J. Florence Rubin ([December 29, 1933])

#2672: Willa Cather to J. Florence Rubin, [December 29, 1933]

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Chase Bank Dear Miss Rubin¹;

Will you or Mr. Lesser³ please attend to this renewal of copyright for me? I am very likely to forget it.

Sincerely Willa Cather RECEIVED
JAN 2 1934AM

The Namesake⁴

(Published in McClures⁵ March 1907)

Apply for renewal after March 1^st 1934

Information about this letter:

Source File:: cat.let2672.xml
Letter identifier: 2672
Contents: Document is one leaf, handwritten on recto only. Includes enclosed request for copyright renewal.
Person to whom letter was written: J. Florence Rubin¹
Date letter was written: [December 29, 1933]
Explanation of conjectured date: Cather indicates that she is writing from Chase Bank, and her letter was stamped as received January 2, 1934. Taking into account bank hours and the New Year's holiday, December 29, 1933, which was a Friday, seems the most likely date.
Accompanying this letter: Includes enclosed request for copyright renewal for "The Namesake" handwritten by Willa Cather.
Place letter was written: New York, New York, United States²
Location of original letter: Cather-Knopf Correspondence, The Dobkin Family Collection of Feminism, New York, NY

Person Annotations

0244

Rubin, J. Florence. Staff member, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Cather corresponded with Rubin about permissions issues. Rubin also handled some of the miscellaneous personal tasks that the Knopf office undertook for Cather, such as securing tickets to musical performances.

0347

Lesser, Joseph (1901-1989). Treasurer of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Born in Poland, Joseph Lesser immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1906, and he became a naturalized American citizen. He and his wife, Eva, and their children lived in Brooklyn, NY. He served for many years as treasurer of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. His office prepared Cather’s tax returns for her, and in her will Cather named him as a potential successor to Edith Lewis as her literary executor. Lesser died in Hallandale, FL.

Place Annotations

New York, New York, United States

Work Annotations

"The Namesake," McClure's Magazine (March 1907) by Willa Cather

McClure's Magazine