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5 boxes of letters, memos, and manuscripts from Jason Epstein's career as an editor, publisher, and entrepreneur.
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jason Epstein Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Jason Epstein (August 25, 1928 – February 4, 2022) was an American editor and publisher. While at Doubleday he helped launch Anchor Books and was a key figure in the "paperback revolution" in mid-20th century publishing. He was the editorial director of Random House (1976-1995), and co-founded The New York Review of Books in 1963. He was a key figure in founding the Library of America series and in 2004 co-founded On Demand Books, which with the Espresso Book Machine promised to produce bound paperbacks in minutes from digital files. He studied English at Columbia (BA, 1949, MA, 1950).
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