The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Letter from Genevieve Young to Joan DavesGenevieve Young expresses her opinion about the outline for Dr. King's upcoming book "Where Do We Go From Here?" She offers some suggestions and strategies to Joan Daves to help narrow the scope of the manuscript. |
Letter from Genevieve Young to Joan Daves Regarding MLK's Book DraftGenevieve Young, from Harper & Row Publishers, expresses concern regarding an outline for Dr. King's upcoming book. She suggests an alternative way to frame the outline, and advises Joan Daves to use her discretion as to whether or not the memorandum should be passed on to Dr. King. |
Letter from Gitta Badeker to Dora McDonaldMs. Badeker informs Dora McDonald that three copies of a contract with Econ Verlag are enclosed. She instructs that Dr. King is to sign and return the copies in order to further the German-language rights to "Where Do We Go from Here?" |
Letter from Gitta Badeker to Dora McDonaldIn this letter, Gitta Badeker, from the office of Joan Daves, informs Dr. King that enclosed are copies of the contract for a Norwegian-language edition of "Where Do We Go from Here. The contract requested for Dr. King to sign and initial. |
Letter from Gitta Badeker to Dora McDonaldGitta Badeker informs Dora McDonald of an offer from Santi Ando & Figli for the Italian rights to "Where Do We Go from Here," and includes administrative instructions on how to proceed. |
Letter from Gitta Badeker to Dora McDonald Regarding "Where Do We Go From Here?"In this letter Badeker writes to McDonald about the advancement from Gummessons Bokforlag for "Where Do We Go From Here." |
Letter from Harold W. Buchholz to MLKHarold W. Buchholz, a financial patron, provides Dr. King with tips to appeal to more Americans regarding his programs to provide equality for Negroes. |
Letter from Harper & Row Publishers to Joan DavesHarper & Row, Publishers representative Cass Canfield provides feedback about Dr. King's manuscript for "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" to Joan Daves, Dr. King's agent. Canfield suggests replacing the last chapter of of the draft with a briefer and less expansive final section. |
Letter from Helen Knox to MLKMrs. Knox acknowledges receipt of Dr. King's book "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" and briefly discloses details of her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement in Harlem. |
Letter from Henry N. Flynt, Jr. to MLKHenry N. Flynt expresses his appreciation for a copy of Dr. King's book, "Where Do We Go From Here" and compliments Dr. King on the quality of the book. |
Letter from Irma Monsky to Mary McHughIn this letter, Irma Monsky informs Mary McHugh that their panel of judges selected "Christians and Jews: The Tragic Past and the Hopeful Future" and Dr. King's "Where Do We Go from Here", as winners for their National Mass Media Brotherhood Award Program. |
Letter from J. Campe to MLK Regarding "Where Do We Go From Here"J.Campe encloses payment from The Critic for "Where Do We Go From Here" permission fees. |
Letter from J. Campe to MLK Regarding Book AdvanceIn this letter, J. Campe encloses advance payment from Harper & Row for Dr. King's "Where Do We Go From Here." |
Letter from James G. T. Fairfield to MLK"Alive" magazine editor James G. T. Fairfield expresses gratitude to Dr. King for sending a copy of "Where Do We Go From Here." Fairfield also sends several copies of his magazine, a publication of Mennonite Broadcasting which published an excerpt of Dr. King's "Riverside" speech. |
Letter from Joan Daves Requesting the Table of Contents for "Where Do We Go From Here"Here Joan Daves requests a table of contents for Dr. King's "Where Do We Go From Here" in order to write a description for the catalog. |
Letter from Joan Daves to Dora McDonaldJoan Daves sends Dora McDonald a letter of thanks concerning a photostat of a letter sent to Dr. King. She also informs her that although the title of Dr. King's book has been used, one cannot copyright titles. |
Letter From Joan Daves to Hermine PopperJoan Daves informs Hermine Popper of an issue regarding writing credit for Dr. King's book "Where Do We Go from Here." |
Letter from Joan Daves to MLKIn this letter, Joan Daves provides Dr. King with suggested wording for the acknowledgment to Hermine Popper in "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?". |
Letter from Joan Daves to MLKJoan Daves, Literary Agent to Dr. King, addresses the correspondence, to Dr. King. The letter includes photostats of reviews for Dr. King's last book, "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" The Chicago Tribune, New York Times Daily and Washington Star are just a couple of the newspapers that published reviews for the book. |
Letter from Joan Daves to MLKIn this letter, Ms. Daves informs Dr. King of Harper and Row's efforts on behalf of "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?." She includes sales figures and discusses the "variance[s]" for the total number of copies. |
Letter from Joan Daves to MLKJoan Daves informs Dr. King that Harper and Row is having difficulty publishing a paperback edition of "Where Do We Go From Here? " |
Letter From Joan Daves to MLK about Book ReviewIn this letter, dated August 28, 1967, Joan Daves writes to Dr. King concerning the review of "Where Do We Go From Here?" Daves comments, "It is not my favorite kind of review--when three books are reviewed jointly." |
Letter from Joan Daves to MLK Regarding a PublicationIn this letter Joan Daves informs Dr. King that a copy of the jacket text for "Where Do We Go from Here" is enclosed. |
Letter from Joan Daves to MLK Regarding British Edition of BookIn this letter, Joan Daves relays details regarding the British edition of "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" to Dr. King. |
Letter from John Sayre to MLKMr. Sayre of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation thanks Dr. King for the autographed copy of "Where Do We Go From Here?" |
Letter from John Shirley to MLKJohn Shirley, of the Oxford University Cherwell Newspaper, poses a list of questions to Dr. King concerning Civil Rights, the Vietnam War, and the emergence of Black Power groups. Shirley assures the Reverend of his gratitude for any feedback he may provide, and informs him of the circulation of the literature at being well over 10,000 within the University. |
Letter from Laurence Pollinger to Joan DavesIn this letter, Laurence Pollinger Limited writes to Joan Daves, Literary Agent for Dr. King, to make an offer for the advances and royalties to be received from the publication of "Where Do We Go From Here?" A request is also made for permission to change the title to Chaos or Community. |
Letter from Leon Forer to Dr.KingLeon Forer expresses that Dr. King's book "Where Do We Go From Here" is a "sobering testament to our times." In this letter he also makes a suggestion to change the appendix. |
Letter from Lyman Cady to MLKLyman Cady, of Westminister Presbyterian Church, expresses his support for Dr. King's recent book, "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" He also commends Dr. King's overall leadership throughout the Civil Rights Movement. |
Letter from Marion Arnold to MLKMarion Arnold, chairman of the Ecumenical Mission Committee of Broadway United Church of Christ, expresses thanks for the copy of Dr. King's book "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" |