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Manuscript/Mixed Material [Copyright registration application from claimant L. Frank Baum for The wonderful wizard of Oz and The Navy alphabet].

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Title

  • [Copyright registration application from claimant L. Frank Baum for The wonderful wizard of Oz and The Navy alphabet].

Summary

  • Holograph letter, signed by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) dated July 28, 1900 to the Librarian of Congress requesting Copyright registration for two titles: The wonderful wizard of Oz (claiming rights for Baum as author and W.W. Denslow as illustrator), and The Navy alphabet (claiming rights for Baum as author and proprietor). Original letter accompanied by two title page deposits, and check for $2.20; the check and title page deposit for The Navy alphabet no longer enclosed. Mounted on "application jacket" from U.S. Copyright Office, with stamp indicating registration number (19092) dated Aug. 1, 1900.

Names

  • Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919.
  • Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915.

Created / Published

  • 1900.

Headings

  • -  Baum, L. Frank--(Lyman Frank),--1856-1919--Correspondence
  • -  Baum, L. Frank--(Lyman Frank),--1856-1919--Autographs
  • -  Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence
  • -  Library of Congress.--Copyright Office--Records and correspondence

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Transferred from Copyright Office to Rare Book Division back in 1990-- per email from Frank Evina (Copyright Office), Jan. 11, 2007 ; ta15

Medium

  • [2] leaves : col. ill. ; 21 cm., in folder 28 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PS3503.A923 Z48 1886

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007700150

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Baum, L. Frank, and W. W Denslow. Copyright registration application from claimant L. Frank Baum for The wonderful wizard of Oz and The Navy alphabet. 1900. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2007700150/.

APA citation style:

Baum, L. F. & Denslow, W. W. (1900) Copyright registration application from claimant L. Frank Baum for The wonderful wizard of Oz and The Navy alphabet. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007700150/.

MLA citation style:

Baum, L. Frank, and W. W Denslow. Copyright registration application from claimant L. Frank Baum for The wonderful wizard of Oz and The Navy alphabet. 1900. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2007700150/>.