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Honorary President, ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, 25 West 61st Street, New York.
NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
1341 ARCH ST.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
President, SUSAN B. ANTHONY,
17 Madison Street, Rochester, New York.
Vice-President-at-Large, REV. ANNA H. SHAW,
1341 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Corresponding Secretary, RACHEL PORTER AVERY,
1341 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Recording Secretary, ALICE STONE BLACKWELL,
3 Park Street, Boston, Mass.
Treasurer, HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON,
Warren, Ohio.
Auditors:
LAURA CLAY, Lexington, Ky.
SARAH B. COOPER, San Francisco, Cal.
Chairman Committee on Organization, CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, 106 World Building, New York.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Rochester, N.Y., March 5, 1897
Mr. Frank J. Garrison,
Houghton & Mifflin, BOSTON.
My dear Friend:
You have doubtless seen notices of the fact that my friend, Mrs. Ida A. Harper, of Indianapolis, is in our home for the purpose of mousing round among my old papers, letters, diaries, etc., as well as trying to extort from me everything I can remember of incidents of my life and work, all to the end of writing a biography of my said self. She has now been with us a month and is in the midst of what might be called, the first period of my life; that is, my childhood, school days, and teaching days, which run from 1820 to 1850. And, as we get along, the thought comes as to when, how, and by whom the book shall be published, and I know of no one capable of giving me better advice than yourself. I have not asked any publisher a word about the matter. Don't know whether any one would undertake it, and if they would, I don't know whether it would be better to be thrown on the market, or whether it should be by subscription. I want to ask you to tell me what you think would be the best plan of procedure.
Mrs. Harper thinks that the thing can be condensed into two volumes, not exceeding 500 pages each. It is in no sense to be a sensational book, but a history of the work, with dates, and authorities to substantiate everything. In no sense do I wish it to be a book simply of recollections.
Would you advise the publishing of some chapters in any magazine prior tot he getting out of the book, after the fashion that Hay's Life of Lincoln was published in the "Century?"
NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
1341 ARCH ST.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
President, SUSAN B. ANTHONY,
17 Madison Street, Rochester, New York.
Vice-President-at-Large, REV. ANNA H. SHAW,
1341 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Corresponding Secretary, RACHEL PORTER AVERY,
1341 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Recording Secretary, ALICE STONE BLACKWELL,
3 Park Street, Boston, Mass.
Treasurer, HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON,
Warren, Ohio.
Auditors:
LAURA CLAY, Lexington, Ky.
SARAH B. COOPER, San Francisco, Cal.
Chairman Committee on Organization, CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, 106 World Building, New York.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Rochester, N.Y., March 5, 1897
Mr. Frank J. Garrison,
Houghton & Mifflin, BOSTON.
My dear Friend:
You have doubtless seen notices of the fact that my friend, Mrs. Ida A. Harper, of Indianapolis, is in our home for the purpose of mousing round among my old papers, letters, diaries, etc., as well as trying to extort from me everything I can remember of incidents of my life and work, all to the end of writing a biography of my said self. She has now been with us a month and is in the midst of what might be called, the first period of my life; that is, my childhood, school days, and teaching days, which run from 1820 to 1850. And, as we get along, the thought comes as to when, how, and by whom the book shall be published, and I know of no one capable of giving me better advice than yourself. I have not asked any publisher a word about the matter. Don't know whether any one would undertake it, and if they would, I don't know whether it would be better to be thrown on the market, or whether it should be by subscription. I want to ask you to tell me what you think would be the best plan of procedure.
Mrs. Harper thinks that the thing can be condensed into two volumes, not exceeding 500 pages each. It is in no sense to be a sensational book, but a history of the work, with dates, and authorities to substantiate everything. In no sense do I wish it to be a book simply of recollections.
Would you advise the publishing of some chapters in any magazine prior tot he getting out of the book, after the fashion that Hay's Life of Lincoln was published in the "Century?"
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Mr. Garrison 2.
Mrs. Harper is giving her time and labor to do this work, without any promise of pay save what shall come from her receipt of some share in the profits from its sale. Of course, neither she nor I can even make a guess at the number of books that would be sold, but what you think should be the proportion of the profits on the sales to be given to her for her services? One-half, or one third, or two thirds? I am so absolutely ignorant of everything connected with book publishing, that I do not know how to begin the first line of a contract with her.
You may not know it, but Mrs. Harper has been the editor of a political paper in Terre Haute, Indiana, for four years, and associate editor on the "Indianapolis News" for several years. She is a good writer and a great student of the facts and philosophy of things, so that I feel sure she will make the most possible out of the material theater she will be able to find concerning me.
Hoping that this will not bore or burden you too much, and therefore hoping that you will enlighten my ignorance somewhat, and with kind regards to your wife, and never so much love to yourself, I am,
Very sincerely yours,
Susan B. Anthony
(Dictated)
P.S. Mrs. Harper has been making a study of biographies - and thinks yours of your father the one she shall take as her model- of course making not over two volumes- I have heard her speak of the excellence of Mr. Garrison's biography over & over-
Mrs. Harper is giving her time and labor to do this work, without any promise of pay save what shall come from her receipt of some share in the profits from its sale. Of course, neither she nor I can even make a guess at the number of books that would be sold, but what you think should be the proportion of the profits on the sales to be given to her for her services? One-half, or one third, or two thirds? I am so absolutely ignorant of everything connected with book publishing, that I do not know how to begin the first line of a contract with her.
You may not know it, but Mrs. Harper has been the editor of a political paper in Terre Haute, Indiana, for four years, and associate editor on the "Indianapolis News" for several years. She is a good writer and a great student of the facts and philosophy of things, so that I feel sure she will make the most possible out of the material theater she will be able to find concerning me.
Hoping that this will not bore or burden you too much, and therefore hoping that you will enlighten my ignorance somewhat, and with kind regards to your wife, and never so much love to yourself, I am,
Very sincerely yours,
Susan B. Anthony
(Dictated)
P.S. Mrs. Harper has been making a study of biographies - and thinks yours of your father the one she shall take as her model- of course making not over two volumes- I have heard her speak of the excellence of Mr. Garrison's biography over & over-
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So I feel prouder than ever of the good work of his splendid sons.-
- How would you like to have me send you a few of the first chapters - I would be lone deary to have your judgement- - as to her style of putting things together!-
This work is awfully wearying to me - I had much sooner be ? into the thick of the present matters - Making new & better history - than mousing through old papers & marking my ? to remember things ?!! S. B. A.
- How would you like to have me send you a few of the first chapters - I would be lone deary to have your judgement- - as to her style of putting things together!-
This work is awfully wearying to me - I had much sooner be ? into the thick of the present matters - Making new & better history - than mousing through old papers & marking my ? to remember things ?!! S. B. A.
