James, Marquis, 1891-1955

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Birth 1891-08-29
Death 1955-11-19
English,

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From the description of Papers of Marquis James, 1914-1955 (bulk 1930-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83923437

Biographical Note

1891 Born, Springfield, Mo. 1897 1909 Educated in public schools, Enid, Okla. 1909 1913 Reporter, Enid, Okla.; Kansas City, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo., and New Orleans, La. 1914 Married Bessie Williams Rowland (divorced) 1914 1916 Worked on Chicago Tribune,Chicago Daily Journal, and New York Tribune 1917 1919 Served in World War I 1919 1923 National Director of Publicity, American Legion 1923 1932 Staff member, American Legion Monthly 1925 Member, editorial staff, the New Yorker 1930 Pulitzer Prize winner for biography, The Raven; A Biography of Sam Houston 1938 Pulitzer Prize winner for biography, Andrew Jackson; Portrait of a President 1954 Married Jacqueline Mary Parsons 1955, Nov. 19 Died, Rye, N.Y.

From the guide to the Marquis James Papers, 1914-1955, (bulk 1930-1949), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Chemical industry
  • Industrialists

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  • Cherokee Strip (Okla. and Kan.) (as recorded)
  • Oklahoma (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • Oklahoma (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Cherokee Strip (Okla. and Kan.) (as recorded)

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