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mssHM 42393-42453
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: James B. Pinker letters
Creator:
Pinker, James
B.
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 42393-42453
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1903-1934
Abstract: A collection of letters addressed to
the British literary agent James Brand Pinker.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. James B. Pinker letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from W. A. Myers, January 1974.
James Brand Pinker (1863-1922) was an English literary agent. Pinker was born in east
London, England, and had little formal schooling; he worked as a shipping clerk, newspaper
correspondent and agent, and reader and assistant editor. In 1896, he established an office
in London, England, as a literary agent; he negotiated rights and contracts for authors in
both the American and British markets and was established as one of the leading literary
agents of his time. Among his clients were Joseph Conrad, Henry James, Jack London, Henry
Lawson, Stephen Crane, Ford Madox Ford, James Joyce, George Gissing, Violet Hunt, and Arnold
Bennett. Pinker died at the Biltmore Hotel, New York, New York, on 8 February 1922 from
influenza and pneumonia-related complications contracted on the boat voyage from London.
The collection consists of 61 letters addressed to the literary agent James Brand Pinker or
to his sons, Eric (1891-1973) and Ralph (1900-1959), from a number of literary figures. The
letters mostly discuss business matters handled through Pinker's London or New York offices.
The collection includes letters from Freda Uhl Strindberg concerning the legal and financial
affairs of Russian writer Mikhail Petrovich Art︠s︡ybashev (1878-1927); there are also
letters in the collection concerning the affairs of writer Arnold Bennett.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, February 1976. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from legacy in-house summary report.
Arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors -- 20th century
Literary agents -- Great Britain
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century
Art︠s︡ybashev, M. (Mikhail),
1878-1927
Bennett, Arnold,
1867-1931
Pinker, Eric, 1891-1973
Pinker, Ralph, 1900-1959
Uhl, Frida,
1872-1943