Series I: Subject Files
Scope and Content
This series contains the subject files kept by the Sterling Lord Literistic Agency. These files consist of correspondence of agents with authors and publishers. They also contain manuscripts, photographs, promotional material, and all other items associated with the authors being managed by the agency. Subseries A contains the general subject files. These are described at the box level. Subseries B contains subject files that had been removed by the agency, grouping the materials of specific authors together. There is still material from these authors in the general subject files.
Subseries A: General
Scope and Content
This subseries contains the general subject files from the Sterling Lord Archive. It includes correspondence files with authors, publishers, and agents, and other general subject files kept by Sterling Lord and other agents at the Sterling Lord Literistic Agency.
Correspondence - A - Farrell, 1953-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Farrell - Heath, 1953-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Hirshberg - Keats, 1953-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Keats - Martin, 1953-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Millard - Souvenir Press, 1953-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Swanson - Yutang; General files - B, 1953-1959, inclusive
General files - B-G, 1953-1959, inclusive
General files - H-M, 1953-1959, inclusive
General files - M-S, 1953-1959, inclusive
General files - T-Z; Publishers - Abelard - Escapade, 1953-1959, inclusive
Publishers - Esquire - Oxford University Press, 1954-1959, inclusive
Publishers - Parade - Wyn, A.A.; France; Misc. - R, 1954-1959, inclusive
Misc. - S-Z; England - general, 1954-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Aaronson - Daley, 1958-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Daly - Greenspan, 1958-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Hano - Jarman, 1958-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Johannson - Meany, 1958-1959, inclusive
Correspondence - Moore - Sneider, 1958-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Sopkin - Wilson, 1958-1962, inclusive
Rejected authors - A-L, 1958-1962, inclusive
Rejected authors - M-Z; Correspondence - Aaron - Barry, 1958-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Bell - Dabney, 1959-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Davis - Glassman, 1959-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Gloss - Hirsh, 1959-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Hoffman - Kerouac, 1959-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Kersh - Mittelholzer, 1959-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Muller - Rogoff, 1959-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Rose - Slater, 1959-1962, inclusive
Correspondence - Albert - Cocteau, 1960
Correspondence - Cole - Hirshberg, 1960
Correspondence - Hohenlohe - Parkinson, 1960
Correspondence - Peacock - Torres, 1960
Correspondence - Torres - Zinsser; Misc.; Albert - Back, 1960-1961, inclusive
Correspondence - Barber - Daley, 1961
Correspondence - Daly - Gubitz, 1961
Correspondence - Hano - Levin, 1961
Correspondence - Linn - Sims, 1961
Correspondence - Skard - Yellin, Souvenir Press; Authors - A-E, 1961; 1962-1963
Authors - F-W, 1962-1963, inclusive
Authors Y-Z; Rejected authors I-Z. Rejected author synopses A-Z, 1962-1963, inclusive
Correspondence - Aaron - Collin, 1963
Correspondence - Condon - Gehman, 1963
Correspondence - Gilman - Howland, 1963
Correspondence - Howland - Keightley, 1963
Correspondence - Kendall - Livingston, 1963
Correspondence - Lloyd - Purdy, 1963
Correspondence - Reardon - Southern, 1963
Correspondence - Spain - Wurlitzer, 1963
Correspondence - Wyden - Zinnser; General Correspondence - A-Z, 1963-1964, inclusive
ILM and Foreign Rights; Rejected Authors - A-Z, 1963-1964, inclusive
Nesbit Tearsheets - A-M, 1963-1966, inclusive
Nesbit Tearsheets - N-Z; International correspondence; Correspondence - Aaron - Ballantine, 1963-1966, inclusive
Correspondence - Barber - Dabney, 1964
Correspondence - Daley - Glassman, 1964
Correspondence - Goldberg - Hyams, 1964
Correspondence - Inglis - Kiester, 1964
Correspondence - Kitman - Noble, 1964
