Name
Wood, Meredith, 1895-1974 (Interviewee)
Starr, Louis Morris, 1917-1980 (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Meredith Wood, 1955
Abstract
Family background and education; military service; Chemical National Bank; early association with Robert K. Haas, 1925; officer of Book-of-the-Month Club from 1929; booksellers vs. book clubs; impressions of publishers; choosing book judges; book dividends; phonograph records; premiums
Collection Name
Book-of-the-Month Club project
Subjects
Publishers and publishing; Book industries and trade; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Wood, Meredith, 1895-1974; Book-of-the-Month Club
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1955
Physical Description
103 pages
Note (Biographical)
Publisher
Note
Interviewed by Louis M. Star
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
17017650
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/7brk-q317
Related URLs
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