Windy City, notes on his father and the ending.

File — Box: 3, Folder: 6

Identifier: Folder 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Sam Ross Papers include four folders of correspondence: one with Laurie Tag, his editor at Putnam & Sons, two with Bill Targ, friend and former editor at Putnam, and one with his agent, Ann Elmo. They also contain the first, second, and final drafts of Windy City, working notes for and fragment of the novel, and the second draft of another of his books, Solomon's Palace.

The correspondence spans the fall of 1978 and spring of 1979. It provides an inside view of the tribulations associated with the publication of a novel, and it questions promotional methods, arising from Ross's conviction that Putman & Sons was underselling Windy City.

Dates

1978-1979

Creator

From the Collection: Ross, Sam, 1912-1998 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.