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TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, June 3, 1947 ., June 3, 1947

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Written from Craigie Circle, Cambridge MA, in French, concerning translation, publication, and cinema rights for Laughter in the Dark, Invitation to a Beheading, and The Defense, as well as money owed VN by various sources. Lightly annotated.

Dates: June 3, 1947
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 9, 1947 ., August 9, 1947

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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Written from Columbine Lodge, Estes Park, CO, in French, concerning the contract for the French translation and publication of Gogol, with brief mention of contract negotiations involving Invitation, The Defense, and VN's short stories.

Dates: August 9, 1947
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 (Ida Mikhailovna) from Vladimir Nabokov, November 14, 1947 ., November 14, 1947

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Written from Craigie Circle, Cambridge MA, in French, inquiring after the status of contract negotiations for the French publication of Gogol, The Defense, and Invitation, and requesting an additional copy of a newly translated short story after the first copy had apparently been lost in the mail.

Dates: November 14, 1947
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, postmarked January 18, 1948 ., January 18, 1948

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Scope and Contents Written from Craigie Circle, Cambridge MA, in French, expressing dissatisfaction with the French translation of an unidentified short story, and, while giving consent to its publication in magazine form, suggesting Jarl Priel for future translation projects. Asks whether Ergaz has found a French publisher for Joueur, and gives news of the American publication of Nine Stories, and the British edition of Gogol....
Dates: January 18, 1948
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, May 29, 1949 ., May 29, 1949

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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Written from 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY, in French, concerning a contract with Albin Michel, informing Ergaz of the Nabokovs' summer plans and the resultant need for the contract to be signed by June 20, as well as thanking Ergaz for her efforts on behalf of Sebastian Knight.

Dates: May 29, 1949
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, June 20, 1949 ., June 20, 1949

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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Written from 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY, in French, concerning changes to a contract (probably Sebastian Knight), and specifying summer addresses.

Dates: June 20, 1949
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, July 12, 1949 ., July 12, 1949

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Addressed from 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY, but apparently written from Salt Lake City, in French, referring to 2 copies of a contract signed by VN and by the American editor of Sebastian Knight, James Laughlin of New Directions, enclosed with the letter.

Dates: July 12, 1949
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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