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Box 7

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Contains 46 Results:

Correspondence from Clairouin, September 11, 1959 to February 1, 1960 ., September 11, 1959, February 1, 1960

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

7 TL, in French, to VN (1), VéN (5), and Aydin Yayinevi (1), regarding foreign contracts for Lolita and other novels, the film rights for Laughter in the Dark, the publication of some of VN's short stories, ("That in Aleppo Once", "Spring in Fialta"), and Gallimard's publication of VN's works (especially The Defense).

Dates: September 11, 1959; February 1, 1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence from Clairouin, February 2, 1960 to March 24, 1960 ., February 2, 1960, March 24, 1960

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

8 TL, in French, to VN (3), VéN (4), and Mondadori (1), with 1 statement, 1 autograph calculation, and 1 autograph record of a visit from VN. Discusses various contract and publication matters (including Gallimard's failure to send VN the final proofs of Invitation and the contract for The Defense). Mentions Olympia's legal difficulties with Odette Hummel.

Dates: February 2, 1960; March 24, 1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence from Clairouin, April 1960 to June 3, 1960 ., April 1960, June 3, 1960

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

7 TL, in French, to VN (1) and VéN (6), with 1 typed sheet with the Nabokovs' contact information for April 1960, and 1 autograph note. Mostly regarding foreign contracts for Lolita, the contract with Gallimard for The Defense, and the translator for "That in Aleppo Once."

Dates: April 1960; June 3, 1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence to and from Clairouin, June 10, 1960 to July 21, 1960 ., June 10, 1960, July 21, 1960

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

11 TL, in French and English to VN (3), VéN (5), G. Lallia (1), René Algrin (1), A. Rattner (1), Sonia Slonim (1), with 1 autograph note and 1 TL from Don Wallace to Clairouin. Discusses the 5 pirated Lebanese editions of Lolita, various foreign contracts for Lolita, the possible placement of Sebastian Knight with Gallimard, and the contract with Gallimard for The Defense.

Dates: June 10, 1960; July 21, 1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence to and from Clairouin, July 26, 1960 to September 13, 1960 ., July 26, 1960, September 13, 1960

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents 14 TL, in French and English, to VéN (6), René Algrin (2), Carlos Hirsh (3, one of which is a copy), and Don Wallace (1); from René Algrin to Clairouin (1), from Don Wallace to Clairouin (1). Discusses the action being taken by Algrin in the matter of the Lebanese pirated editions, Gallimard's proposed paperback edition of Lolita, SUR's failure to send Clairouin statements, and various foreign contracts for Lolita. (especially the Israeli...
Dates: July 26, 1960; September 13, 1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence to and from Clairouin, September 15, 1960 to December 16, 1957 ., September 15, 1960, December 16, 1957

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents 13 TL, in French and English, to VéN (9), René Algrin (1), Don Wallace (1), and from Chandra Das (1) and René Algrin (1), with 1 statement, 1 copy of a telegram, and 1 autograph note. Re: foreign editions of Lolita, the ongoing legal proceedings in Lebanon, as well as the French publication of Sebastian Knight and the proposed serialization of Conclusive Evidence. Details an attempt by Ergaz to procure a...
Dates: September 15, 1960; December 16, 1957
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence from Clairouin, January 5, 1961 to February 17, 1961 ., January 5, 1961, February 17, 1961

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

14 TL, to VN (1), VéN (10), Madame Orstig (1), Pierre Moxhet (1), René Algrin (1). Regarding the film rights to Laughter in the Dark (Ergaz hopes to snag Brigitte Bardot), foreign editions of Lolita (including the pirated Mexican edition), and the dispute with Girodias, who wishes to resolve their disagreements via the courts, rather than "sans avocats", as VN desires.

Dates: January 5, 1961; February 17, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence to and from Clairouin, February 23, 1961 to July 1, 1961 ., February 23, 1961, July 1, 1961

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents 13 TL, in French and English, to VN (3), VéN (4), René Algrin (1), le Dépôt Légal (2), the Editor of Playboy (1), and from René Algrin (2) and A. C. Spectorsky/Playboy (1). With 1 autograph note. Discusses various contractual and financial matters, the film rights to Laughter in the Dark (especially the Lombroso offer), and the Lebanese pirated editions. Ergaz answers VN's accusations in 4.19.61, and details the...
Dates: February 23, 1961; July 1, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence from Clairouin, July 7, 1961 to August 18, 1961 ., July 7, 1961, August 18, 1961

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

10 TL, in French, to VéN, with 1 autograph calculation on graph paper. Regarding various foreign editions of Lolita, the continuing dispute with Olympia, Gallimard's interest in VN's poems, the film rights to Laughter in the Dark, and Grasset's unsatisfactory sales of the same.

Dates: July 7, 1961; August 18, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

Correspondence from Clairouin, August 30, 1961 to October 26, 1961 ., August 30, 1961, October 26, 1961

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents 9 TL, in French, to VéN (8), René Algrin (1), with 1 autograph note, and 1 typed sheet with extracts from Véra's letters. Discusses the contract with Lombroso for the film rights to Laughter in the Dark, the translation of The Defense, the publication and re-translation of "La visite au musée," and statements from Gallimard for Despair, Invitation, and ...
Dates: August 30, 1961; October 26, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series V. Correspondence to and from Clairouin 1947-1977

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