GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Blackwell Family Alice Stone Blackwell Pennsylvania Press, University ofUniversity of Pennsylvania Press 3436 Walnut Street Philadelphia 4, Pa. Thomas Yoseloff, Director February 15, 1960 Mrs. Edna Lamprey Stantial, Editor Suffrage Archives Committee 21 Ashmont St. Melrose 76, Mass. Dear Mrs. Stantial: Thank you for your letter of February 3. I am sorry that I cannot give you the answers to the questions that you asked regarding SOME SPANISH-AMERICAN POETS by Alice Stone Blackwell. I am now in the course of negotiations with Mr. Malcolm B. Davis the trustee who is handling the estate of Miss Blackwell, regarding a possible republication of the book. I expect that I shall hear more definitely from Mr. Davis in a few weeks, and at that time I should be very happy to give you the information that you request. In the meantime I would suggest that you hold your file on this particular title in abeyance. My best wishes to you. Sincerely yours, for UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS TY:eg. Thomas Yoseloff, DirectorUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS · PHILADELPHIA September 30, 1942 Sales statement for six months ending June 30, 1942 126 Some Spanish-American Poets Total sales from publication through 6/30/42: 944 copies Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 29 Wendell Street Cambridge, Mass. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS 3622 Locust Street · Philadelphia Phelps Soule · Manager January 18, 1937 Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 29 Wendell Street Cambridge, Mass. Dear Miss Blackwell: Dr. Crawford has written a brief preface to the second edition, and I enclose a copy of it in the hope that it will meet with your approval. I also enclose the new contract which seems to me the cover the essentials and to meet the requirements in every respect. If you find it so, please sign and return one copy. In this contract, we have made no mention of copyright, for it seems wiser to retain this in your name so that subsequent editions will be under the control of yourself or your heirs. The third enclosure is a number of samples of binding cloth. I have clipped two of these together as our designer feels that either the red or the black will be most suitable for this particular book. I shall be glad to know of your preference. You need return only the sample[s] which you wish to have us use. Very sincerely yours, Phelps Soule B UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS 3622 Locust Street · Philadelphia Phelps Soule · Manager January 23, 1937 Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 29 Wendell Street Cambridge, Mass. Dear Miss Blackwell: I am writing to acknowledge your letter and the signed contracts covering SOME SPANISH-AMERICAN POETS. You should have retained one copy of this agreement for your own protection, and I am accordingly returning it herewith. As you have not mentioned Dr. Crawford's foreword, I assume that you approve of it and that we can go ahead with the printing. Very sincerely yours, Phelps Soule B Enclosure UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS 3622 Locust Street · Philadelphia Phelps Soule · Manager October 8, 1940 Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 1010 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Mass. Dear Miss Blackwell: I have your letter of October 7 and shall be very glad to do anything I can to encourage the distribution of your book in order to promote cultural relations with Latin America. The book has already been included in a number of lists going to Latin America, and it has been displayed and otherwise promoted as far as possible. Very sincerely yours, Phelps Soule BUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS 3622 Locust Street, Philadelphia Via Your No. Invoice: 2954 To Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 29 Wendell Street Cambridge, Massachusetts Date: 4/12/37 University of Pennsylvania Press 2954 Composition 15.00 Paper and Printing 244.00 Binding 502 @$.23 115.46 500 Jackets 30.50 Frieght and Packing 7.15 Copyright 2.06 ----------- $414.17 Advance Payment 310.00 ------------ Balance due ................ $104.17 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS * PHILADELPHIA 4 September 30, 1947 Royalty statement for one year ending June 30, 1947 SOME SPANISH-AMERICAN POETS 2389 copies sold to date: 159 copies for this period Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 101 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, Mass.UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS 3622 Locust Street · Philadelphia Phelps Soule · Manager November 18, 1937 Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 1010 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Mass. Dear Miss Blackwell: I don't understand why D. Appleton-Century Company sent you fifty cents to cover a transaction concerning your book, but the money certainly does not belong to us so I am returning the stamps herewith. I am afraid I have no suggestions to make concerning the distribution of your circular. We have recently advertised it to all the people on our list in the Romanic field, and the results have been fairly satisfactory. We are also including it in our Christmas circular which will go out soon to our entire mailing lists. We have no objection to the inclusion of two of the poems in the forthcoming anthologies by Lucia Trent and Ralph Cheyney. I hope you made it clear to them that the usual acknowledgements should be made to book, translator, and publisher. Very sincerely yours, Phelps Soule B Enclosure Dear Professor Ford: You were right! A.S.B UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS 3622 Locust Street · Philadelphia Phelps Soule · Manager January 14, 1937 Miss Alice Stone Blackwell 1010 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Mass. Dear Miss Blackwell: I am sorry that our rather formidable contract has troubled you, and I realize that I should have drawn up a special agreement covering the republication of your book. We are so used to this form that we consider only the essentials covering cost of manufacture, royalties, etc. I am accordingly canceling the present document and am drawing up a new one which will omit all the non-essentials. This will be ready within a few days, and I will forward it for your consideration. Very sincerely yours, Phelps Soule BUniversity Press Ralph Sorcle