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promises a\n shorter tale, \"An Ohio Pagan,\" for the following\n week; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarl van Doren\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses publication of a story, trouble with\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePictorial Review\u003c/bibref\u003e, and business with \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a book in progress; sends material for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/bibref\u003eserial; asks him to call Mr.\n Canby about some material he was interested in; asks\n how he and \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003elike \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eStraws\u003c/bibref\u003e; asks him to wire him,\n collect, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReno\u003c/geogname\u003eas soon as has definite word\n from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to do the \"Dreiser Introduction\"; needs \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Theodore] Dreiser\u003c/persname\u003e's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eFree and Other Stories\u003c/bibref\u003eas well as the\n \"ante biography\" to be sent to him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReno, Nevada\u003c/geogname\u003e; requests copy of a\n book to which he contributed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends \n \u003cpersname\u003eDorothea Radin\u003c/persname\u003e's translation of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eBoleslaw Prus\u003c/persname\u003e; encloses a note\n to him from Mrs. Radin.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich has been returned\n from \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePutnam\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHolt\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner's\u003c/corpname\u003e, and \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMoffat, Yard and Dutton\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n mentions that an English translation of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003ehas been published by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eOxford University Press\u003c/corpname\u003eunder the\n title \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSelected Polish Tales\u003c/bibref\u003e; wants\n Anderson to send a copy of the book to \n \u003cpersname\u003eOtto Liveright\u003c/persname\u003e; gives\n particulars about the copyright, etc.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a financial disappointment; says \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003ehas been\n turned down by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003eand he prefers for Huebsch\n to publish novel in book form, rather than submit it\n to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCentury\u003c/bibref\u003e; regrets that \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e's efforts have been\n in vain; feels that the literary world has not\n decided yet if he is a great man or a \"flivver.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003eand the\n possibility of getting it published by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e; relates \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e's remarks on the\n book; mentions the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Play Company\u003c/corpname\u003eand some\n business with it; makes disparaging remarks on \n \u003cpersname\u003e[H. L.] Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003e[George Jean] Nathan\u003c/persname\u003eand their\n possible motivations should they take the book; hints\n that things in his personal life are at an impasse;\n feels good about a new story he has in the\n works.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper Publishing Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Play Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, and short\n stories he has done (which he is putting aside to\n \"ripen\"); mentions his personal situation with\n T.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses an ingracious piece about him written by\n Ms. Gregory from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003eas well as his reply to it;\n has received check from Liveright; asks for the\n February numbers of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003ewill be married\n the following day; talks about Anderson's improved\n health, their plans for the immediate future and\n travel plans if \"Phantasms\" come through in time;\n says they will come see Liveright in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eif they are able to\n travel.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the good words about his book and\n for sending Mr. Wescott's book; says \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lovers\u003c/bibref\u003ewill soon be ready and\n sent to Liveright; inquires about the book's\n serialization; mentions business with \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCentury\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003e; fancies having a story of\n his made into a play; asks about possibilities\n regarding this idea; says he and his new wife are\n happy in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBerkeley\u003c/geogname\u003eand about the reception\n of the book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends a story, the first of three; promises to\n send the novel in a few days; hopes the novel can be\n used as a serial.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his desire to switch publishers in\n order to sell more books; analyzes his feelings\n toward \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen [Huebsch]\u003c/persname\u003ewho supported him\n and published his books when everybody else turned\n him down; looks at his business relationship and\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eOtto Liveright\u003c/persname\u003e; feels his\n loyalty and friendship to his old supporters is\n stronger than the desire to make more money; urges\n Liveright to come visit him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions a good\n visit from Konrad, a writer.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his guilty feelings after preparing to\n leave his publisher \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen [Huebsch]\u003c/persname\u003ea year ago, how\n Huebsch accepted the books others rejected ( \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMany Marriages\u003c/bibref\u003e), his plan to stick\n with \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003e(which was\n rejected by Harper); realizes that his writing is too\n experimental to be a money-maker for any publishers;\n promises to send short story soon; suggests short\n story to be published in the Christmas number of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBerliner Tagblatt\u003c/bibref\u003e; evaluates\n Wescott's book; mentions Liverights suggestions for\n the play.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a new magazine and the possibility of\n the \" \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePittsburgh\u003c/geogname\u003epeople\" buying his new\n novel to be serialized; thinks it would be \"a peach\n of a stunt for a new magazine,\" provided they have\n money.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a clipping for \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Konrad] Bercovia\u003c/persname\u003ewith a photo to\n follow, sad events in Liveright's life and rewriting\n of some chapters of the novel; comments on the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses refusal to review a book by his friend \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred Kreymborg\u003c/persname\u003e; does not like\n the book and would like to stay out of it; suggests\n review of new book by \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, due to be\n published in fall; discusses work on a new novel to\n be ready for publishing in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e\"matter,\" progress with \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTar: A Midwest Childhood\u003c/bibref\u003e, work on a\n new novel, imminent move to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003efarm and health of his\n brother.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses acceptance of offer from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003eto write an article for a\n special issue (150 year anniversary of American) for\n $400.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003echeck and interesting\n letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e, editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003eregarding future\n articles; suggests that Liveright negotiate for more\n per article from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses short story, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\"Another Wife\"\u003c/bibref\u003e; hope Liveright can\n sell it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tries to buy story of \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's for $325;\n discusses Anderson's support for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003ein its early\n days and friendship between the two men.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses signing agreements for articles for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e, ideas for future\n articles and his idea of what \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003eexpects him to\n write about; mentions his relative isolation on the\n farm and his not reading many papers and magazines;\n mentions another story almost finished and the\n \"Childhood Book.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of check, his writing form.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses statement of money, made in 1927, for\n income tax and the endeavor to publish the best\n weekly in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the writing of \"perfectly sexless\n story\" for a female editor of a magazine for\n $500.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses one of his stories which is in the\n possession of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Vance\u003c/persname\u003eand the possibility\n of it being published in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Caravan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a \"real\" story; suggests sending it to\n \"our prize lady magazine editor\" and trying to get\n \"some real money out of her.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses returning the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003econtract to Liveright;\n refuses to write on just any subject suggested by\n editors; wishes to have wider latitude by having lots\n of subjects suggested; discusses \"The Last Novel,\" to\n be used by Liveright for $500.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses articles for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e, preference to reserve\n his own book rights, work in progress and a short\n story ready for sale.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Goodman's request that Anderson explain\n himself as an artist; offers to print both Goodman's\n letter and his reply in his local weekly paper, the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMarion Democrat\u003c/bibref\u003e; promises to send\n copy when printed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a story to be sold to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e's if possible, another\n story to be sent shortly; reminds Liveright to try to\n sell stories to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner's\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses $600 sent to Liveright by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; requests that\n the money be sent without delay.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of a check; discusses story\n \"Among The Drifters\" to be sent to \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eand story \"Fred\" to\n be sold elsewhere.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses check from \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003efor $600; requests\n that Liveright forward it to him immediately.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003e's request for\n Anderson's permission to use Anderson's photos for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Worlds Fifty Best Short Novels\u003c/bibref\u003e;\n Anderson replies on same sheet granting request.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his upcoming trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eand possibility of\n seeing Liveright.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred Dashiell\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner\u003c/corpname\u003e's , \"The Last Novel,\"\n and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003erelated business.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a prose poem, written on the train;\n suggests selling the poem to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMcCall's\u003c/corpname\u003e; says his recent\n interest is in doing stories in a lighter vein; hopes\n that Liveright might be able to sell them to\n magazines that pay \"real money.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003e; suggests that he\n get permission from \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003e; states that \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003echarges for all\n reprints.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discussing \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003e; says he is working\n hard and steadily.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks of his feelings for them, what their\n friendship means to him; quotes \n \u003cpersname\u003eD. H. Lawrence\u003c/persname\u003e; says he will not\n sell Ripshin Farm (as was planned?) but will live\n there in the coming spring; says access to the farm\n will be easier as paved road from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMarion\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTroutdale\u003c/geogname\u003eis under construction;\n says he has lived alone for two years and will go to\n the farm with a woman he loves, Eleanor, perhaps\n marry her, even if the idea is absurd; talks about\n difficulties with himself, human relationships;\n suggests possibility that the four of them live on\n the farm.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites \n \u003cfamname\u003eSergel family\u003c/famname\u003eto come to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTroutdale\u003c/geogname\u003eto talk about the play\n and other things; gives travel instructions;\n discusses attempt, apparently failed, to dramatize \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c/bibref\u003ein collaboration with\n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Barton\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLouis Gruenberg\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions living\n arrangements at Ripshin Farm, difficulties he had\n with Barton, and his upcoming marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Copenhuaer\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests that a review copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNo Swank,\u003c/bibref\u003ebe sent to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBill Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e, editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTo-Day\u003c/bibref\u003e; states that, instead of\n expected 12, he only got 6 copies of the ordinary\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a hat of hers she left in his car; his\n memory of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\"Twelfth Night\"\u003c/bibref\u003e; wishes to see\n [Yeats].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the beauty of Ripshin farm in June;\n invites her and Jap [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJasper Deeter\u003c/persname\u003e] and Joe to visit;\n mentions his last visit to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHedgerow Theater\u003c/corpname\u003e, rumors about\n an amateur theater group in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003eand the possibility\n of its closing down because of homosexual involvement\n of the director with actors.