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Reminiscences of Arthur Gilbert Highet, 1955

Creator: Highet, Gilbert, 1906-1978
Project: Book-of-the-Month Club project.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :transcript: 18 pages
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Educator

Scope and Contents

Early association with Harry Scherman; experience as reviewer for HARPER'S MAGAZINE; techniques of book selection for Book-of-the-Month Club as explained by Harry Scherman; reading habits as book club judge; memorable book selections; discussion of selections among judges; readers' reports; reviewing publications regularly read

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975

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