Abdy sent him has been\n returned; urges him to got to post office, see what\n is the matter; states that the agent want to talk to\n Rose; sends Christmas and New Year's wishes.] (on\n \"Rose is a rose . . .\" stationary)","[Discusses pictures he sent; describes the ones he\n likes; says she is afraid she will miss the \n Chicago show because they will\n not arrive there before the 24th of March, by which\n time the show may be over.]","[Discusses his possible trip to \n France that year, her upcoming\n lectures at \n Columbia University ; thanks him\n for all he and [Harriet ?] have done for her.]","[Tells him that \" \n On Indian Bay , \" in which he\n figures, is published in the \n Reviewer ; hopes he likes it.]","[Discusses a meeting with him; says she would like\n him to do the introduction to the \"Potraits\"; says\n she is pleased that their books came out at the same\n time.]","[Hopes he is not ill; expects him at tea-time\n Sunday; says \n Bernard [Fay] will come\n also.]","[Says she is pleased to have heard from him; looks\n forward to seeing him again.]","[Signed.]","[Signed.]","[Includes envelope addressed to \n Georgia Lingafelt . ]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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