Harold Matson Company Inc. records, 1937-1980
Harold Matson Company Inc. records, 1937-1980
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0853
- Bib ID:
- 4079087 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Harold Matson Company, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 68 linear feet (139 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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Written permission of Mr. Harold Matson required to access the collection. Please contact rbml@libraries.cul.columbia.edu with credentials and a short description of your research project.
Series I: Cataloged Correspondence and Manuscripts (Cataloged Boxes 1-9) is located on-site.
The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 1-139. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, contracts and other legal papers, advertising, and printed materials. The files, 1958-1978, of the Harold Matson Company, Inc. include correspondence with authors, publishers, and other agents and deal with the editing and publishing of American and English books, serial rights, reprints, dramatic rights, translations, foreign rights, promotion, and copyright registration. The contract file of McIntosh, McKee & Dodds, Inc. Literary Representatives is also included.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged by author. Cataloged correspondence and manuscripts, A-Z - 9 Boxes; Uncataloged files, A-Z - Boxes 1-117; Contract files (McIntosh, McKee & Dodds, Inc.), A-Z - Boxes 118-139. The collection is divided into three series: Series I: Cataloged Correspondence and Manuscripts, A-Z Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence; Subseries I.2: Cataloged Manuscripts; Series II: Uncataloged File, A-Z; Series III: Mclntosh, McKee & Dodds, Inc. Contracts, 1937-1980
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Written permission of Mr. Harold Matson required to access the collection. Please contact rbml@libraries.cul.columbia.edu with credentials and a short description of your research project.
Series I: Cataloged Correspondence and Manuscripts (Cataloged Boxes 1-9) is located on-site.
The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 1-139. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Harold Matson Company, Inc. records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Harold Matson Company, Inc. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1981. Accession number--M-81.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/1989.
Revision Description
2009-07-07 File created.
2014-03-26 XML document instance created by Catherine C. Ricciardi
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
Literary agency in the New York City. In 1965, Harold Matson Company, Inc. purchased McIntosh, McKee & Dodds, Inc. Literary Representatives (formerly Mavis McIntosh-Elizabeth KcKee; and earlier, McIntosh-Otis).
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence and Manuscripts, A-Z
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(Also available on microfilm MN# 2005-1042)
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(Also available on microfilm MN# 2005-1043)
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Series III: Mclntosh, McKee & Dodds, Inc. Contracts, 1937-1980
(Mclntosh, McKee, & Dodds, Inc. Literary Representatives, formerly Mavis Mclntosh-Elizabeth McKee, was acquired by the Harold Matson Company, Inc. in 1965)
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