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions his presence at farm, their possible\n visit, her trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHarrisburg\u003c/geogname\u003e; discusses the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNew Orleans Theater Company\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n possibility of their doing one of his plays, \n \u003cpersname\u003eMark Antony\u003c/persname\u003e's scheduled visit to\n Ripshin, his almost finished book of three plays, the\n use of an essay he wrote on Jap [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJasper Deeter\u003c/persname\u003e] as an\n introduction to the book in the way of a dedication,\n possibility of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWinesburg\u003c/geogname\u003eplay going into a\n repertory at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHedgerow theater\u003c/corpname\u003e, the marketing\n of a new book; mentions his wife Eleanor's activities\n (attending \"working girls conference\"), and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary Emmet\u003c/persname\u003e's visit to the\n farm.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses praise for \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Nathan\u003c/persname\u003e's [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutumn\u003c/bibref\u003e], gratitude for Feis having\n given him the book, Feis' stay in [ \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLawrence\u003c/geogname\u003e]; makes statements\n about himself; mentions his purchase of a Ford and\n delight in owning it and plans to go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico City\u003c/geogname\u003eafter Christmas to\n paint if the money comes through.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes trip from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003eand the towns he saw\n on the way and theater scene in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; plans to travel to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003evia \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrownsville\u003c/geogname\u003efrom \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions the\n dedication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePuzzled America\u003c/bibref\u003eto Sergel, if Sergel\n does not object.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes the trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, the impression the\n country and the people made on him and the country's\n history; discusses the exploitation by British and\n American companies, the anti-American feelings of the\n Mexican people and acquaintances they looked up in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions the Baron\n matter and his leaving it to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's League\u003c/corpname\u003eand his\n expectation to have to pay for having been\n foolish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes being a professor at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eOlivet College\u003c/corpname\u003efor three weeks\n and his class schedule; plans to go to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAntioch College\u003c/corpname\u003enext; says he\n enjoys the experience.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Replies to [Maconnahey's] request that he name\n his favorite books for his students to read; finds\n answering difficult; suggests \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Triumph of the Egg\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses traveling to the Midwest for Moley's\n magazine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTo-Day\u003c/bibref\u003e, his absence from \"Ripshin\"\n farm when Feis visits; says his books have been\n translated into Russian, but he has received no\n royalties; wishes to talk to Bullett about it;\n discusses the dramatization of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c/bibref\u003e, the production of\n it that summer, his plans to go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, possible interest of\n the Russians in the play and movie \"poor White\" after\n his book with same name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his new novel which Liveright did not\n like at first, likelihood that it will grow on him,\n sale of a short story and possible sale of serial\n rights of the new novel; says he has a story, \"Come\n Again Man,\" in the works intended for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he is under financial\n stress because of money that did not come through;\n mentions ideas for two new books, tentatively called \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnother Man's House\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Man of Business\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions amusing story he hopes Liveright can\n sell for him, receipt of a \"nice letter from Konrad\";\n finds himself in a recurrent state of depression\n which undermines his productivity; hopes that the\n worst is over for Liveright in his personal\n life.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends a short story which he has \"lifted\" out of\n one of his books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses income tax statement; intends to write\n something suitable for \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e's , after they turned him\n down several times in the past; mentions winter\n climate around \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMarion\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes article on\n \"sleigh-riding in the old days of the horses\" he sent\n to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e, which will be published\n the next winter and another article he is going to\n send to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair,\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses possibility that \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003ehas sent money to\n Liveright, his need of funds to cover building\n expenses at Ripshin Farm which will be the most\n charming stone house when completed; mentions\n progress of novel.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives his opinion of her short story; says it\n \"does not quite get up and walk\"; disapproves of\n mixing themes in a short story, how she throws things\n out of gear, etc.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[\"Certainly I wish you grand success with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outsider\u003c/bibref\u003e]. Sincerely, \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e. \"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Declines request to analyze one of his own\n stories; he finds the idea unappealing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Finds himself unable or unwilling to advise him\n in a matter so vital.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Agrees with her suggestion.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions his upcoming trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSouth America\u003c/geogname\u003eon February 28;\n plans to study small towns in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSouth Africa\u003c/geogname\u003eand to write about\n them for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReader's Digest\u003c/bibref\u003e; requests passport\n applications and necessary information from\n Feis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sent from Anderson to \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobley Durham Stevens\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e; in Anderson's\n writing; includes two \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003e2 cent stamps.]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[w/autographed corrections]","[w/autographed corrections]","(Blank wrappers of same paper)","[w/autograph corrections]","[w/autograph corrections]","[Sends novel with suggested title \n The Liar for publication; promises a\n shorter tale, \"An Ohio Pagan,\" for the following\n week; mentions \n Carl van Doren . ]","[Discusses publication of a story, trouble with\n the \n Pictorial Review , and business with \n Harper . ]","[Discusses a book in progress; sends material for \n Harper's serial; asks him to call Mr.\n Canby about some material he was interested in; asks\n how he and \n Harper like \n Straws ; asks him to wire him,\n collect, in \n Reno as soon as has definite word\n from \n Harper's . ]","[Hopes to do the \"Dreiser Introduction\"; needs \n [Theodore] Dreiser 's \n Free and Other Stories as well as the\n \"ante biography\" to be sent to him in \n Reno, Nevada ; requests copy of a\n book to which he contributed.]","[Sends \n Dorothea Radin 's translation of \n The Outpost by \n Boleslaw Prus ; encloses a note\n to him from Mrs. Radin.]","[Discusses \n The Outpost which has been returned\n from \n Putnam , \n Holt , \n Scribner's , and \n Moffat, Yard and Dutton ;\n mentions that an English translation of \n The Outpost has been published by \n Oxford University Press under the\n title \n Selected Polish Tales ; wants\n Anderson to send a copy of the book to \n Otto Liveright ; gives\n particulars about the copyright, etc.]","[Discusses a financial disappointment; says \n A Story Teller's Story has been\n turned down by \n Harper and he prefers for Huebsch\n to publish novel in book form, rather than submit it\n to \n Century ; regrets that \n Henry Canby 's efforts have been\n in vain; feels that the literary world has not\n decided yet if he is a great man or a \"flivver.\"]","[Discusses \n A Story Teller's Story and the\n possibility of getting it published by \n Harper ; relates \n Henry Canby 's remarks on the\n book; mentions the \n American Play Company and some\n business with it; makes disparaging remarks on \n [H. L.] Mencken and \n [George Jean] Nathan and their\n possible motivations should they take the book; hints\n that things in his personal life are at an impasse;\n feels good about a new story he has in the\n works.]","[Discusses a letter from \n Henry Canby , the \n Harper Publishing Co. , the \n American Play Company , and short\n stories he has done (which he is putting aside to\n \"ripen\"); mentions his personal situation with\n T.]","[Encloses an ingracious piece about him written by\n Ms. Gregory from \n The Dial as well as his reply to it;\n has received check from Liveright; asks for the\n February numbers of \n The American Mercury . ]","[Says she and \n Sherwood Anderson will be married\n the following day; talks about Anderson's improved\n health, their plans for the immediate future and\n travel plans if \"Phantasms\" come through in time;\n says they will come see Liveright in \n New York if they are able to\n travel.]","[Thanks him for the good words about his book and\n for sending Mr. Wescott's book; says \n The Lovers will soon be ready and\n sent to Liveright; inquires about the book's\n serialization; mentions business with \n Harper , \n Century , \n The Dial ; fancies having a story of\n his made into a play; asks about possibilities\n regarding this idea; says he and his new wife are\n happy in \n Berkeley and about the reception\n of the book.]","[Sends a story, the first of three; promises to\n send the novel in a few days; hopes the novel can be\n used as a serial.]","[Discusses his desire to switch publishers in\n order to sell more books; analyzes his feelings\n toward \n Ben [Huebsch] who supported him\n and published his books when everybody else turned\n him down; looks at his business relationship and\n friendship with \n Otto Liveright ; feels his\n loyalty and friendship to his old supporters is\n stronger than the desire to make more money; urges\n Liveright to come visit him in \n New Orleans ; mentions a good\n visit from Konrad, a writer.]","[Discusses his guilty feelings after preparing to\n leave his publisher \n Ben [Huebsch] a year ago, how\n Huebsch accepted the books others rejected ( \n Winesburg , \n Many Marriages ), his plan to stick\n with \n Ben Huebsch with \n A Story Teller's Story (which was\n rejected by Harper); realizes that his writing is too\n experimental to be a money-maker for any publishers;\n promises to send short story soon; suggests short\n story to be published in the Christmas number of the \n Berliner Tagblatt ; evaluates\n Wescott's book; mentions Liverights suggestions for\n the play.]","[Discusses a new magazine and the possibility of\n the \" \n Pittsburgh people\" buying his new\n novel to be serialized; thinks it would be \"a peach\n of a stunt for a new magazine,\" provided they have\n money.]","[Discusses a clipping for \n [Konrad] Bercovia with a photo to\n follow, sad events in Liveright's life and rewriting\n of some chapters of the novel; comments on the\n book.]","[Discusses refusal to review a book by his friend \n Alfred Kreymborg ; does not like\n the book and would like to stay out of it; suggests\n review of new book by \n Ernest Hemingway , due to be\n published in fall; discusses work on a new novel to\n be ready for publishing in the fall.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair \"matter,\" progress with \n Tar: A Midwest Childhood , work on a\n new novel, imminent move to \n Virginia farm and health of his\n brother.]","[Discusses acceptance of offer from \n Vanity Fair to write an article for a\n special issue (150 year anniversary of American) for\n $400.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair check and interesting\n letter from \n Donald Freeman , editor of \n Vanity Fair regarding future\n articles; suggests that Liveright negotiate for more\n per article from \n Vanity Fair . ]","[Discusses short story, \n \"Another Wife\" ; hope Liveright can\n sell it.]","[Tries to buy story of \n Sherwood Anderson 's for $325;\n discusses Anderson's support for \n The American Mercury in its early\n days and friendship between the two men.]","[Discusses signing agreements for articles for \n Vanity Fair , ideas for future\n articles and his idea of what \n Donald Freeman expects him to\n write about; mentions his relative isolation on the\n farm and his not reading many papers and magazines;\n mentions another story almost finished and the\n \"Childhood Book.\"]","[Mentions receipt of check, his writing form.]","[Discusses statement of money, made in 1927, for\n income tax and the endeavor to publish the best\n weekly in \n America . ]","[Discusses the writing of \"perfectly sexless\n story\" for a female editor of a magazine for\n $500.]","[Discusses one of his stories which is in the\n possession of \n Arthur Vance and the possibility\n of it being published in \n The Caravan . ]","[Discusses a \"real\" story; suggests sending it to\n \"our prize lady magazine editor\" and trying to get\n \"some real money out of her.\"]","[Discusses returning the \n Vanity Fair contract to Liveright;\n refuses to write on just any subject suggested by\n editors; wishes to have wider latitude by having lots\n of subjects suggested; discusses \"The Last Novel,\" to\n be used by Liveright for $500.]","[Discusses articles for \n Vanity Fair , preference to reserve\n his own book rights, work in progress and a short\n story ready for sale.]","[Discusses Goodman's request that Anderson explain\n himself as an artist; offers to print both Goodman's\n letter and his reply in his local weekly paper, the \n Marion Democrat ; promises to send\n copy when printed.]","[Discusses a story to be sold to \n Harper 's if possible, another\n story to be sent shortly; reminds Liveright to try to\n sell stories to \n The American Mercury and \n Scribner's . ]","[Discusses $600 sent to Liveright by \n Donald Freeman ; requests that\n the money be sent without delay.]","[Mentions receipt of a check; discusses story\n \"Among The Drifters\" to be sent to \n H. L. Mencken and story \"Fred\" to\n be sold elsewhere.]","[Discusses check from \n Donald Freeman for $600; requests\n that Liveright forward it to him immediately.]","[Discusses \n Grant Overton 's request for\n Anderson's permission to use Anderson's photos for \n The Worlds Fifty Best Short Novels ;\n Anderson replies on same sheet granting request.]","[Discusses his upcoming trip to \n New York and possibility of\n seeing Liveright.]","[Discusses \n Alfred Dashiell of \n Scribner 's , \"The Last Novel,\"\n and \n Vanity Fair related business.]","[Discusses a prose poem, written on the train;\n suggests selling the poem to \n McCall's ; says his recent\n interest is in doing stories in a lighter vein; hopes\n that Liveright might be able to sell them to\n magazines that pay \"real money.