Correspondence - Paxton - Smith, 1964
Correspondence - Sneider - Von Effra, 1964
Correspondence - Waber - Zinsser; Rejected Authors J-Z, 1964
Client Correspondence - Adams - Commager, 1965
Client Correspondence - Cook - Hirshberg, 1965
Client Correspondence - Holmes - Koch, 1965
Client Correspondence - Laram - Procter, 1965
Client Correspondence - Purdy - Southern, 1965
Client Correspondence - Southern - Zinsser, 1965
General Correspondence - A-Z; Crawford Correspondence - A-R, 1965
Crawford Correspondece - S-Z; Health Affairs Report; Nesbit Correspondence - A-G, 1965
Nesbit Correspondence - G-N, 1965
Nesbit Correspondence - P-Z; Rejected Authors - A-L, 1965-1966, inclusive
Rejected Authors - M-Z; Sterling Lord Personal; Correspondence A - Bird, 1965-1966, inclusive
Correspondence - Birmingham - Daly, 1966
Correspondence - Davis - Granat, 1966
Correspondence - Gratus - Jones, 1966
Correspondence - Jones - Linn, 1966
Correspondence - Loory - Purdy, 1966
Correspondence - Q - Shields, 1966
Correspondence - Shrake - Walton, 1966
Correspondence - Warhol - Zinsser; General Correspondence - A-M, 1966
General Correspondence - N-Z; Rejected Author Correspondence - A-I; Correspondence A - Bailey, 1966-1967, inclusive
Correspondence - Barber - Collier, 1967
Correspondence - Commager - Fay, 1967
Correspondence - Fleming - Hatcher, 1967
Correspondence - Hein - Keats, 1967
Correspondence - Kenner - Meyer, 1967
Correspondence - Miller - Scanlon, 1967
Correspondence - Schaap - Starnes, 1967
Correspondence - Steadman - Walton, 1967
Correspondence - Washburn - Zinsser; Rejected Authors - A-B, 1967-1969, inclusive
Rejected Authors - C-L, 1967-1969, inclusive
Rejected Authors - M-Z, 1967-1969, inclusive
Correspondence - C - Francis, 1973
Correspondence - Critchfield - Green; A - Ashmore, 1975; 1980
Correspondence - Astor - Conot, 1980
Correspondence - Cooke - Fast, 1980
Correspondence - Fast - Guttwillig, 1980
Correspondence - H - Kilbourne, 1980
Correspondence - King - Leonard, 1980
Correspondence - Leavitt - Nelson, 1980
Correspondence - New - Rodgers, 1980
Correspondence - Rogers - Sirica, 1980
Correspondence - Smyth - Wise, 1980
Correspondence - Wool - Zousmer; A - Berenstain, 1980; 1981
Correspondence - Berkowitz - Critchfield, 1981
Correspondence - D - Fiske, 1981
Correspondence - Fitzsimons - Gumpert, 1981
Correspondence - H - Kaufman, 1981
Correspondence - Keats - Leslie, 1981
Correspondence - Levy - Packard, 1981
Correspondence - Parfit - S, 1981
Correspondence - Salinger - Thompson, 1981
Correspondence - Todd - Wool, 1981
Correspondence - Wren - Zousmer; A - Bograd, 1981; 1982
Correspondence - Boyum - Colby, 1982
Correspondence - Cole - Evans, 1982
Correspondence - F - Greene, 1982
Correspondence - Greenfield - Howington, 1982
Correspondence - I - Kotz, 1982
Correspondence - Kramer - Michaud, 1982
Correspondence - Minus - Preiss, 1982
Correspondence - Preston - Sexton, 1982
Correspondence - Sexton - Vaughan, 1982
Correspondence - W - Zousmer, 1982
Correspondence - A - Berenstain, 1983
Correspondence - Berenstain - Conot, 1983
Correspondence - Conover - Fast, 1983
Correspondence - Fast - Grillo, 1983
Correspondence - Gross - Hunter, 1983
Correspondence - I - Leonard, 1983
Correspondence - Leslie - Multimedia, Inc., 1983
Correspondence - N - R, 1983
Correspondence - Radcliffe - Schweitzer, 1983
Correspondence - Selby - Wade, 1983
Correspondence - Wall - Zousmer, 1983
Correspondence - A - Berenstain, 1984
Correspondence - Berenstain - Califano, 1984
Correspondence - Canfield - Dornberg, 1984
Correspondence - Drew - Francis, 1984
Correspondence - Franks - Gross, 1984
Correspondence - Gross - Janeway, 1984
Correspondence - Jennings - L, 1984
Correspondence - Land - Michaelis, 1984
Correspondence - Michaels - Pileggi, 1984
Correspondence - Polk - S, 1984
Correspondence - Sager - Silman, 1984
Correspondence - Silver - W, 1984
Correspondence - Wade - A, 1984; 1985
Correspondence - Adair - Bensen, 1985
Correspondence - Benson - C, 1985
Correspondence - Caldwell - Denney, 1985
Correspondence - Derdarian - Fiske, 1985
Correspondence - Fitzgerald - Gould, 1985
Correspondence - Grant - Holden, 1985
Correspondence - Holland - Kaufman, 1985
Correspondence - Keach - Lewis, 1985
Correspondence - Linderman - Morris, 1985
