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To Paul R. Reynolds,
July 10, 1916, from Taos, N.M.
; Columbia
Has received the $540 check for "The Diamond Mine." Hopes to have some new material for him in the fall.
Willa Sibert Cather
[Stout
#360]
To Paul R. Reynolds,
July 12, 1916, from Taos, N.M.
; Columbia
Sending a photo of herself.
Willa Sibert Cather
[Stout
#362]
To Paul R. Reynolds,
Sept. 25, [1916?]
; Columbia
Sorry not to have anything to send him yet. Will get back to New York in November and start to work. Glad to see the story
in McClure's
["The Diamond
Mine," Oct. 1916], but they should have let her cut it as she did "My Little Sister"
[by Elizabeth Robins, pub.
Dec. 1912 and Jan. 1913].
Willa Sibert Cather
[Stout
#367]
To Paul R. Reynolds,
Nov. 9, 1916, from Red Cloud, Nebr.
; Columbia
Pleased with his success with this last story. Please ask Harper's to let her
have the manuscript back to do a little revision.
Willa Cather
[Stout
#371]
To Paul R. Reynolds,
Dec. 11, 1916
; Columbia
Can have lunch with him on Monday the 18th. May have a manuscript for him.
Willa Cather
[Stout
#373]
To Paul R. Reynolds,
Sept. 14, [1917?], from Jaffrey,
N.H.
; Columbia
Will take $350 for the stories. Suggests he try "Little Annie" on McClure's and Everybody's.
Did Smart Set reject "Scandal"?
W. S. C.
[Stout
#391]
To Paul R. Reynolds,
Sept. 19, [1917?], from Jaffrey,
N.H.
; Columbia
Will be back to Bank Street Oct. 10.
Making good progress on the novel.
Houghton Mifflin urging her to hurry.
Sending a rough first draft of a story called "Explosives."
Willa S. Cather
[Stout
#393]
To Paul Reynolds,
May 10,[1918?], from Washington,
D.C., cable
; Columbia
Might sell "Little Annie" to this editor. [Retitled "Her Boss," the story was published in Smart Set, October 1919.]
W. S. C.
[Stout
#416]
To Paul R. Reynolds,
Monday
[Mar. 15, 1920]
; Columbia
No, hasn't sold "Aphrodite," but
has tried to. Sailing for France soon.
W. C.
[Stout
#501]
To Paul Reynolds,
Apr. 27, [1921], from Toronto
; Columbia
Novel still not finished. Knopf may already have promised another magazine first look
at the galleys. Which one is Reynolds talking
to?
Willa Cather
[Stout
#541]
To Paul Reynolds,
Dec. 10, [1922], from Red Cloud,
Nebr.
; Columbia
Can't produce to order. If she does any short stories during the winter she will let him show
his client.
Willa Cather
[Stout
#656]
To Paul Reynolds,
June 28, [1925], from Alcalde,
N.M.
; Columbia
Send mail to the Hotel La Fonda, Santa Fe,
N.M. Enjoying her trip.
W. C.
[Stout
#789]
To Paul Reynolds,
n.d.
[c. Apr. 25, 1926]
; Columbia
Not writing a love story, but a story of the Southwest at the time New Mexico was seized from
Mexico, centering on two Catholic missionaries. Hero is Father Latour, modeled on Bishop
Lamy of N.M., who became archbishop and died in Santa Fe in 1886. Lamy saw the transition of N.M. from a
wild country to a civilized one. Has been working from a large collection of letters written by
Lamy and his vicar to their families. Some
incidents invented, some given almost exactly as they occurred. All of part I now written,
though not all typed. Part II will not be as long but more solemn in tone.
Willa Cather
[Stout
#826]
To Paul Reynolds,
n.d.
[c. June 9, 1926]
, from Santa Fe
; Columbia
Address her at the La Fonda until July 1.
W. C.
[Stout
#838]
To Paul Reynolds,
Jan. 23, [1928], from Red Cloud,
Nebr.
; Columbia
Doing some repairs on parents' house. May have
a two-part story finished by spring.
Willa Cather
[Stout
#925]
To Paul Reynolds,
Mar. 25, [1930], from Calif.
; Columbia
Yes, please sell British serial rights to "Neighbor Rosicky." That is, assuming she still owns the rights.
Willa Cather
[Stout
#1010]
To Paul Reynolds,
Oct. 22, 1931
; Columbia
Doesn't have an appropriate story on hand at the moment. Knopf placed one for her recently, but that doesn't mean she won't use his
services in future. May come back to New
York to live since mother's death.
Willa Cather
[Stout
#1081]
To Paul R. Reynolds,
Jan. 16, 1933
; Columbia
Has been busy moving into the new apartment. Here is new address, which she will share with
very few. Please keep it to himself!
Willa Cather
[Stout
#1152]