\"]","[Discusses \n Grant Overton ; suggests that he\n get permission from \n Viking Press ; states that \n Viking Press charges for all\n reprints.]","[Discussing \n Grant Overton and \n Viking Press ; says he is working\n hard and steadily.]","[Speaks of his feelings for them, what their\n friendship means to him; quotes \n D. H. Lawrence ; says he will not\n sell Ripshin Farm (as was planned?) but will live\n there in the coming spring; says access to the farm\n will be easier as paved road from \n Marion to \n Troutdale is under construction;\n says he has lived alone for two years and will go to\n the farm with a woman he loves, Eleanor, perhaps\n marry her, even if the idea is absurd; talks about\n difficulties with himself, human relationships;\n suggests possibility that the four of them live on\n the farm.]","[Invites \n Sergel family to come to \n Troutdale to talk about the play\n and other things; gives travel instructions;\n discusses attempt, apparently failed, to dramatize \n Winesburg, Ohio in collaboration with\n Arthur Barton and \n Louis Gruenberg ; mentions living\n arrangements at Ripshin Farm, difficulties he had\n with Barton, and his upcoming marriage to \n Eleanor Copenhuaer . ]","[Requests that a review copy of \n No Swank, be sent to \n Bill Stewart , editor of \n To-Day ; states that, instead of\n expected 12, he only got 6 copies of the ordinary\n edition.]","[Discusses a hat of hers she left in his car; his\n memory of \n \"Twelfth Night\" ; wishes to see\n [Yeats].]","[Discusses the beauty of Ripshin farm in June;\n invites her and Jap [ \n Jasper Deeter ] and Joe to visit;\n mentions his last visit to \n Hedgerow Theater , rumors about\n an amateur theater group in \n New Orleans and the possibility\n of its closing down because of homosexual involvement\n of the director with actors.]","[Mentions his presence at farm, their possible\n visit, her trip to \n Harrisburg ; discusses the \n New Orleans Theater Company ,\n possibility of their doing one of his plays, \n Mark Antony 's scheduled visit to\n Ripshin, his almost finished book of three plays, the\n use of an essay he wrote on Jap [ \n Jasper Deeter ] as an\n introduction to the book in the way of a dedication,\n possibility of the \n Winesburg play going into a\n repertory at the \n Hedgerow theater , the marketing\n of a new book; mentions his wife Eleanor's activities\n (attending \"working girls conference\"), and \n Mary Emmet 's visit to the\n farm.]","[Discusses praise for \n Robert Nathan 's [ \n Autumn ], gratitude for Feis having\n given him the book, Feis' stay in [ \n Lawrence ]; makes statements\n about himself; mentions his purchase of a Ford and\n delight in owning it and plans to go to \n Mexico City after Christmas to\n paint if the money comes through.]","[Describes trip from \n Virginia to \n New Orleans and the towns he saw\n on the way and theater scene in \n New Orleans ; plans to travel to \n Mexico via \n Brownsville from \n New Orleans ; mentions the\n dedication of \n Puzzled America to Sergel, if Sergel\n does not object.]","[Describes the trip to \n Mexico , the impression the\n country and the people made on him and the country's\n history; discusses the exploitation by British and\n American companies, the anti-American feelings of the\n Mexican people and acquaintances they looked up in \n Mexico ; mentions the Baron\n matter and his leaving it to the \n Author's League and his\n expectation to have to pay for having been\n foolish.]","[Describes being a professor at \n Olivet College for three weeks\n and his class schedule; plans to go to \n Antioch College next; says he\n enjoys the experience.]","[Replies to [Maconnahey's] request that he name\n his favorite books for his students to read; finds\n answering difficult; suggests \n The Triumph of the Egg and \n A Story Teller's Story . ]","[Discusses traveling to the Midwest for Moley's\n magazine \n To-Day , his absence from \"Ripshin\"\n farm when Feis visits; says his books have been\n translated into Russian, but he has received no\n royalties; wishes to talk to Bullett about it;\n discusses the dramatization of \n Winesburg, Ohio , the production of\n it that summer, his plans to go to \n New York , possible interest of\n the Russians in the play and movie \"poor White\" after\n his book with same name.]","[Discusses his new novel which Liveright did not\n like at first, likelihood that it will grow on him,\n sale of a short story and possible sale of serial\n rights of the new novel; says he has a story, \"Come\n Again Man,\" in the works intended for \n The Dial ; says he is under financial\n stress because of money that did not come through;\n mentions ideas for two new books, tentatively called \n Another Man's House and \n The Man of Business . ]","[Mentions amusing story he hopes Liveright can\n sell for him, receipt of a \"nice letter from Konrad\";\n finds himself in a recurrent state of depression\n which undermines his productivity; hopes that the\n worst is over for Liveright in his personal\n life.]","[Sends a short story which he has \"lifted\" out of\n one of his books.]","[Discusses income tax statement; intends to write\n something suitable for \n Harper 's , after they turned him\n down several times in the past; mentions winter\n climate around \n Marion ; describes article on\n \"sleigh-riding in the old days of the horses\" he sent\n to \n Vanity Fair , which will be published\n the next winter and another article he is going to\n send to \n Vanity Fair, . ]","[Discusses possibility that \n Vanity Fair has sent money to\n Liveright, his need of funds to cover building\n expenses at Ripshin Farm which will be the most\n charming stone house when completed; mentions\n progress of novel.]","[Gives his opinion of her short story; says it\n \"does not quite get up and walk\"; disapproves of\n mixing themes in a short story, how she throws things\n out of gear, etc.]","[\"Certainly I wish you grand success with [ \n The Outsider ]. Sincerely, \n Sherwood Anderson . \"]","[Declines request to analyze one of his own\n stories; he finds the idea unappealing.]","[Finds himself unable or unwilling to advise him\n in a matter so vital.]","[Agrees with her suggestion.]","[Mentions his upcoming trip to \n South America on February 28;\n plans to study small towns in \n South Africa and to write about\n them for \n Reader's Digest ; requests passport\n applications and necessary information from\n Feis.]","[Sent from Anderson to \n Robley Durham Stevens in \n Philadelphia ; in Anderson's\n writing; includes two \n United States 2 cent stamps.]"],"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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promises a\n shorter tale, \"An Ohio Pagan,\" for the following\n week; mentions \n Carl van Doren . ]","[Discusses publication of a story, trouble with\n the \n Pictorial Review , and business with \n Harper . ]","[Discusses a book in progress; sends material for \n Harper's serial; asks him to call Mr.\n Canby about some material he was interested in; asks\n how he and \n Harper like \n Straws ; asks him to wire him,\n collect, in \n Reno as soon as has definite word\n from \n Harper's . ]","[Hopes to do the \"Dreiser Introduction\"; needs \n [Theodore] Dreiser 's \n Free and Other Stories as well as the\n \"ante biography\" to be sent to him in \n Reno, Nevada ; requests copy of a\n book to which he contributed.]","[Sends \n Dorothea Radin 's translation of \n The Outpost by \n Boleslaw Prus ; encloses a note\n to him from Mrs. Radin.]","[Discusses \n The Outpost which has been returned\n from \n Putnam , \n Holt , \n Scribner's , and \n Moffat, Yard and Dutton ;\n mentions that an English translation of \n The Outpost has been published by \n Oxford University Press under the\n title \n Selected Polish Tales ; 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L.] Mencken and \n [George Jean] Nathan and their\n possible motivations should they take the book; hints\n that things in his personal life are at an impasse;\n feels good about a new story he has in the\n works.]","[Discusses a letter from \n Henry Canby , the \n Harper Publishing Co. , the \n American Play Company , and short\n stories he has done (which he is putting aside to\n \"ripen\"); mentions his personal situation with\n T.]","[Encloses an ingracious piece about him written by\n Ms. Gregory from \n The Dial as well as his reply to it;\n has received check from Liveright; asks for the\n February numbers of \n The American Mercury . ]","[Says she and \n Sherwood Anderson will be married\n the following day; talks about Anderson's improved\n health, their plans for the immediate future and\n travel plans if \"Phantasms\" come through in time;\n says they will come see Liveright in \n New York if they are able to\n travel.]","[Thanks him for the good words about his book and\n for sending Mr. Wescott's book; says \n The Lovers will soon be ready and\n sent to Liveright; inquires about the book's\n serialization; mentions business with \n Harper , \n Century , \n The Dial ; fancies having a story of\n his made into a play; asks about possibilities\n regarding this idea; says he and his new wife are\n happy in \n Berkeley and about the reception\n of the book.]","[Sends a story, the first of three; promises to\n send the novel in a few days; hopes the novel can be\n used as a serial.]","[Discusses his desire to switch publishers in\n order to sell more books; analyzes his feelings\n toward \n Ben [Huebsch] who supported him\n and published his books when everybody else turned\n him down; looks at his business relationship and\n friendship with \n Otto Liveright ; feels his\n loyalty and friendship to his old supporters is\n stronger than the desire to make more money; urges\n Liveright to come visit him in \n New Orleans ; mentions a good\n visit from Konrad, a writer.]","[Discusses his guilty feelings after preparing to\n leave his publisher \n Ben [Huebsch] a year ago, how\n Huebsch accepted the books others rejected ( \n Winesburg , \n Many Marriages ), his plan to stick\n with \n Ben Huebsch with \n A Story Teller's Story (which was\n rejected by Harper); realizes that his writing is too\n experimental to be a money-maker for any publishers;\n promises to send short story soon; suggests short\n story to be published in the Christmas number of the \n Berliner Tagblatt ; evaluates\n Wescott's book; mentions Liverights suggestions for\n the play.]","[Discusses a new magazine and the possibility of\n the \" \n Pittsburgh people\" buying his new\n novel to be serialized; thinks it would be \"a peach\n of a stunt for a new magazine,\" provided they have\n money.]","[Discusses a clipping for \n [Konrad] Bercovia with a photo to\n follow, sad events in Liveright's life and rewriting\n of some chapters of the novel; comments on the\n book.]","[Discusses refusal to review a book by his friend \n Alfred Kreymborg ; does not like\n the book and would like to stay out of it; suggests\n review of new book by \n Ernest Hemingway , due to be\n published in fall; discusses work on a new novel to\n be ready for publishing in the fall.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair \"matter,\" progress with \n Tar: A Midwest Childhood , work on a\n new novel, imminent move to \n Virginia farm and health of his\n brother.]","[Discusses acceptance of offer from \n Vanity Fair to write an article for a\n special issue (150 year anniversary of American) for\n $400.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair check and interesting\n letter from \n Donald Freeman , editor of \n Vanity Fair regarding future\n articles; 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suggests sending it to\n \"our prize lady magazine editor\" and trying to get\n \"some real money out of her.\"]","[Discusses returning the \n Vanity Fair contract to Liveright;\n refuses to write on just any subject suggested by\n editors; wishes to have wider latitude by having lots\n of subjects suggested; discusses \"The Last Novel,\" to\n be used by Liveright for $500.]","[Discusses articles for \n Vanity Fair , preference to reserve\n his own book rights, work in progress and a short\n story ready for sale.]","[Discusses Goodman's request that Anderson explain\n himself as an artist; offers to print both Goodman's\n letter and his reply in his local weekly paper, the \n Marion Democrat ; promises to send\n copy when printed.]","[Discusses a story to be sold to \n Harper 's if possible, another\n story to be sent shortly; reminds Liveright to try to\n sell stories to \n The American Mercury and \n Scribner's . ]","[Discusses $600 sent to Liveright by \n Donald Freeman ; requests that\n the money be sent without delay.]","[Mentions receipt of a check; discusses story\n \"Among The Drifters\" to be sent to \n H. 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Mencken and story \"Fred\" to\n be sold elsewhere.]","[Discusses check from \n Donald Freeman for $600; requests\n that Liveright forward it to him immediately.]","[Discusses \n Grant Overton 's request for\n Anderson's permission to use Anderson's photos for \n The Worlds Fifty Best Short Novels ;\n Anderson replies on same sheet granting request.]","[Discusses his upcoming trip to \n New York and possibility of\n seeing Liveright.]","[Discusses \n Alfred Dashiell of \n Scribner 's , \"The Last Novel,\"\n and \n Vanity Fair related business.]","[Discusses a prose poem, written on the train;\n suggests selling the poem to \n McCall's ; says his recent\n interest is in doing stories in a lighter vein; hopes\n that Liveright might be able to sell them to\n magazines that pay \"real money.\"]","[Discusses \n Grant Overton ; suggests that he\n get permission from \n Viking Press ; states that \n Viking Press charges for all\n reprints.]","[Discussing \n Grant Overton and \n Viking Press ; says he is working\n hard and steadily.]","[Speaks of his feelings for them, what their\n friendship means to him; quotes \n D. 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Lawrence ; says he will not\n sell Ripshin Farm (as was planned?) but will live\n there in the coming spring; says access to the farm\n will be easier as paved road from \n Marion to \n Troutdale is under construction;\n says he has lived alone for two years and will go to\n the farm with a woman he loves, Eleanor, perhaps\n marry her, even if the idea is absurd; talks about\n difficulties with himself, human relationships;\n suggests possibility that the four of them live on\n the farm.]","[Invites \n Sergel family to come to \n Troutdale to talk about the play\n and other things; gives travel instructions;\n discusses attempt, apparently failed, to dramatize \n Winesburg, Ohio in collaboration with\n Arthur Barton and \n Louis Gruenberg ; mentions living\n arrangements at Ripshin Farm, difficulties he had\n with Barton, and his upcoming marriage to \n Eleanor Copenhuaer . ]","[Requests that a review copy of \n No Swank, be sent to \n Bill Stewart , editor of \n To-Day ; states that, instead of\n expected 12, he only got 6 copies of the ordinary\n edition.]","[Discusses a hat of hers she left in his car; his\n memory of \n \"Twelfth Night\" ; wishes to see\n [Yeats].]","[Discusses the beauty of Ripshin farm in June;\n invites her and Jap [ \n Jasper Deeter ] and Joe to visit;\n mentions his last visit to \n Hedgerow Theater , rumors about\n an amateur theater group in \n New Orleans and the possibility\n of its closing down because of homosexual involvement\n of the director with actors.]","[Mentions his presence at farm, their possible\n visit, her trip to \n Harrisburg ; discusses the \n New Orleans Theater Company ,\n possibility of their doing one of his plays, \n Mark Antony 's scheduled visit to\n Ripshin, his almost finished book of three plays, the\n use of an essay he wrote on Jap [ \n Jasper Deeter ] as an\n introduction to the book in the way of a dedication,\n possibility of the \n Winesburg play going into a\n repertory at the \n Hedgerow theater , the marketing\n of a new book; mentions his wife Eleanor's activities\n (attending \"working girls conference\"), and \n Mary Emmet 's visit to the\n farm.]","[Discusses praise for \n Robert Nathan 's [ \n Autumn ], gratitude for Feis having\n given him the book, Feis' stay in [ \n Lawrence ]; makes statements\n about himself; mentions his purchase of a Ford and\n delight in owning it and plans to go to \n Mexico City after Christmas to\n paint if the money comes through.]","[Describes trip from \n Virginia to \n New Orleans and the towns he saw\n on the way and theater scene in \n New Orleans ; plans to travel to \n Mexico via \n Brownsville from \n New Orleans ; mentions the\n dedication of \n Puzzled America to Sergel, if Sergel\n does not object.]","[Describes the trip to \n Mexico , the impression the\n country and the people made on him and the country's\n history; discusses the exploitation by British and\n American companies, the anti-American feelings of the\n Mexican people and acquaintances they looked up in \n Mexico ; mentions the Baron\n matter and his leaving it to the \n Author's League and his\n expectation to have to pay for having been\n foolish.]","[Describes being a professor at \n Olivet College for