Correspondence - Morrow - Philipson, 1985
Correspondence - Pick - Seglin, 1985
Correspondence - Selby - Tobias, 1985
Correspondence - Todd - Weschler, 1985
Correspondence - Westin - Zousmer; A-B, 1985; 1986
Correspondence - B - Bonnano, 1986
Correspondence - Bools - Conover, 1986
Correspondence - Consumer Federation of America - Ehrlich, 1986
Correspondence - Eisenberg - Gillis, 1986
Correspondence - Goldberg - Gross, 1986
Correspondence - Gross - Hyperion, 1986
Correspondence - I - Klein, 1986
Correspondence - Kilnkenberg - M, 1986
Correspondence - Machlowitz - Nightengale, 1986
Correspondence - Nihmey - Puner, 1986
Correspondence - Q - Samalin, 1986
Correspondence - Sampson - Stern, 1986
Correspondence - Stone - W, 1986
Correspondence - Wall - Wyden, 1986
Correspondence - X - Zollinger; A - Berenstain, 1986; 1987
Correspondence - Berenstain - Carroll, 1987
Correspondence - Chesire - Daly; G - Goodwin, 1987
Correspondence - Goodwin - Hite, 1987
Correspondence - Hohl - L, 1987
Correspondence - Land - Morrow, 1987
Correspondence - Morton - Rich, 1987
Correspondence - Riisna - Summers, 1987
Correspondence - Szollosi - Wyden, 1987
Correspondence - X-Ziegler; A - Cosgrove, 1987; 1988
Correspondence - D - Gardner, 1988
Correspondence - Gent - Just, 1988
Correspondence - K - Miller, 1988
Correspondence - Morris - S, 1988
Correspondence - S - Wise, 1988
Correspondence - Wise - Z; A - Browne, 1988; 1989
Correspondence - Buchwald - Ellsberg, 1989
Correspondence - F - Greene, 1989
Correspondence - Greene - Lewis, 1989
Correspondence - Lord - Pierson, 1989
Correspondence - Pileggi - Semler, 1989
Correspondence - Shnayerson - Wise, 1989
Correspondence - Wiseman - Z; A - Browne, 1989; 1990
Correspondence - Bryan - Fast, 1990
Correspondence - Fast - Gross, 1990
Correspondence - H - Leonard, 1990
Correspondence - Lewis - Parks, 1990
Correspondence - Papa - S, 1990
Correspondence - Salinger - Warga, 1990
Correspondence - Webb - Ziegenmeyer, 1990
Correspondence - A - Conover, 1991
Correspondence - Cosgrove - Gardner, 1991
Correspondence - Gavin - Kerouac, 1991
Correspondence - Kerouac - Martin, 1991
Correspondence - Meryman - Rooney, 1991
Correspondence - Rothschild - Tlili, 1991
Correspondence - Torme - Ziegenmeyer; A - Atwater, 1991; 1992
Correspondence - B - Donaldson, 1992
Correspondence - Donnell - Haber, 1992
Correspondence - Hackley - Meryman, 1992
Correspondence - Mooney - Rich, 1992
Correspondence - Richardson - W, 1992
Correspondence - Waite - Ziegenmeyer; A - Blakemore, 1992; 1993
Correspondence - Boles - Ford, 1993
Correspondence - Flood - Karney, 1993
Correspondence - Karp - Parks, 1993
Correspondence - Peters - Sampson, 1993
Correspondence - Schanberg - Ulene, 1993
Correspondence - V - Ziegenmeyer; A - Berenstain, 1993; 1994
Correspondence - Berenstain - Drew, 1994
Correspondence - Ducker - Gross, 1994
Correspondence - H - McGinniss, 1994
Correspondence - M - Q, 1994
Correspondence - R - Summers, 1994
Correspondence - T - Zakim; A - Atwater, 1994; 1995
Correspondence - B - Braiker, 1995
Correspondence - Brinkley - Douglas, 1995
Correspondence - Drabinsky - Gardner, 1995
Correspondence - Gent - Kerouac, 1995
Correspondence - Kerouac - Lord, 1995
Correspondence - Lord - Naylor, 1995
Correspondence - New York Times - Reynolds, 1995
Correspondence - Roach - Schaap; A - Berenstain, 1995; 1996
Correspondence - Berenstain - Crockett, 1996
Correspondence - D - Fitzgerald, 1996
Correspondence - Flood - Kerouac, 1996
Correspondence - Kerouac - Orban, 1996
Correspondence - P - Saville, 1996
Correspondence - Schaap - Streiber, 1996
Correspondence - Streiber - W, 1996
Correspondence - Walsh - Zakim, 1996
Correspondence - A - Ewing, 1997
Correspondence - F - Landmine, 1997
Correspondence - Latham - Summers, 1997
Correspondence - Summers - Z; A - Beach, 1997; 1998
Correspondence - Berenstain - E, 1998
Correspondence - Editor file - Kesey, 1998
Correspondence - Kesey - Meekson, 1998
Correspondence - Meisel - Sexton, 1998
Correspondence - Summers - Z, 1998
Subseries B: Compiled Author / Publisher Files
Scope and Content
This series contains subject files on authors, publishers, and agents at the Sterling Lord Literistic Agency. These files were separated from the general subject files by the agency.