Correspondence

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 1840 FH/02
  • Dates of Creation
      1964-2008
  • Physical Description
      7 files

Scope and Content

Correspondence relating to 'The Giant Alexander' series by Frank Herrmann, including correspondence with Vanessa Hamilton, Herrmann's literary agent; Otto Maier, publishers of the German edition of 'All About the Giant Alexander'; Pan Books; and Penguin Books. The series also includes correspondence relating to a review of the first book in 'Growing Point' magazine; a file of general correspondence, primarily consisting of letters from children, schools and libraries; and a small file of correspondence relating to Frank Herrmann's role in bringing Dick Bruna's 'Miffy' books to the UK.

All of the correspondence in this series was received after the first publication of the books. For correspondence relating to the production of the first UK and US editions of the books, see the correspondence files relating to each title in series FH/01.