three weeks\n and his class schedule; plans to go to \n Antioch College next; says he\n enjoys the experience.]","[Replies to [Maconnahey's] request that he name\n his favorite books for his students to read; finds\n answering difficult; suggests \n The Triumph of the Egg and \n A Story Teller's Story . ]","[Discusses traveling to the Midwest for Moley's\n magazine \n To-Day , his absence from \"Ripshin\"\n farm when Feis visits; says his books have been\n translated into Russian, but he has received no\n royalties; wishes to talk to Bullett about it;\n discusses the dramatization of \n Winesburg, Ohio , the production of\n it that summer, his plans to go to \n New York , possible interest of\n the Russians in the play and movie \"poor White\" after\n his book with same name.]","[Discusses his new novel which Liveright did not\n like at first, likelihood that it will grow on him,\n sale of a short story and possible sale of serial\n rights of the new novel; says he has a story, \"Come\n Again Man,\" in the works intended for \n The Dial ; says he is under financial\n stress because of money that did not come through;\n mentions ideas for two new books, tentatively called \n Another Man's House and \n The Man of Business . ]","[Mentions amusing story he hopes Liveright can\n sell for him, receipt of a \"nice letter from Konrad\";\n finds himself in a recurrent state of depression\n which undermines his productivity; hopes that the\n worst is over for Liveright in his personal\n life.]","[Sends a short story which he has \"lifted\" out of\n one of his books.]","[Discusses income tax statement; intends to write\n something suitable for \n Harper 's , after they turned him\n down several times in the past; mentions winter\n climate around \n Marion ; describes article on\n \"sleigh-riding in the old days of the horses\" he sent\n to \n Vanity Fair , which will be published\n the next winter and another article he is going to\n send to \n Vanity Fair, . ]","[Discusses possibility that \n Vanity Fair has sent money to\n Liveright, his need of funds to cover building\n expenses at Ripshin Farm which will be the most\n charming stone house when completed; mentions\n progress of novel.]","[Gives his opinion of her short story; says it\n \"does not quite get up and walk\"; disapproves of\n mixing themes in a short story, how she throws things\n out of gear, etc.]","[\"Certainly I wish you grand success with [ \n The Outsider ]. Sincerely, \n Sherwood Anderson . \"]","[Declines request to analyze one of his own\n stories; he finds the idea unappealing.]","[Finds himself unable or unwilling to advise him\n in a matter so vital.]","[Agrees with her suggestion.]","[Mentions his upcoming trip to \n South America on February 28;\n plans to study small towns in \n South Africa and to write about\n them for \n Reader's Digest ; requests passport\n applications and necessary information from\n Feis.]","[Sent from Anderson to \n Robley Durham Stevens in \n Philadelphia ; in Anderson's\n writing; includes two \n United States 2 cent stamps.]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Harper","Thomas R. 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promises a\n shorter tale, \"An Ohio Pagan,\" for the following\n week; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarl van Doren\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses publication of a story, trouble with\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePictorial Review\u003c/bibref\u003e, and business with \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a book in progress; sends material for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/bibref\u003eserial; asks him to call Mr.\n Canby about some material he was interested in; asks\n how he and \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003elike \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eStraws\u003c/bibref\u003e; asks him to wire him,\n collect, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReno\u003c/geogname\u003eas soon as has definite word\n from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to do the \"Dreiser Introduction\"; needs \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Theodore] Dreiser\u003c/persname\u003e's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eFree and Other Stories\u003c/bibref\u003eas well as the\n \"ante biography\" to be sent to him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReno, Nevada\u003c/geogname\u003e; requests copy of a\n book to which he contributed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends \n \u003cpersname\u003eDorothea Radin\u003c/persname\u003e's translation of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eBoleslaw Prus\u003c/persname\u003e; encloses a note\n to him from Mrs. Radin.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich has been returned\n from \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePutnam\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHolt\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner's\u003c/corpname\u003e, and \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMoffat, Yard and Dutton\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n mentions that an English translation of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003ehas been published by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eOxford University Press\u003c/corpname\u003eunder the\n title \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSelected Polish Tales\u003c/bibref\u003e; wants\n Anderson to send a copy of the book to \n \u003cpersname\u003eOtto Liveright\u003c/persname\u003e; gives\n particulars about the copyright, etc.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a financial disappointment; says \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003ehas been\n turned down by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003eand he prefers for Huebsch\n to publish novel in book form, rather than submit it\n to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCentury\u003c/bibref\u003e; regrets that \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e's efforts have been\n in vain; feels that the literary world has not\n decided yet if he is a great man or a \"flivver.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003eand the\n possibility of getting it published by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e; relates \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e's remarks on the\n book; mentions the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Play Company\u003c/corpname\u003eand some\n business with it; makes disparaging remarks on \n \u003cpersname\u003e[H. L.] Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003e[George Jean] Nathan\u003c/persname\u003eand their\n possible motivations should they take the book; hints\n that things in his personal life are at an impasse;\n feels good about a new story he has in the\n works.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper Publishing Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Play Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, and short\n stories he has done (which he is putting aside to\n \"ripen\"); mentions his personal situation with\n T.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses an ingracious piece about him written by\n Ms. Gregory from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003eas well as his reply to it;\n has received check from Liveright; asks for the\n February numbers of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003ewill be married\n the following day; talks about Anderson's improved\n health, their plans for the immediate future and\n travel plans if \"Phantasms\" come through in time;\n says they will come see Liveright in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eif they are able to\n travel.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the good words about his book and\n for sending Mr. Wescott's book; says \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lovers\u003c/bibref\u003ewill soon be ready and\n sent to Liveright; inquires about the book's\n serialization; mentions business with \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCentury\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003e; fancies having a story of\n his made into a play; asks about possibilities\n regarding this idea; says he and his new wife are\n happy in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBerkeley\u003c/geogname\u003eand about the reception\n of the book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends a story, the first of three; promises to\n send the novel in a few days; hopes the novel can be\n used as a serial.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his desire to switch publishers in\n order to sell more books; analyzes his feelings\n toward \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen [Huebsch]\u003c/persname\u003ewho supported him\n and published his books when everybody else turned\n him down; looks at his business relationship and\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eOtto Liveright\u003c/persname\u003e; feels his\n loyalty and friendship to his old supporters is\n stronger than the desire to make more money; urges\n Liveright to come visit him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions a good\n visit from Konrad, a writer.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his guilty feelings after preparing to\n leave his publisher \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen [Huebsch]\u003c/persname\u003ea year ago, how\n Huebsch accepted the books others rejected ( \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMany Marriages\u003c/bibref\u003e), his plan to stick\n with \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003e(which was\n rejected by Harper); realizes that his writing is too\n experimental to be a money-maker for any publishers;\n promises to send short story soon; suggests short\n story to be published in the Christmas number of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBerliner Tagblatt\u003c/bibref\u003e; evaluates\n Wescott's book; mentions Liverights suggestions for\n the play.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a new magazine and the possibility of\n the \" \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePittsburgh\u003c/geogname\u003epeople\" buying his new\n novel to be serialized; thinks it would be \"a peach\n of a stunt for a new magazine,\" provided they have\n money.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a clipping for \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Konrad] Bercovia\u003c/persname\u003ewith a photo to\n follow, sad events in Liveright's life and rewriting\n of some chapters of the novel; comments on the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses refusal to review a book by his friend \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred Kreymborg\u003c/persname\u003e; does not like\n the book and would like to stay out of it; suggests\n review of new book by \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, due to be\n published in fall; discusses work on a new novel to\n be ready for publishing in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e\"matter,\" progress with \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTar: A Midwest Childhood\u003c/bibref\u003e, work on a\n new novel, imminent move to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003efarm and health of his\n brother.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses acceptance of offer from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003eto write an article for a\n special issue (150 year anniversary of American) for\n $400.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003echeck and interesting\n letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e, editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003eregarding future\n articles; suggests that Liveright negotiate for more\n per article from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses short story, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\"Another Wife\"\u003c/bibref\u003e; hope Liveright can\n sell it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tries to buy story of \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's for $325;\n discusses Anderson's support for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003ein its early\n days and friendship between the two men.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses signing agreements for articles for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e, ideas for future\n articles and his idea of what \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003eexpects him to\n write about; mentions his relative isolation on the\n farm and his not reading many papers and magazines;\n mentions another story almost finished and the\n \"Childhood Book.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of check, his writing form.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses statement of money, made in 1927, for\n income tax and the endeavor to publish the best\n weekly in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the writing of \"perfectly sexless\n story\" for a female editor of a magazine for\n $500.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses one of his stories which is in the\n possession of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Vance\u003c/persname\u003eand the possibility\n of it being published in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Caravan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a \"real\" story; suggests sending it to\n \"our prize lady magazine editor\" and trying to get\n \"some real money out of her.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses returning the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003econtract to Liveright;\n refuses to write on just any subject suggested by\n editors; wishes to have wider latitude by having lots\n of subjects suggested; discusses \"The Last Novel,\" to\n be used by Liveright for $500.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses articles for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e, preference to reserve\n his own book rights, work in progress and a short\n story ready for sale.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Goodman's request that Anderson explain\n himself as an artist; offers to print both Goodman's\n letter and his reply in his local weekly paper, the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMarion Democrat\u003c/bibref\u003e; promises to send\n copy when printed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a story to be sold to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e's if possible, another\n story to be sent shortly; reminds Liveright to try to\n sell stories to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner's\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses $600 sent to Liveright by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; requests that\n the money be sent without delay.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of a check; discusses story\n \"Among The Drifters\" to be sent to \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eand story \"Fred\" to\n be sold elsewhere.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses check from \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003efor $600; requests\n that Liveright forward it to him immediately.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003e's request for\n Anderson's permission to use Anderson's photos for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Worlds Fifty Best Short Novels\u003c/bibref\u003e;\n Anderson replies on same sheet granting request.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his upcoming trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eand possibility of\n seeing Liveright.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred Dashiell\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner\u003c/corpname\u003e's , \"The Last Novel,\"\n and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003erelated business.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a prose poem, written on the train;\n suggests selling the poem to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMcCall's\u003c/corpname\u003e; says his recent\n interest is in doing stories in a lighter vein; hopes\n that Liveright might be able to sell them to\n magazines that pay \"real money.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003e; suggests that he\n get permission from \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003e; states that \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003echarges for all\n reprints.