Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970

Frances Parkinson Wheeler Keyes (1885-1970), born in Virginia, was married to Henry Wilder Keyes (1863-1938); they had three children. Henry W. Keyes became governor of New Hampshire in 1917 and a United States senator in 1919. The family maintained multiple residences. Frances Parkinson Keyes wrote popular romantic novels emphasizing local color, descriptions of life among the upper classes, and generation-spanning sagas. She wrote over fifty books, alternating between books about Louisiana with those in other settings, spending the late winter in New Orleans, the summer in Europe, and the rest of the year in New England or South America. She established a writing center in Beauregard House (later known as Beauregard-Keyes House), 1113 Chartres St., New Orleans, La.

From the description of Frances Parkinson Keyes papers, 1898-1971. (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 742059692

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