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Series 3: Business Records, 1938-1972

 Series

Scope and Contents note

In Box 3 is Series 3: Business Records. Most of the financial material is separated chronologically. A few dated records are specific to a particular project. Miss Lincoln enjoyed a fairly long and successful writing career. She wrote consistently and was published regularly. In contract negotiations, she was represented by Harold Ober Associates of New York city. Between 1966 and 1972, Artur Fields acted as her literary agent.

In Series 3 are contracts, invoices, correspondence, some reviews of her work, and accountings of royalties. The Business Records correspond with many of the published pieces filed in Series 4: Writings. Business records for 1954 indicate that Vogue paid Miss Lincoln $400.00 each for "Confessions of Faith" and "Coping (happily) with Discipline." Harold Ober Associates was paid a 10% commission. Her work was also published outside the United States and contracts with European publishers are contained in Series 3. Hughes Massie & Co. represented Miss Lincoln when Celia Amberly was published by Rowohlt Verlag in Hamburg, 1954.

Dates

  • Creation: 1938-1972

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Collection: 8.75 Cubic Feet (7 record center cartons)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically.

General Physical Description note

.5 record center box

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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