Research Catalog

Title

John Cheever file from the Lord John Press.

Author

Cheever, John.

Publication

Ossining, N,Y : 1977-1978

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cheever, John.
• Yellin, Herb.
• Lord John Press. Publisher.

Description

10 leaves, 1 card, 1 photographic print, 1 magazine cover, 2 cancelled checks, 2 copies galley proofs (8 leaves each) ; ill., some col., port.; approx. 7x15 - 58x16 cm

Summary

• Contains 8 letters from Cheever to ​H​erb Yellin; two drafts of letters from Yellin to Cheever; 2 cancelled checks signed by Yellin​,​ payable to Cheever; galleys of Cheever’s “The Day the Pig fell into the Well; related material.
• Typed letter, signed, to Herb Yellin, Dec. 8, 1977, 1 page (1 leaf); typed letter, signed, to Herb Yellin, May 18, 1978, 1 page (1 leaf); typed letter, signed, to Herb Yellin, Jul. 7, 1978, 1 page (1 leaf); typed letter, signed, to Herb Yellin, Aug. 17, 1978, 1 page (1 leaf); typed letter, signed, to Herb Yellin, Oct. 5, 1978, 1 page (1 leaf); typed letter, signed, to Herb Yellin, Nov. 16, 1978, 1 page (1 leaf); typed letter, signed, to Herb Yellin, Sep. 29, 1980, 1 page (1 leaf); typed letter, signed, to Herb Yellin, May 2, 1981, 1 page (1 leaf).
• Herb Yellin. Typed draft of letter to John Cheever, Dec. 5, [n.y.],1 page (1 leaf); Herb Yellin; typed draft of letter to John Cheever, [n.d.], 1 page (1 leaf).
• Herb Yellin. 2 cancelled checks payable to John Cheever, both dated June 27, 1978, endorsed by John Cheever.
• John Cheever. “The Day the Pig Fell into the Well,” [1978?], galley of the 1954 short story (republished by Lord John Press in 1978) with author’s autograph emendations, 9 pages (9 leaves), 2 copies.
• John Cheever. Printed statement, signed, from US News & World Report, May 21, 1979, 1 page (1 leaf); Newsweek magazine cover photograph of John Cheever, signed, March 14, 1977, 4 pages (1 leaf).
• Portrait photograph of John Cheever, 10” x 8” [Photographer unknown].

Subjects

• Cheever, John > Correspondence
• Cheever, John > Portraits
• Authors and publishers > United States > 20th century > Correspondence

Note

• For the website Words Without End, Yellin wrote the following of his press, its name, and its connection to Updike: “The most asked question over the years has been how did I come up with Lord John Press as a name. Well, it was relatively simple. I work with yellow legal pads as a best friend and make lists of names or ideas until something jells. I listed the authors that I wanted to work with: Updike, Barth, Fowles, Gardner, Cheever, Hawkes and they were all named John so that was easy and then I added “Lord” to marry Great Britain and America. It was like naming a child and now when I see Lord John Press in print, it is just like seeing my own name and I still get a rush when it appears in print or someone else's article. It was also a kind of homage to John Updike because one of the rooms in my home is devoted to his work.”

Access (note)

• Restricted access

Call Number

Berg Coll m.b. Cheever L67 1977

OCLC

936239095

Author

Cheever, John.

Title

John Cheever file from the Lord John Press.

Imprint

Ossining, N,Y : 1977-1978

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Added Author

Cheever, John. Addressee

Yellin, Herb.

Yellin, Herb. Addressee

Lord John Press. Publisher.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll m.b. Cheever L67 1977