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Contains 39 Results:

Correspondence between Olympia Press, the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, and Odette Hummel April 6, 1960 to May 12, 1960 ., April 6, 1960, May 12, 1960

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

10 items (4 TLS, 5 TL, 1 statement). Concerning the contract with Mondadori, especially the payment due Hummel. Mention of the Japanese and Swedish translation rights. Mention of William Burroughs' Naked Lunch, which Olympia also publishes and would like Mondadori to publish.

Dates: April 6, 1960; May 12, 1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press, the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, and Odette Hummel May 16, 1960 to June 27, 1960 ., May 16, 1960, June 27, 1960

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

12 items (6 TLS, 6 TL). Regarding the financial matters re: translation of Lolita into Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Portuguese, Hebrew etc. Discussing course of action with regard to the pirated editions of Lolita. in Lebanon (which action VN would like G. to disassociate himself from).

Dates: May 16, 1960; June 27, 1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press, the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, and Odette Hummel July 1, 1960 to November 15, 1960 ., July 1, 1960, November 15, 1960

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

12 items (4 TLS, 6 TL, 1 statement, 1 receipt). G. asks (7.1.60) once more for copies of the Swedish contracts and all other such translation contracts, or he will be forced to commence litigation, which in fact he does later initiate (8.30.60). Regulation of various financial matters.

Dates: July 1, 1960; November 15, 1960
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press, the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, and Odette Hummel November 15, 1960 to February 1, 1961 ., November 15, 1960, February 1, 1961

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

11 items (4 TLS, 3 TL, 3 statements, 1 autograph calculations). Various statements of earnings, royalties due etc. Repeated request by G., on behalf of Hummel, for statements from the Brazilian, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Argentine, German, Israeli, Swedish and Greek publishers.

Dates: November 15, 1960; February 1, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press and the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, February 6, 1961 to April 24, 1961 ., February 6, 1961, April 24, 1961

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents 14 items (5 TLS, 9 TL, including copies of 3 of the TLS). Continuing dispute over payments (especially re Rowohlt) from and to Olympia. Litigation is imminent, with mention of meetings between lawyers. Unpleasant exchange between Girodias and Ergaz over a Playboy article, of whose appearance neither Ergaz nor VN were informed (4.20.61 & 4.24.61). G. claims that he was forced to such tactics by the nature of his relationship with VN, a relationship whose...
Dates: February 6, 1961; April 24, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press, the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, and Odette Hummel, May 3, 1961 to, May 3, 1961, June 20, 1961

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

10 items (3 TLS, 6 TL, including copies of 3 TLS and 1 TL, with 1 statement). Regarding arrangements with Odette Hummel. G. threatens action over VN and Clairouin's non-payment.

Dates: May 3, 1961; June 20, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press, the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, and Odette Hummel, June 21, 1961 to, June 21, 1961, August 24, 1961

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

9 items (4 TLS, 4 TL, and 1 statement). Concerns both VN and G.'s deliberate non-payment of the sums owed each other, which is causing problems for Odette Hummel. Litigation between Olympia and VN continues.

Dates: June 21, 1961; August 24, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press and the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, November 16, 1961 to November 24, 1961 ., November 16, 1961, November 24, 1961

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents

5 items (3 TLS with enclosure, 2 TL). Concerning contracts with Weidenfeld & Nicolson and with Putnam's, and discussing some new "imbroglio" which Schébéko does not quite comprehend. Deals with some accounting matters.

Dates: November 16, 1961; November 24, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press, the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, and Odette Hummel December 14, 1961 to March 28, 1962 ., December 14, 1961, March 28, 1962

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

8 items (1 TLS, 3 TL, 3 typed statements and 1 autograph statement on graph paper). Settling various financial affairs. Hummel notifies Clairouin that she has not received any statements from Rowohlt (4.10.62).

Dates: December 14, 1961; March 28, 1962
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

Correspondence between Olympia Press, the Bureau Littéraire D. Clairouin, and Odette Hummel, April 5, 1962 to September 26, 1962 ., April 5, 1962, September 26, 1962

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents

14 items (5 TLS, 9 TL). Letter from Mairesse informing G. that the film version of Lolita has just been released in New York. Includes a list of foreign contracts.

Dates: April 5, 1962; September 26, 1962
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series II. Lolita Correspondence between Olympia Press, Clairouin, and Vladimir Nabokov

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