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discussing \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003e; says he is working\n hard and steadily.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks of his feelings for them, what their\n friendship means to him; quotes \n \u003cpersname\u003eD. H. Lawrence\u003c/persname\u003e; says he will not\n sell Ripshin Farm (as was planned?) but will live\n there in the coming spring; says access to the farm\n will be easier as paved road from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMarion\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTroutdale\u003c/geogname\u003eis under construction;\n says he has lived alone for two years and will go to\n the farm with a woman he loves, Eleanor, perhaps\n marry her, even if the idea is absurd; talks about\n difficulties with himself, human relationships;\n suggests possibility that the four of them live on\n the farm.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites \n \u003cfamname\u003eSergel family\u003c/famname\u003eto come to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTroutdale\u003c/geogname\u003eto talk about the play\n and other things; gives travel instructions;\n discusses attempt, apparently failed, to dramatize \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c/bibref\u003ein collaboration with\n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Barton\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLouis Gruenberg\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions living\n arrangements at Ripshin Farm, difficulties he had\n with Barton, and his upcoming marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Copenhuaer\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests that a review copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNo Swank,\u003c/bibref\u003ebe sent to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBill Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e, editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTo-Day\u003c/bibref\u003e; states that, instead of\n expected 12, he only got 6 copies of the ordinary\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a hat of hers she left in his car; his\n memory of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\"Twelfth Night\"\u003c/bibref\u003e; wishes to see\n [Yeats].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the beauty of Ripshin farm in June;\n invites her and Jap [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJasper Deeter\u003c/persname\u003e] and Joe to visit;\n mentions his last visit to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHedgerow Theater\u003c/corpname\u003e, rumors about\n an amateur theater group in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003eand the possibility\n of its closing down because of homosexual involvement\n of the director with actors.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions his presence at farm, their possible\n visit, her trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHarrisburg\u003c/geogname\u003e; discusses the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNew Orleans Theater Company\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n possibility of their doing one of his plays, \n \u003cpersname\u003eMark Antony\u003c/persname\u003e's scheduled visit to\n Ripshin, his almost finished book of three plays, the\n use of an essay he wrote on Jap [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJasper Deeter\u003c/persname\u003e] as an\n introduction to the book in the way of a dedication,\n possibility of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWinesburg\u003c/geogname\u003eplay going into a\n repertory at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHedgerow theater\u003c/corpname\u003e, the marketing\n of a new book; mentions his wife Eleanor's activities\n (attending \"working girls conference\"), and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary Emmet\u003c/persname\u003e's visit to the\n farm.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses praise for \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Nathan\u003c/persname\u003e's [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutumn\u003c/bibref\u003e], gratitude for Feis having\n given him the book, Feis' stay in [ \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLawrence\u003c/geogname\u003e]; makes statements\n about himself; mentions his purchase of a Ford and\n delight in owning it and plans to go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico City\u003c/geogname\u003eafter Christmas to\n paint if the money comes through.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes trip from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003eand the towns he saw\n on the way and theater scene in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; plans to travel to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003evia \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrownsville\u003c/geogname\u003efrom \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions the\n dedication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePuzzled America\u003c/bibref\u003eto Sergel, if Sergel\n does not object.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes the trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, the impression the\n country and the people made on him and the country's\n history; discusses the exploitation by British and\n American companies, the anti-American feelings of the\n Mexican people and acquaintances they looked up in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions the Baron\n matter and his leaving it to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's League\u003c/corpname\u003eand his\n expectation to have to pay for having been\n foolish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes being a professor at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eOlivet College\u003c/corpname\u003efor three weeks\n and his class schedule; plans to go to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAntioch College\u003c/corpname\u003enext; says he\n enjoys the experience.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Replies to [Maconnahey's] request that he name\n his favorite books for his students to read; finds\n answering difficult; suggests \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Triumph of the Egg\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses traveling to the Midwest for Moley's\n magazine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTo-Day\u003c/bibref\u003e, his absence from \"Ripshin\"\n farm when Feis visits; says his books have been\n translated into Russian, but he has received no\n royalties; wishes to talk to Bullett about it;\n discusses the dramatization of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c/bibref\u003e, the production of\n it that summer, his plans to go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, possible interest of\n the Russians in the play and movie \"poor White\" after\n his book with same name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his new novel which Liveright did not\n like at first, likelihood that it will grow on him,\n sale of a short story and possible sale of serial\n rights of the new novel; says he has a story, \"Come\n Again Man,\" in the works intended for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he is under financial\n stress because of money that did not come through;\n mentions ideas for two new books, tentatively called \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnother Man's House\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Man of Business\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions amusing story he hopes Liveright can\n sell for him, receipt of a \"nice letter from Konrad\";\n finds himself in a recurrent state of depression\n which undermines his productivity; hopes that the\n worst is over for Liveright in his personal\n life.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends a short story which he has \"lifted\" out of\n one of his books.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses income tax statement; intends to write\n something suitable for \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e's , after they turned him\n down several times in the past; mentions winter\n climate around \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMarion\u003c/geogname\u003e; describes article on\n \"sleigh-riding in the old days of the horses\" he sent\n to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e, which will be published\n the next winter and another article he is going to\n send to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair,\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses possibility that \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003ehas sent money to\n Liveright, his need of funds to cover building\n expenses at Ripshin Farm which will be the most\n charming stone house when completed; mentions\n progress of novel.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives his opinion of her short story; says it\n \"does not quite get up and walk\"; disapproves of\n mixing themes in a short story, how she throws things\n out of gear, etc.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[\"Certainly I wish you grand success with [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outsider\u003c/bibref\u003e]. Sincerely, \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e. \"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Declines request to analyze one of his own\n stories; he finds the idea unappealing.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Finds himself unable or unwilling to advise him\n in a matter so vital.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Agrees with her suggestion.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions his upcoming trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSouth America\u003c/geogname\u003eon February 28;\n plans to study small towns in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSouth Africa\u003c/geogname\u003eand to write about\n them for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eReader's Digest\u003c/bibref\u003e; requests passport\n applications and necessary information from\n Feis.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sent from Anderson to \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobley Durham Stevens\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e; in Anderson's\n writing; includes two \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003e2 cent stamps.]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[w/autographed corrections]","[w/autographed corrections]","(Blank wrappers of same paper)","[w/autograph corrections]","[w/autograph corrections]","[Sends novel with suggested title \n The Liar for publication; promises a\n shorter tale, \"An Ohio Pagan,\" for the following\n week; mentions \n Carl van Doren . ]","[Discusses publication of a story, trouble with\n the \n Pictorial Review , and business with \n Harper . ]","[Discusses a book in progress; sends material for \n Harper's serial; asks him to call Mr.\n Canby about some material he was interested in; asks\n how he and \n Harper like \n Straws ; asks him to wire him,\n collect, in \n Reno as soon as has definite word\n from \n Harper's . ]","[Hopes to do the \"Dreiser Introduction\"; needs \n [Theodore] Dreiser 's \n Free and Other Stories as well as the\n \"ante biography\" to be sent to him in \n Reno, Nevada ; requests copy of a\n book to which he contributed.]","[Sends \n Dorothea Radin 's translation of \n The Outpost by \n Boleslaw Prus ; encloses a note\n to him from Mrs. Radin.]","[Discusses \n The Outpost which has been returned\n from \n Putnam , \n Holt , \n Scribner's , and \n Moffat, Yard and Dutton ;\n mentions that an English translation of \n The Outpost has been published by \n Oxford University Press under the\n title \n Selected Polish Tales ; wants\n Anderson to send a copy of the book to \n Otto Liveright ; gives\n particulars about the copyright, etc.]","[Discusses a financial disappointment; says \n A Story Teller's Story has been\n turned down by \n Harper and he prefers for Huebsch\n to publish novel in book form, rather than submit it\n to \n Century ; regrets that \n Henry Canby 's efforts have been\n in vain; feels that the literary world has not\n decided yet if he is a great man or a \"flivver.\"]","[Discusses \n A Story Teller's Story and the\n possibility of getting it published by \n Harper ; relates \n Henry Canby 's remarks on the\n book; mentions the \n American Play Company and some\n business with it; makes disparaging remarks on \n [H. L.] Mencken and \n [George Jean] Nathan and their\n possible motivations should they take the book; hints\n that things in his personal life are at an impasse;\n feels good about a new story he has in the\n works.]","[Discusses a letter from \n Henry Canby , the \n Harper Publishing Co. , the \n American Play Company , and short\n stories he has done (which he is putting aside to\n \"ripen\"); mentions his personal situation with\n T.]","[Encloses an ingracious piece about him written by\n Ms. Gregory from \n The Dial as well as his reply to it;\n has received check from Liveright; asks for the\n February numbers of \n The American Mercury . ]","[Says she and \n Sherwood Anderson will be married\n the following day; talks about Anderson's improved\n health, their plans for the immediate future and\n travel plans if \"Phantasms\" come through in time;\n says they will come see Liveright in \n New York if they are able to\n travel.]","[Thanks him for the good words about his book and\n for sending Mr. Wescott's book; says \n The Lovers will soon be ready and\n sent to Liveright; inquires about the book's\n serialization; mentions business with \n Harper , \n Century , \n The Dial ; fancies having a story of\n his made into a play; asks about possibilities\n regarding this idea; says he and his new wife are\n happy in \n Berkeley and about the reception\n of the book.]","[Sends a story, the first of three; promises to\n send the novel in a few days; hopes the novel can be\n used as a serial.]","[Discusses his desire to switch publishers in\n order to sell more books; analyzes his feelings\n toward \n Ben [Huebsch] who supported him\n and published his books when everybody else turned\n him down; looks at his business relationship and\n friendship with \n Otto Liveright ; feels his\n loyalty and friendship to his old supporters is\n stronger than the desire to make more money; urges\n Liveright to come visit him in \n New Orleans ; mentions a good\n visit from Konrad, a writer.]","[Discusses his guilty feelings after preparing to\n leave his publisher \n Ben [Huebsch] a year ago, how\n Huebsch accepted the books others rejected ( \n Winesburg , \n Many Marriages ), his plan to stick\n with \n Ben Huebsch with \n A Story Teller's Story (which was\n rejected by Harper); realizes that his writing is too\n experimental to be a money-maker for any publishers;\n promises to send short story soon; suggests short\n story to be published in the Christmas number of the \n Berliner Tagblatt ; evaluates\n Wescott's book; mentions Liverights suggestions for\n the play.]","[Discusses a new magazine and the possibility of\n the \" \n Pittsburgh people\" buying his new\n novel to be serialized; thinks it would be \"a peach\n of a stunt for a new magazine,\" provided they have\n money.]","[Discusses a clipping for \n [Konrad] Bercovia with a photo to\n follow, sad events in Liveright's life and rewriting\n of some chapters of the novel; comments on the\n book.]","[Discusses refusal to review a book by his friend \n Alfred Kreymborg ; does not like\n the book and would like to stay out of it; suggests\n review of new book by \n Ernest Hemingway , due to be\n published in fall; discusses work on a new novel to\n be ready for publishing in the fall.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair \"matter,\" progress with \n Tar: A Midwest Childhood , work on a\n new novel, imminent move to \n Virginia farm and health of his\n brother.]","[Discusses acceptance of offer from \n Vanity Fair to write an article for a\n special issue (150 year anniversary of American) for\n $400.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair check and interesting\n letter from \n Donald Freeman , editor of \n Vanity Fair regarding future\n articles; suggests that Liveright negotiate for more\n per article from \n Vanity Fair . ]","[Discusses short story, \n \"Another Wife\" ; hope Liveright can\n sell it.]","[Tries to buy story of \n Sherwood Anderson 's for $325;\n discusses Anderson's support for \n The American Mercury in its early\n days and friendship between the two men.]","[Discusses signing agreements for articles for \n Vanity Fair , ideas for future\n articles and his idea of what \n Donald Freeman expects him to\n write about; mentions his relative isolation on the\n farm and his not reading many papers and magazines;\n mentions another story almost finished and the\n \"Childhood Book.