Jackson, Frederick, 1906-1971

Jackson, Charles. The Sunnier Side: Arcadian Tales. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1996. Biographical information about Mrs. Poole derived from Kae MacDermid Andrew, e-mail messages to Rebecca Johnson Melvin, June 1 and June 9, 2010.

Frederick Jackson (1906-1971) was a weaver of braided rugs and a dealer of antiques is Malaga, New Jersey. As the younger brother of novelist Charles Jackson, the author of The Lost Weekend , Frederick Jackson was the inspiration for the character Wick in that novel.

Ruth Baron Honsberger (Mrs. H. E.) Poole was a friend of the grandparents of American composer and author Paul Bowles. Mrs. Honsberger had a home in Glenora, New York, as did the Bowles family. Mrs. Honsberger provided the financial backing for Paul Bowles's first trip to Europe, which was at the beginning of his creative career.