Ped HP, 1997 - 2002

RDC to Ann Bell in Memphis on July 30 about sickle cell disease photos in Dr. Diggs' collection; RDC to Strauss at CL on Aug 4, 1997 with notice that Doctors Washington and Lamps would do liver, GI, and that we anticipated having 70% of manuscripts etc in CL office by October; RDC to Sanya on Aug 4 about his submissions, which I had just edited; RDC to Swerdlow on Sept 12 detailing his submissions; Kurtin to RDC on Sept 29 with submission of Hodgkin's Disease; CL to RDC on Oct 9 with notice of sale of company to Harcourt Brace; CL author questionnaire; Khoor to RDC on Dec 16, 1997 agreeing to do lung section; e-mails from Swerdlow to RDC on Dec 27 and Feb 15, 1998 about work in progress; newsletter from Penn Feb 23, 1998 sent by Swerdlow with info that delinquent author Salhaney was working on four chapters; RDC to CL on Feb 26, 1998 with first shipment as detailed in enclosure; fax Swerdlow to RDC March 5 about progress and lack of it--refers to work by Salhaney; Swerdlow to RDC on March 20 with various attached e-mails in March describing secretarial problems and too much work--he and I had begun discussing our taking over mononuclear phagocyte chapter from Salhaney; Kinney's bill for photo services; e-mail Swerdlow to RDC April 14 with notice that biology chapter was on the way with RDC response on April 18; RDC to CL on April 14 with second shipment details; Kurtin to RDC on May 19 with thymus chapter; Swerdlow to RDC on June 20 about x-linked chapter and with comment about RDC doing all of the editing; RDC to CL on July 21with third shipment details; RDC to CL on July 28 about dedication section "as we approach closure"; fax RDC to Swerdlow July 30 with questions about biology chapter; Swerdlow to RDC on Aug 10 about histiocytosis and biology sections with my notes about phone responses; RDC to CL on Sept 17 with fourth shipment details; RDC to CL on Sept 17, 1998 describing failure of Salhaney to deliver, coverage of his topics mostly at VU; e-mail Swerdlow to RDC Sept 22 about Kevin Salhaney; RDC to authors on Feb 16,1999 with progress report, request for essential updates; RDC to Sanya on March 12 about updates; e-mail exchanges Swerdlow and RDC about my doing bulk of editing; e-mail to RDC April 5 about excess length of book per CL through conversation with Strauss; RDC to CL on July 9,1999 with pentultimate submission details, including status report of submitted materials; Paul Googe to RDC on July 27 about unusual histiocytic cases requested by RDC; RDC to CL on August 23 and Sept 9 with (almost) final chapters; werdlow to RDC Sept 12 and 14 about his approval of spleen and intro; notice sent to authors for celebratory dinner at Tujagues at USCAP meeting; RDC to Strauss on April 12 about New Orleans with reply on April 17, notice that galleys might be out in April; Saunders Pub to RDC on May 3 with request for list of contributors; Pamela Lloyd (indexer) to RDC on July 11, 2000 about indexing details; publisher to RDC on July 21 from marketing manager; Letter from RDC, Swerdlow, Strauss to authors with notice that galleys would be out shortly and book ready for USCAP in San Francisco; Natalie Ware (Production mangaer) to RDC on July 19 with detailsof book and production schedule; Sanya to RDC on Oct 2 with notice of arrival of galleys; Wakeley to RDC on Oct 5 about galley; RDC to Natalie Ware on Oct 11 and 19, 2000 with corrected galleys on portions of book; Kurtin to RDC on Oct 20 with corrected section on Hodgkin's; Khoor to RDC on Oct 26 about lung galleys; RDC to Natalie Ware on Nov 2 and Nov 10 with numerous galleys; Natalie Ware e-mail on Nov 15 about lost art proofs; RDC and Swerdlow to Emily McGrath on Dec 8 about "Hot Topics"; RDC to Swerdlow Dec 13 with draft acknowledgment and on Dec 14 to all authors with responses; RDC to Kurtin fax on Dec 15; RDC to Strauss Dec 19 with dedication and acknowledgment approved by responders; RDC to Natalie Ware Dec 29 with corrected pageproofs for several chapters--same on Jan 9, Jan 12 and Feb 12; (THIS WAS LAST SHIPMENT OF PROOFS!!!); RDC to Natalie Ware on March 7, 2001 with corrected frontmatter and complaints about preface; collated cover letters for proofs from Saunders (Natalie Ware); DC to authors Feb 22, 2001 about celebratory dinner on March 4 at USCAP--those attending signed dedication page which was then sent around to Leith, Larson and Kurtin so all signatures were included; collated signed release forms dated March 7, 2001; DC to Strauss on April 3 with Cousar's release form; RDC to Natalie Ware on April 3 with corrected page proofs and complaints about contents page and index; RDC to Strauss on March 7 about calculations of royalty distribution (after initial distribution as of letter to Strauss on March 7, subsequent royalties split to Collins and Swerdlow because publisher would not write so many checks; DC to Natalie Ware on April 23 still complaining about contents and with corrections for index; royalty payment on Sept 28 for$5747. 97 despite previous letters --on Dec 10, publisher requested one-time payment for authors, check was returned and request made to send Swerdlow 80% of subsequent--with modification on Jan 2, 2002 to 50% for Swerdlow; Saunders to RDC returning original slides on my chapters; Teloh to RDC June 5, 2001 with thanks for Ped HP book; Swerdlow to RDC on March 14 with notice of missent slides--I do not have record of how this worked out; dummy of dedication page (drawing by Wendy)and her bill; dates page proofs sent off as copied from manila folder used at the time.