\"]","[Mentions receipt of check, his writing form.]","[Discusses statement of money, made in 1927, for\n income tax and the endeavor to publish the best\n weekly in \n America . ]","[Discusses the writing of \"perfectly sexless\n story\" for a female editor of a magazine for\n $500.]","[Discusses one of his stories which is in the\n possession of \n Arthur Vance and the possibility\n of it being published in \n The Caravan . ]","[Discusses a \"real\" story; suggests sending it to\n \"our prize lady magazine editor\" and trying to get\n \"some real money out of her.\"]","[Discusses returning the \n Vanity Fair contract to Liveright;\n refuses to write on just any subject suggested by\n editors; wishes to have wider latitude by having lots\n of subjects suggested; discusses \"The Last Novel,\" to\n be used by Liveright for $500.]","[Discusses articles for \n Vanity Fair , preference to reserve\n his own book rights, work in progress and a short\n story ready for sale.]","[Discusses Goodman's request that Anderson explain\n himself as an artist; offers to print both Goodman's\n letter and his reply in his local weekly paper, the \n Marion Democrat ; promises to send\n copy when printed.]","[Discusses a story to be sold to \n Harper 's if possible, another\n story to be sent shortly; reminds Liveright to try to\n sell stories to \n The American Mercury and \n Scribner's . ]","[Discusses $600 sent to Liveright by \n Donald Freeman ; requests that\n the money be sent without delay.]","[Mentions receipt of a check; discusses story\n \"Among The Drifters\" to be sent to \n H. L. Mencken and story \"Fred\" to\n be sold elsewhere.]","[Discusses check from \n Donald Freeman for $600; requests\n that Liveright forward it to him immediately.]","[Discusses \n Grant Overton 's request for\n Anderson's permission to use Anderson's photos for \n The Worlds Fifty Best Short Novels ;\n Anderson replies on same sheet granting request.]","[Discusses his upcoming trip to \n New York and possibility of\n seeing Liveright.]","[Discusses \n Alfred Dashiell of \n Scribner 's , \"The Last Novel,\"\n and \n Vanity Fair related business.]","[Discusses a prose poem, written on the train;\n suggests selling the poem to \n McCall's ; says his recent\n interest is in doing stories in a lighter vein; hopes\n that Liveright might be able to sell them to\n magazines that pay \"real money.\"]","[Discusses \n Grant Overton ; suggests that he\n get permission from \n Viking Press ; states that \n Viking Press charges for all\n reprints.]","[Discussing \n Grant Overton and \n Viking Press ; says he is working\n hard and steadily.]","[Speaks of his feelings for them, what their\n friendship means to him; quotes \n D. H. Lawrence ; says he will not\n sell Ripshin Farm (as was planned?) but will live\n there in the coming spring; says access to the farm\n will be easier as paved road from \n Marion to \n Troutdale is under construction;\n says he has lived alone for two years and will go to\n the farm with a woman he loves, Eleanor, perhaps\n marry her, even if the idea is absurd; talks about\n difficulties with himself, human relationships;\n suggests possibility that the four of them live on\n the farm.]","[Invites \n Sergel family to come to \n Troutdale to talk about the play\n and other things; gives travel instructions;\n discusses attempt, apparently failed, to dramatize \n Winesburg, Ohio in collaboration with\n Arthur Barton and \n Louis Gruenberg ; mentions living\n arrangements at Ripshin Farm, difficulties he had\n with Barton, and his upcoming marriage to \n Eleanor Copenhuaer . ]","[Requests that a review copy of \n No Swank, be sent to \n Bill Stewart , editor of \n To-Day ; states that, instead of\n expected 12, he only got 6 copies of the ordinary\n edition.]","[Discusses a hat of hers she left in his car; his\n memory of \n \"Twelfth Night\" ; wishes to see\n [Yeats].]","[Discusses the beauty of Ripshin farm in June;\n invites her and Jap [ \n Jasper Deeter ] and Joe to visit;\n mentions his last visit to \n Hedgerow Theater , rumors about\n an amateur theater group in \n New Orleans and the possibility\n of its closing down because of homosexual involvement\n of the director with actors.]","[Mentions his presence at farm, their possible\n visit, her trip to \n Harrisburg ; discusses the \n New Orleans Theater Company ,\n possibility of their doing one of his plays, \n Mark Antony 's scheduled visit to\n Ripshin, his almost finished book of three plays, the\n use of an essay he wrote on Jap [ \n Jasper Deeter ] as an\n introduction to the book in the way of a dedication,\n possibility of the \n Winesburg play going into a\n repertory at the \n Hedgerow theater , the marketing\n of a new book; mentions his wife Eleanor's activities\n (attending \"working girls conference\"), and \n Mary Emmet 's visit to the\n farm.]","[Discusses praise for \n Robert Nathan 's [ \n Autumn ], gratitude for Feis having\n given him the book, Feis' stay in [ \n Lawrence ]; makes statements\n about himself; mentions his purchase of a Ford and\n delight in owning it and plans to go to \n Mexico City after Christmas to\n paint if the money comes through.]","[Describes trip from \n Virginia to \n New Orleans and the towns he saw\n on the way and theater scene in \n New Orleans ; plans to travel to \n Mexico via \n Brownsville from \n New Orleans ; mentions the\n dedication of \n Puzzled America to Sergel, if Sergel\n does not object.]","[Describes the trip to \n Mexico , the impression the\n country and the people made on him and the country's\n history; discusses the exploitation by British and\n American companies, the anti-American feelings of the\n Mexican people and acquaintances they looked up in \n Mexico ; mentions the Baron\n matter and his leaving it to the \n Author's League and his\n expectation to have to pay for having been\n foolish.]","[Describes being a professor at \n Olivet College for three weeks\n and his class schedule; plans to go to \n Antioch College next; says he\n enjoys the experience.]","[Replies to [Maconnahey's] request that he name\n his favorite books for his students to read; finds\n answering difficult; suggests \n The Triumph of the Egg and \n A Story Teller's Story . ]","[Discusses traveling to the Midwest for Moley's\n magazine \n To-Day , his absence from \"Ripshin\"\n farm when Feis visits; says his books have been\n translated into Russian, but he has received no\n royalties; wishes to talk to Bullett about it;\n discusses the dramatization of \n Winesburg, Ohio , the production of\n it that summer, his plans to go to \n New York , possible interest of\n the Russians in the play and movie \"poor White\" after\n his book with same name.]","[Discusses his new novel which Liveright did not\n like at first, likelihood that it will grow on him,\n sale of a short story and possible sale of serial\n rights of the new novel; says he has a story, \"Come\n Again Man,\" in the works intended for \n The Dial ; says he is under financial\n stress because of money that did not come through;\n mentions ideas for two new books, tentatively called \n Another Man's House and \n The Man of Business . ]","[Mentions amusing story he hopes Liveright can\n sell for him, receipt of a \"nice letter from Konrad\";\n finds himself in a recurrent state of depression\n which undermines his productivity; hopes that the\n worst is over for Liveright in his personal\n life.]","[Sends a short story which he has \"lifted\" out of\n one of his books.]","[Discusses income tax statement; intends to write\n something suitable for \n Harper 's , after they turned him\n down several times in the past; mentions winter\n climate around \n Marion ; describes article on\n \"sleigh-riding in the old days of the horses\" he sent\n to \n Vanity Fair , which will be published\n the next winter and another article he is going to\n send to \n Vanity Fair, . ]","[Discusses possibility that \n Vanity Fair has sent money to\n Liveright, his need of funds to cover building\n expenses at Ripshin Farm which will be the most\n charming stone house when completed; mentions\n progress of novel.]","[Gives his opinion of her short story; says it\n \"does not quite get up and walk\"; disapproves of\n mixing themes in a short story, how she throws things\n out of gear, etc.]","[\"Certainly I wish you grand success with [ \n The Outsider ]. Sincerely, \n Sherwood Anderson . \"]","[Declines request to analyze one of his own\n stories; he finds the idea unappealing.]","[Finds himself unable or unwilling to advise him\n in a matter so vital.]","[Agrees with her suggestion.]","[Mentions his upcoming trip to \n South America on February 28;\n plans to study small towns in \n South Africa and to write about\n them for \n Reader's Digest ; requests passport\n applications and necessary information from\n Feis.]","[Sent from Anderson to \n Robley Durham Stevens in \n Philadelphia ; in Anderson's\n writing; includes two \n United States 2 cent stamps.]"],"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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promises a\n shorter tale, \"An Ohio Pagan,\" for the following\n week; mentions \n Carl van Doren . ]","[Discusses publication of a story, trouble with\n the \n Pictorial Review , and business with \n Harper . ]","[Discusses a book in progress; sends material for \n Harper's serial; asks him to call Mr.\n Canby about some material he was interested in; asks\n how he and \n Harper like \n Straws ; asks him to wire him,\n collect, in \n Reno as soon as has definite word\n from \n Harper's . ]","[Hopes to do the \"Dreiser Introduction\"; needs \n [Theodore] Dreiser 's \n Free and Other Stories as well as the\n \"ante biography\" to be sent to him in \n Reno, Nevada ; requests copy of a\n book to which he contributed.]","[Sends \n Dorothea Radin 's translation of \n The Outpost by \n Boleslaw Prus ; encloses a note\n to him from Mrs. Radin.]","[Discusses \n The Outpost which has been returned\n from \n Putnam , \n Holt , \n Scribner's , and \n Moffat, Yard and Dutton ;\n mentions that an English translation of \n The Outpost has been published by \n Oxford University Press under the\n title \n Selected Polish Tales ; wants\n Anderson to send a copy of the book to \n Otto Liveright ; gives\n particulars about the copyright, etc.]","[Discusses a financial disappointment; says \n A Story Teller's Story has been\n turned down by \n Harper and he prefers for Huebsch\n to publish novel in book form, rather than submit it\n to \n Century ; regrets that \n Henry Canby 's efforts have been\n in vain; feels that the literary world has not\n decided yet if he is a great man or a \"flivver.\"]","[Discusses \n A Story Teller's Story and the\n possibility of getting it published by \n Harper ; relates \n Henry Canby 's remarks on the\n book; mentions the \n American Play Company and some\n business with it; makes disparaging remarks on \n [H. L.] Mencken and \n [George Jean] Nathan and their\n possible motivations should they take the book; hints\n that things in his personal life are at an impasse;\n feels good about a new story he has in the\n works.]","[Discusses a letter from \n Henry Canby , the \n Harper Publishing Co. , the \n American Play Company , and short\n stories he has done (which he is putting aside to\n \"ripen\"); mentions his personal situation with\n T.]","[Encloses an ingracious piece about him written by\n Ms. Gregory from \n The Dial as well as his reply to it;\n has received check from Liveright; asks for the\n February numbers of \n The American Mercury . ]","[Says she and \n Sherwood Anderson will be married\n the following day; talks about Anderson's improved\n health, their plans for the immediate future and\n travel plans if \"Phantasms\" come through in time;\n says they will come see Liveright in \n New York if they are able to\n travel.]","[Thanks him for the good words about his book and\n for sending Mr. Wescott's book; says \n The Lovers will soon be ready and\n sent to Liveright; inquires about the book's\n serialization; mentions business with \n Harper , \n Century , \n The Dial ; fancies having a story of\n his made into a play; asks about possibilities\n regarding this idea; says he and his new wife are\n happy in \n Berkeley and about the reception\n of the book.]","[Sends a story, the first of three; promises to\n send the novel in a few days; hopes the novel can be\n used as a serial.]","[Discusses his desire to switch publishers in\n order to sell more books; analyzes his feelings\n toward \n Ben [Huebsch] who supported him\n and published his books when everybody else turned\n him down; looks at his business relationship and\n friendship with \n Otto Liveright ; feels his\n loyalty and friendship to his old supporters is\n stronger than the desire to make more money; urges\n Liveright to come visit him in \n New Orleans ; mentions a good\n visit from Konrad, a writer.]","[Discusses his guilty feelings after preparing to\n leave his publisher \n Ben [Huebsch] a year ago, how\n Huebsch accepted the books others rejected ( \n Winesburg , \n Many Marriages ), his plan to stick\n with \n Ben Huebsch with \n A Story Teller's Story (which was\n rejected by Harper); realizes that his writing is too\n experimental to be a money-maker for any publishers;\n promises to send short story soon; suggests short\n story to be published in the Christmas number of the \n Berliner Tagblatt ; evaluates\n Wescott's book; mentions Liverights suggestions for\n the play.]","[Discusses a new magazine and the possibility of\n the \" \n Pittsburgh people\" buying his new\n novel to be serialized; thinks it would be \"a peach\n of a stunt for a new magazine,\" provided they have\n money.]","[Discusses a clipping for \n [Konrad] Bercovia with a photo to\n follow, sad events in Liveright's life and rewriting\n of some chapters of the novel; comments on the\n book.]","[Discusses refusal to review a book by his friend \n Alfred Kreymborg ; does not like\n the book and would like to stay out of it; suggests\n review of new book by \n Ernest Hemingway , due to be\n published in fall; discusses work on a new novel to\n be ready for publishing in the fall.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair \"matter,\" progress with \n Tar: A Midwest Childhood , work on a\n new novel, imminent move to \n Virginia farm and health of his\n brother.]","[Discusses acceptance of offer from \n Vanity Fair to write an article for a\n special issue (150 year anniversary of American) for\n $400.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair check and interesting\n letter from \n Donald Freeman , editor of \n Vanity Fair regarding future\n articles; 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suggests sending it to\n \"our prize lady magazine editor\" and trying to get\n \"some real money out of her.\"]","[Discusses returning the \n Vanity Fair contract to Liveright;\n refuses to write on just any subject suggested by\n editors; wishes to have wider latitude by having lots\n of subjects suggested; discusses \"The Last Novel,\" to\n be used by Liveright for $500.]","[Discusses articles for \n Vanity Fair , preference to reserve\n his own book rights, work in progress and a short\n story ready for sale.]","[Discusses Goodman's request that Anderson explain\n himself as an artist; offers to print both Goodman's\n letter and his reply in his local weekly paper, the \n Marion Democrat ; promises to send\n copy when printed.]","[Discusses a story to be sold to \n Harper 's if possible, another\n story to be sent shortly; reminds Liveright to try to\n sell stories to \n The American Mercury and \n Scribner's . ]","[Discusses $600 sent to Liveright by \n Donald Freeman ; requests that\n the money be sent without delay.]","[Mentions receipt of a check; discusses story\n \"Among The Drifters\" to be sent to \n H. 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Mencken and story \"Fred\" to\n be sold elsewhere.]","[Discusses check from \n Donald Freeman for $600; requests\n that Liveright forward it to him immediately.]","[Discusses \n Grant Overton 's request for\n Anderson's permission to use Anderson's photos for \n The Worlds Fifty Best Short Novels ;\n Anderson replies on same sheet granting request.]","[Discusses his upcoming trip to \n New York and possibility of\n seeing Liveright.]","[Discusses \n Alfred Dashiell of \n Scribner 's , \"The Last Novel,\"\n and \n Vanity Fair related business.]","[Discusses a prose poem, written on the train;\n suggests selling the poem to \n McCall's ; says his recent\n interest is in doing stories in a lighter vein; hopes\n that Liveright might be able to sell them to\n magazines that pay \"real money.