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TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, May 15, 1950 ., May 15, 1950

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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Written from 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY, in French, opening with a series of questions about the publication status of Sebastian Knight, then asking Ergaz to obtain for VN two copies of The Defense ("par moi"), and informing Ergaz that a book of memoirs (Conclusive Evidence/Speak, Memory) is to be published by Harper the following spring.

Dates: May 15, 1950
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, August 16, 1950 ., August 16, 1950

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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Written from 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY, in French, expressing "despair" over the first six chapters of a translation by Davet, who, VN claims, while possessed of good intentions and an intelligent way of reading, does not comprehend English, and employs a cliché-ridden French. He asks Ergaz for her thoughts on this matter, and insists that he must be allowed to correct the proofs. He mentions again the upcoming publication of his memoirs.

Dates: August 16, 1950
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, September 4, 1950 ., September 4, 1950

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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An anxious letter, written from 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY, in French, concerning the whereabouts of the manuscript translation of Invitation, and Ergaz's reception of his letter regarding the Sebastian Knight translation, both of which things VN has just heard about from Mme. Davet.

Dates: September 4, 1950
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TL to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, November 12, 1950 ., November 12, 1950

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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In French, regarding the many faults of Davet's translation of Sebastian Knight. VN has eliminated all of Davet's "Prussianisms" while moaning in distress over each line.

Dates: November 12, 1950
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, December 1, 1950 ., December 1, 1950

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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Written from 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY, in French, informing Ergaz that he has sent her the corrected manuscript of Sebastian translation, promising to write Davet a friendly note, and initiating the quest to find Conclusive Evidence a French publisher; urges that the translation of Conclusive Evidence be passed to Priel.

Dates: December 1, 1950
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, March 19, 1951 ., March 19, 1951

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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Written from 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY, in French, inquiring after various works ( Conclusive Evidence, The Defense, Despair) in various states of (French) publication, and commenting on Yvonne Davet's probable reaction to Gide's death.

Dates: March 19, 1951
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, August 15, 1951 ., August 15, 1951

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents Addressed from 623 Highland Road, Ithaca NY, but probably written from "les 'wilds' de l'Ouest", in French, treats the inadequacy of Yvonne Davet as translator of Sebastian, and urges that she not be hired to translate his autobiography as, counter to VN's own aesthetic search for the new, Davet (claims VN) relies on language devalued by over-use. Some discussion (from memory) of the film rights for Chambre Noir (...
Dates: August 15, 1951
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, October 30, 1951 ., October 30, 1951

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents Written from 623 Highland Road, Ithaca NY, in French, discussing the selection and order of novels both English and Russian should Ergaz succeed in arranging with a major French publishing house to publish all of VN's work. VN wishes to omit his Russian novels Mary, King Queen Knave, and Podvig on the grounds of their poor quality and his practice of borrowing material from these Russian texts when writing in...
Dates: October 30, 1951
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, November 28, 1951 ., November 28, 1951

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
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Written from 623 Highland Road, Ithaca NY, in French, concerning the contract with La Table Rond to publish a number of his works.

Dates: November 28, 1951
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TL to Monsieur Brice Parain (Editions Gallimard) from Vladimir Nabokov, April 2, 1952 ., April 2, 1952

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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Written from 9 Maynard Place, Cambridge MA, in French, requesting notice of Gallimard's intentions regarding two works ( Bend Sinister and Conclusive Evidence) so that VN may know whether he is free to offer rights to other editors.

Dates: April 2, 1952
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

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