Benn, Timothy, 1936–2019, Letter to Max Wilk, 1974 August 2
- Call Number:
- MSS 14
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Benn, Timothy, 1936–2019
- Title(s):
- Letter to Max Wilk
- Date:
- 1974 August 2
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Edward and His Marvellous Telescope
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 13
- Provenance:
- Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Letter discusses putting the manuscript of <title render="italic">Edward and His Marvellous Telescope</title> in the post that afternoon and sending it to another publisher, Farrar Straus. Mr. Benn explains that they are currently working on <title render="italic">The Secret Harbour</title> (another work by Sam Smith) and how he would like to complete that project before embarking on another. He is, however, very interested in the concept of <title render="italic">Edward</title> and hopes to make it a companion book to the <title render="italic">The Secret Harbor</title> after "a good deal of modification."
- Physical Description:
- 1 leaf ; 30 x 21 cm. Typescript letter to Max Wilk from Timothy Benn on Ernest Benn Ltd. letterhead. Addressed and signed in blue ink.
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Brochures, Clippings, Cut-out craft, Exhibition catalogs, Gouaches, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Legal documents, Letters, Magazines (periodicals), Miniature theaters, Mock-ups, Models (representations), Photocopies, Postcards, Recreations, Toy theaters, Typescripts, Watercolors (paintings), and Wood engravings
- Subject Terms:
- ArtistsHandicraftPaper toysSculptureToymakersToys
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Benn, Timothy, 1936-2019Ernest Benn LtdFarrar, Straus, and GirouxSmith, Sam, 1908-Wilk, Max, 1920-
- Finding Aid Title:
- Sam Smith Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/7.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1155
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1155?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1