\"]","[Discusses \n Grant Overton ; suggests that he\n get permission from \n Viking Press ; states that \n Viking Press charges for all\n reprints.]","[Discussing \n Grant Overton and \n Viking Press ; says he is working\n hard and steadily.]","[Speaks of his feelings for them, what their\n friendship means to him; quotes \n D. H. Lawrence ; says he will not\n sell Ripshin Farm (as was planned?) but will live\n there in the coming spring; says access to the farm\n will be easier as paved road from \n Marion to \n Troutdale is under construction;\n says he has lived alone for two years and will go to\n the farm with a woman he loves, Eleanor, perhaps\n marry her, even if the idea is absurd; talks about\n difficulties with himself, human relationships;\n suggests possibility that the four of them live on\n the farm.]","[Invites \n Sergel family to come to \n Troutdale to talk about the play\n and other things; gives travel instructions;\n discusses attempt, apparently failed, to dramatize \n Winesburg, Ohio in collaboration with\n Arthur Barton and \n Louis Gruenberg ; mentions living\n arrangements at Ripshin Farm, difficulties he had\n with Barton, and his upcoming marriage to \n Eleanor Copenhuaer . ]","[Requests that a review copy of \n No Swank, be sent to \n Bill Stewart , editor of \n To-Day ; states that, instead of\n expected 12, he only got 6 copies of the ordinary\n edition.]","[Discusses a hat of hers she left in his car; his\n memory of \n \"Twelfth Night\" ; wishes to see\n [Yeats].]","[Discusses the beauty of Ripshin farm in June;\n invites her and Jap [ \n Jasper Deeter ] and Joe to visit;\n mentions his last visit to \n Hedgerow Theater , rumors about\n an amateur theater group in \n New Orleans and the possibility\n of its closing down because of homosexual involvement\n of the director with actors.]","[Mentions his presence at farm, their possible\n visit, her trip to \n Harrisburg ; discusses the \n New Orleans Theater Company ,\n possibility of their doing one of his plays, \n Mark Antony 's scheduled visit to\n Ripshin, his almost finished book of three plays, the\n use of an essay he wrote on Jap [ \n Jasper Deeter ] as an\n introduction to the book in the way of a dedication,\n possibility of the \n Winesburg play going into a\n repertory at the \n Hedgerow theater , the marketing\n of a new book; mentions his wife Eleanor's activities\n (attending \"working girls conference\"), and \n Mary Emmet 's visit to the\n farm.]","[Discusses praise for \n Robert Nathan 's [ \n Autumn ], gratitude for Feis having\n given him the book, Feis' stay in [ \n Lawrence ]; makes statements\n about himself; mentions his purchase of a Ford and\n delight in owning it and plans to go to \n Mexico City after Christmas to\n paint if the money comes through.]","[Describes trip from \n Virginia to \n New Orleans and the towns he saw\n on the way and theater scene in \n New Orleans ; plans to travel to \n Mexico via \n Brownsville from \n New Orleans ; mentions the\n dedication of \n Puzzled America to Sergel, if Sergel\n does not object.]","[Describes the trip to \n Mexico , the impression the\n country and the people made on him and the country's\n history; discusses the exploitation by British and\n American companies, the anti-American feelings of the\n Mexican people and acquaintances they looked up in \n Mexico ; mentions the Baron\n matter and his leaving it to the \n Author's League and his\n expectation to have to pay for having been\n foolish.]","[Describes being a professor at \n Olivet College for three weeks\n and his class schedule; plans to go to \n Antioch College next; says he\n enjoys the experience.]","[Replies to [Maconnahey's] request that he name\n his favorite books for his students to read; finds\n answering difficult; suggests \n The Triumph of the Egg and \n A Story Teller's Story . ]","[Discusses traveling to the Midwest for Moley's\n magazine \n To-Day , his absence from \"Ripshin\"\n farm when Feis visits; says his books have been\n translated into Russian, but he has received no\n royalties; wishes to talk to Bullett about it;\n discusses the dramatization of \n Winesburg, Ohio , the production of\n it that summer, his plans to go to \n New York , possible interest of\n the Russians in the play and movie \"poor White\" after\n his book with same name.]","[Discusses his new novel which Liveright did not\n like at first, likelihood that it will grow on him,\n sale of a short story and possible sale of serial\n rights of the new novel; says he has a story, \"Come\n Again Man,\" in the works intended for \n The Dial ; says he is under financial\n stress because of money that did not come through;\n mentions ideas for two new books, tentatively called \n Another Man's House and \n The Man of Business . ]","[Mentions amusing story he hopes Liveright can\n sell for him, receipt of a \"nice letter from Konrad\";\n finds himself in a recurrent state of depression\n which undermines his productivity; hopes that the\n worst is over for Liveright in his personal\n life.]","[Sends a short story which he has \"lifted\" out of\n one of his books.]","[Discusses income tax statement; intends to write\n something suitable for \n Harper 's , after they turned him\n down several times in the past; mentions winter\n climate around \n Marion ; describes article on\n \"sleigh-riding in the old days of the horses\" he sent\n to \n Vanity Fair , which will be published\n the next winter and another article he is going to\n send to \n Vanity Fair, . ]","[Discusses possibility that \n Vanity Fair has sent money to\n Liveright, his need of funds to cover building\n expenses at Ripshin Farm which will be the most\n charming stone house when completed; mentions\n progress of novel.]","[Gives his opinion of her short story; says it\n \"does not quite get up and walk\"; disapproves of\n mixing themes in a short story, how she throws things\n out of gear, etc.]","[\"Certainly I wish you grand success with [ \n The Outsider ]. 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promises a\n shorter tale, \"An Ohio Pagan,\" for the following\n week; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarl van Doren\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses publication of a story, trouble with\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePictorial Review\u003c/bibref\u003e, and business with \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a book in progress; sends material for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/bibref\u003eserial; asks him to call Mr.\n Canby about some material he was interested in; asks\n how he and \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003elike \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eStraws\u003c/bibref\u003e; asks him to wire him,\n collect, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReno\u003c/geogname\u003eas soon as has definite word\n from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to do the \"Dreiser Introduction\"; needs \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Theodore] Dreiser\u003c/persname\u003e's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eFree and Other Stories\u003c/bibref\u003eas well as the\n \"ante biography\" to be sent to him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReno, Nevada\u003c/geogname\u003e; requests copy of a\n book to which he contributed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends \n \u003cpersname\u003eDorothea Radin\u003c/persname\u003e's translation of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eBoleslaw Prus\u003c/persname\u003e; encloses a note\n to him from Mrs. Radin.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich has been returned\n from \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePutnam\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHolt\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner's\u003c/corpname\u003e, and \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMoffat, Yard and Dutton\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n mentions that an English translation of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outpost\u003c/bibref\u003ehas been published by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eOxford University Press\u003c/corpname\u003eunder the\n title \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSelected Polish Tales\u003c/bibref\u003e; wants\n Anderson to send a copy of the book to \n \u003cpersname\u003eOtto Liveright\u003c/persname\u003e; gives\n particulars about the copyright, etc.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a financial disappointment; says \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003ehas been\n turned down by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003eand he prefers for Huebsch\n to publish novel in book form, rather than submit it\n to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCentury\u003c/bibref\u003e; regrets that \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e's efforts have been\n in vain; feels that the literary world has not\n decided yet if he is a great man or a \"flivver.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003eand the\n possibility of getting it published by \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e; relates \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e's remarks on the\n book; mentions the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Play Company\u003c/corpname\u003eand some\n business with it; makes disparaging remarks on \n \u003cpersname\u003e[H. L.] Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003e[George Jean] Nathan\u003c/persname\u003eand their\n possible motivations should they take the book; hints\n that things in his personal life are at an impasse;\n feels good about a new story he has in the\n works.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Canby\u003c/persname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper Publishing Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Play Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, and short\n stories he has done (which he is putting aside to\n \"ripen\"); mentions his personal situation with\n T.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses an ingracious piece about him written by\n Ms. Gregory from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003eas well as his reply to it;\n has received check from Liveright; asks for the\n February numbers of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says she and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003ewill be married\n the following day; talks about Anderson's improved\n health, their plans for the immediate future and\n travel plans if \"Phantasms\" come through in time;\n says they will come see Liveright in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eif they are able to\n travel.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for the good words about his book and\n for sending Mr. Wescott's book; says \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lovers\u003c/bibref\u003ewill soon be ready and\n sent to Liveright; inquires about the book's\n serialization; mentions business with \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCentury\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003e; fancies having a story of\n his made into a play; asks about possibilities\n regarding this idea; says he and his new wife are\n happy in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBerkeley\u003c/geogname\u003eand about the reception\n of the book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends a story, the first of three; promises to\n send the novel in a few days; hopes the novel can be\n used as a serial.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his desire to switch publishers in\n order to sell more books; analyzes his feelings\n toward \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen [Huebsch]\u003c/persname\u003ewho supported him\n and published his books when everybody else turned\n him down; looks at his business relationship and\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eOtto Liveright\u003c/persname\u003e; feels his\n loyalty and friendship to his old supporters is\n stronger than the desire to make more money; urges\n Liveright to come visit him in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions a good\n visit from Konrad, a writer.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his guilty feelings after preparing to\n leave his publisher \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen [Huebsch]\u003c/persname\u003ea year ago, how\n Huebsch accepted the books others rejected ( \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMany Marriages\u003c/bibref\u003e), his plan to stick\n with \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen Huebsch\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003e(which was\n rejected by Harper); realizes that his writing is too\n experimental to be a money-maker for any publishers;\n promises to send short story soon; suggests short\n story to be published in the Christmas number of the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBerliner Tagblatt\u003c/bibref\u003e; evaluates\n Wescott's book; mentions Liverights suggestions for\n the play.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a new magazine and the possibility of\n the \" \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePittsburgh\u003c/geogname\u003epeople\" buying his new\n novel to be serialized; thinks it would be \"a peach\n of a stunt for a new magazine,\" provided they have\n money.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a clipping for \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Konrad] Bercovia\u003c/persname\u003ewith a photo to\n follow, sad events in Liveright's life and rewriting\n of some chapters of the novel; comments on the\n book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses refusal to review a book by his friend \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred Kreymborg\u003c/persname\u003e; does not like\n the book and would like to stay out of it; suggests\n review of new book by \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest Hemingway\u003c/persname\u003e, due to be\n published in fall; discusses work on a new novel to\n be ready for publishing in the fall.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e\"matter,\" progress with \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTar: A Midwest Childhood\u003c/bibref\u003e, work on a\n new novel, imminent move to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003efarm and health of his\n brother.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses acceptance of offer from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003eto write an article for a\n special issue (150 year anniversary of American) for\n $400.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003echeck and interesting\n letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e, editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003eregarding future\n articles; suggests that Liveright negotiate for more\n per article from \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses short story, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\"Another Wife\"\u003c/bibref\u003e; hope Liveright can\n sell it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Tries to buy story of \n \u003cpersname\u003eSherwood Anderson\u003c/persname\u003e's for $325;\n discusses Anderson's support for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003ein its early\n days and friendship between the two men.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses signing agreements for articles for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e, ideas for future\n articles and his idea of what \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003eexpects him to\n write about; mentions his relative isolation on the\n farm and his not reading many papers and magazines;\n mentions another story almost finished and the\n \"Childhood Book.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of check, his writing form.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses statement of money, made in 1927, for\n income tax and the endeavor to publish the best\n weekly in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the writing of \"perfectly sexless\n story\" for a female editor of a magazine for\n $500.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses one of his stories which is in the\n possession of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Vance\u003c/persname\u003eand the possibility\n of it being published in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Caravan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a \"real\" story; suggests sending it to\n \"our prize lady magazine editor\" and trying to get\n \"some real money out of her.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses returning the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003econtract to Liveright;\n refuses to write on just any subject suggested by\n editors; wishes to have wider latitude by having lots\n of subjects suggested; discusses \"The Last Novel,\" to\n be used by Liveright for $500.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses articles for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003e, preference to reserve\n his own book rights, work in progress and a short\n story ready for sale.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Goodman's request that Anderson explain\n himself as an artist; offers to print both Goodman's\n letter and his reply in his local weekly paper, the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMarion Democrat\u003c/bibref\u003e; promises to send\n copy when printed.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a story to be sold to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHarper\u003c/corpname\u003e's if possible, another\n story to be sent shortly; reminds Liveright to try to\n sell stories to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe American Mercury\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner's\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses $600 sent to Liveright by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; requests that\n the money be sent without delay.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of a check; discusses story\n \"Among The Drifters\" to be sent to \n \u003cpersname\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c/persname\u003eand story \"Fred\" to\n be sold elsewhere.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses check from \n \u003cpersname\u003eDonald Freeman\u003c/persname\u003efor $600; requests\n that Liveright forward it to him immediately.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003e's request for\n Anderson's permission to use Anderson's photos for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Worlds Fifty Best Short Novels\u003c/bibref\u003e;\n Anderson replies on same sheet granting request.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his upcoming trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003eand possibility of\n seeing Liveright.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlfred Dashiell\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003ccorpname\u003eScribner\u003c/corpname\u003e's , \"The Last Novel,\"\n and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/bibref\u003erelated business.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a prose poem, written on the train;\n suggests selling the poem to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMcCall's\u003c/corpname\u003e; says his recent\n interest is in doing stories in a lighter vein; hopes\n that Liveright might be able to sell them to\n magazines that pay \"real money.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003e; suggests that he\n get permission from \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003e; states that \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003echarges for all\n reprints.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discussing \n \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Overton\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003ccorpname\u003eViking Press\u003c/corpname\u003e; says he is working\n hard and steadily.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Speaks of his feelings for them, what their\n friendship means to him; quotes \n \u003cpersname\u003eD. H. Lawrence\u003c/persname\u003e; says he will not\n sell Ripshin Farm (as was planned?) but will live\n there in the coming spring; says access to the farm\n will be easier as paved road from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMarion\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTroutdale\u003c/geogname\u003eis under construction;\n says he has lived alone for two years and will go to\n the farm with a woman he loves, Eleanor, perhaps\n marry her, even if the idea is absurd; talks about\n difficulties with himself, human relationships;\n suggests possibility that the four of them live on\n the farm.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Invites \n \u003cfamname\u003eSergel family\u003c/famname\u003eto come to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTroutdale\u003c/geogname\u003eto talk about the play\n and other things; gives travel instructions;\n discusses attempt, apparently failed, to dramatize \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c/bibref\u003ein collaboration with\n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Barton\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLouis Gruenberg\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions living\n arrangements at Ripshin Farm, difficulties he had\n with Barton, and his upcoming marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Copenhuaer\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests that a review copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNo Swank,\u003c/bibref\u003ebe sent to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBill Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e, editor of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTo-Day\u003c/bibref\u003e; states that, instead of\n expected 12, he only got 6 copies of the ordinary\n edition.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a hat of hers she left in his car; his\n memory of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\"Twelfth Night\"\u003c/bibref\u003e; wishes to see\n [Yeats].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the beauty of Ripshin farm in June;\n invites her and Jap [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJasper Deeter\u003c/persname\u003e] and Joe to visit;\n mentions his last visit to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHedgerow Theater\u003c/corpname\u003e, rumors about\n an amateur theater group in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003eand the possibility\n of its closing down because of homosexual involvement\n of the director with actors.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions his presence at farm, their possible\n visit, her trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHarrisburg\u003c/geogname\u003e; discusses the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNew Orleans Theater Company\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n possibility of their doing one of his plays, \n \u003cpersname\u003eMark Antony\u003c/persname\u003e's scheduled visit to\n Ripshin, his almost finished book of three plays, the\n use of an essay he wrote on Jap [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJasper Deeter\u003c/persname\u003e] as an\n introduction to the book in the way of a dedication,\n possibility of the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWinesburg\u003c/geogname\u003eplay going into a\n repertory at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHedgerow theater\u003c/corpname\u003e, the marketing\n of a new book; mentions his wife Eleanor's activities\n (attending \"working girls conference\"), and \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary Emmet\u003c/persname\u003e's visit to the\n farm.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses praise for \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Nathan\u003c/persname\u003e's [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAutumn\u003c/bibref\u003e], gratitude for Feis having\n given him the book, Feis' stay in [ \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLawrence\u003c/geogname\u003e]; makes statements\n about himself; mentions his purchase of a Ford and\n delight in owning it and plans to go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico City\u003c/geogname\u003eafter Christmas to\n paint if the money comes through.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes trip from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003eand the towns he saw\n on the way and theater scene in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; plans to travel to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003evia \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrownsville\u003c/geogname\u003efrom \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew Orleans\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions the\n dedication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePuzzled America\u003c/bibref\u003eto Sergel, if Sergel\n does not object.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes the trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, the impression the\n country and the people made on him and the country's\n history; discusses the exploitation by British and\n American companies, the anti-American feelings of the\n Mexican people and acquaintances they looked up in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions the Baron\n matter and his leaving it to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's League\u003c/corpname\u003eand his\n expectation to have to pay for having been\n foolish.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes being a professor at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eOlivet College\u003c/corpname\u003efor three weeks\n and his class schedule; plans to go to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAntioch College\u003c/corpname\u003enext; says he\n enjoys the experience.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Replies to [Maconnahey's] request that he name\n his favorite books for his students to read; finds\n answering difficult; suggests \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Triumph of the Egg\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Story Teller's Story\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses traveling to the Midwest for Moley's\n magazine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTo-Day\u003c/bibref\u003e, his absence from \"Ripshin\"\n farm when Feis visits; says his books have been\n translated into Russian, but he has received no\n royalties; wishes to talk to Bullett about it;\n discusses the dramatization of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c/bibref\u003e, the production of\n it that summer, his plans to go to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, possible interest of\n the Russians in the play and movie \"poor White\" after\n his book with same name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his new novel which Liveright did not\n like at first, likelihood that it will grow on him,\n sale of a short story and possible sale of serial\n rights of the new novel; says he has a story, \"Come\n Again Man,\" in the works intended for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Dial\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he is under financial\n stress because of money that did not come through;\n mentions ideas for two new books, tentatively called \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAnother Man's House\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Man of Business\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions amusing story he hopes Liveright can\n sell for him, receipt of a \"nice letter from Konrad\";\n finds himself in a recurrent state of depression\n which undermines his productivity; 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L.] Mencken and \n [George Jean] Nathan and their\n possible motivations should they take the book; hints\n that things in his personal life are at an impasse;\n feels good about a new story he has in the\n works.]","[Discusses a letter from \n Henry Canby , the \n Harper Publishing Co. , the \n American Play Company , and short\n stories he has done (which he is putting aside to\n \"ripen\"); mentions his personal situation with\n T.]","[Encloses an ingracious piece about him written by\n Ms. Gregory from \n The Dial as well as his reply to it;\n has received check from Liveright; asks for the\n February numbers of \n The American Mercury . ]","[Says she and \n Sherwood Anderson will be married\n the following day; talks about Anderson's improved\n health, their plans for the immediate future and\n travel plans if \"Phantasms\" come through in time;\n says they will come see Liveright in \n New York if they are able to\n travel.]","[Thanks him for the good words about his book and\n for sending Mr. Wescott's book; says \n The Lovers will soon be ready and\n sent to Liveright; inquires about the book's\n serialization; mentions business with \n Harper , \n Century , \n The Dial ; fancies having a story of\n his made into a play; asks about possibilities\n regarding this idea; says he and his new wife are\n happy in \n Berkeley and about the reception\n of the book.]","[Sends a story, the first of three; promises to\n send the novel in a few days; hopes the novel can be\n used as a serial.]","[Discusses his desire to switch publishers in\n order to sell more books; analyzes his feelings\n toward \n Ben [Huebsch] who supported him\n and published his books when everybody else turned\n him down; looks at his business relationship and\n friendship with \n Otto Liveright ; feels his\n loyalty and friendship to his old supporters is\n stronger than the desire to make more money; urges\n Liveright to come visit him in \n New Orleans ; mentions a good\n visit from Konrad, a writer.]","[Discusses his guilty feelings after preparing to\n leave his publisher \n Ben [Huebsch] a year ago, how\n Huebsch accepted the books others rejected ( \n Winesburg , \n Many Marriages ), his plan to stick\n with \n Ben Huebsch with \n A Story Teller's Story (which was\n rejected by Harper); realizes that his writing is too\n experimental to be a money-maker for any publishers;\n promises to send short story soon; suggests short\n story to be published in the Christmas number of the \n Berliner Tagblatt ; evaluates\n Wescott's book; mentions Liverights suggestions for\n the play.]","[Discusses a new magazine and the possibility of\n the \" \n Pittsburgh people\" buying his new\n novel to be serialized; thinks it would be \"a peach\n of a stunt for a new magazine,\" provided they have\n money.]","[Discusses a clipping for \n [Konrad] Bercovia with a photo to\n follow, sad events in Liveright's life and rewriting\n of some chapters of the novel; comments on the\n book.]","[Discusses refusal to review a book by his friend \n Alfred Kreymborg ; does not like\n the book and would like to stay out of it; suggests\n review of new book by \n Ernest Hemingway , due to be\n published in fall; discusses work on a new novel to\n be ready for publishing in the fall.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair \"matter,\" progress with \n Tar: A Midwest Childhood , work on a\n new novel, imminent move to \n Virginia farm and health of his\n brother.]","[Discusses acceptance of offer from \n Vanity Fair to write an article for a\n special issue (150 year anniversary of American) for\n $400.]","[Discusses \n Vanity Fair check and interesting\n letter from \n Donald Freeman , editor of \n Vanity Fair regarding future\n articles; 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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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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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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; 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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 . ]"],"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. 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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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; 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. 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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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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; 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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 ; 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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; 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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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