Lytle, Andrew Nelson, 1902-1995

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Andrew Nelson Lytle (Dec. 26, 1902-Dec. 12, 1995) was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and graduated from Vanderbilt University. He was a novelist, dramatist, essayist, and professor of literature. As a member of the Agrarians, he contributed a chapter to that group's manifesto, I'll take my stand. He taught at the University of the South and edited the Sewanee review. Among his greatest works are Bedford Forrest and his Critter Company, a biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest; The velvet horn, a novel; and A wake for the living. The last surviving Agrarian, he lived his last twenty years in a cabin on the grounds of the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly in Monteagle, Tennessee.

From the description of A Wake for the Living Manuscript, ca. 1975. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 271111281

Andrew Nelson Lytle (Dec. 26, 1902-Dec. 12, 1995) was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and graduated from Vanderbilt University. He was a novelist, dramatist, essayist, and professor of literature. As a member of the Agrarians, he contributed a chapter to that group's manifesto, I'll take my stand. He taught at the University of the South and edited the Sewanee review. Among his greatest works are Bedford Forrest and his Critter Company, a biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest; The velvet horn, a novel; and A wake for the living. The last surviving Agrarian, he lived his last twenty years in a cabin on the grounds of the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly in Monteagle, Tennessee

From the description of Andrew Nelson Lytle Papers (Addition), 1853-1995. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 271457323

From the description of Andrew Nelson Lytle Papers (1988 Addition), 1902-1995. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 271465358

From the description of Andrew Nelson Lytle Papers, 1873-1988. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 271449993

American author and editor.

From the description of Letters to Roysce Smith [manuscript], 1962-1964. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647861961

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creatorOf Dickey, James, 1923-. Papers, 1954-1970 (inclusive), 1957-1967 (bulk). Washington University in St. Louis, .
referencedIn Axley, Lowry, ca. 1890-1960. Savannah Writers' Conference papers, 1938-1940. Georgia Historical Society
creatorOf Squires, Radcliff, 1917-. Papers. Washington University in St. Louis, .
referencedIn Stanley Burnshaw Papers TXRC93-A78., 1927-1987, (bulk 1945-1987) Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Collins, Seward, 1899-1952. Seward Collins papers, 1918-1952 (inclusive) 1927-1937 (bulk). Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Guérard, Albert J. (Albert Joseph), 1914-. Albert J. Guérard papers, 1932-1998. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Owsley, Frank Lawrence, 1890-1956. Frank Lawrence Owsley Correspondence, 1913-1959. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
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creatorOf Koch, Claude F, 1918-. Claude Koch archives, 1966-1989. La Salle University, Connelly Library
referencedIn Govan, Christine Noble, 1898-1985. Gilbert and Christine Govan letters, circa 1932-1973. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library
referencedIn Wade, John Donald, 1892-1963. John Donald Wade family papers, 1857-1963 (bulk 1929-1945). Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Robert Penn Warren papers, 1906-1989 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Lytle, Andrew Nelson, 1902-1995. Andrew Nelson Lytle Papers, 1873-1988. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
creatorOf Davidson, Donald, 1893-1968. Donald Davidson Correspondence 1917-1968. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
referencedIn Dickey, James. James Dickey papers, circa 1924-1997 (bulk 1961-1997) Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Cleanth Brooks papers., 1927-1986 (inclusive), 1960-1986 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Grace Delafield Day Spier papers, 1928-1931, 1928-1931 University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Sullivan, Walter, 1924-2006. Walter Sullivan Collection, 1928-1993. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
referencedIn Seward Collins papers, 1918-1952 (inclusive), 1927-1937 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Burnshaw, Stanley, 1906-2005. Papers, 1927-1987, (bulk 1945-1987). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
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referencedIn Rubin, Louis Decimus, 1923-. Louis Decimus Rubin papers, 1945- (Series 1.1.1 I-N) [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Agrarian Reunion (1968 : University of Dallas). Agrarian Reunion Proceedings, The Southern Literary Festival at the University of Dallas, April 1968. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
creatorOf Lytle, Andrew Nelson, 1902-. Letters to Roysce Smith [manuscript], 1962-1964. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wills, Jesse. Papers, 1915-1977. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
creatorOf Lytle, Andrew Nelson, 1902-1995. A Wake for the Living Manuscript, ca. 1975. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
creatorOf Dickey, James, 1923-. Papers, 1940-1990 (inclusive), 1968-1990 (bulk). Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Jones, Madison, 1925-. Madison Jones papers, 1950-1989. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
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referencedIn Dickey, James. Papers, 1954-1970. Washington University in St. Louis, .
creatorOf Wright, Walter Whittier. W. Whittier Wright Collection, 1943-1968. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
referencedIn Grace Delafield Day Spier papers, 1928-1931, 1928-1931 University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf Lytle, Andrew Nelson, 1902-1995. Andrew Nelson Lytle Papers (Addition), 1853-1995. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
referencedIn O'Donnell, George Marion, 1914-1962. Papers, 1932-1961. Washington University in St. Louis, .
creatorOf Carter, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), 1931-1963. Correspondence, 1950-1962. Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library
creatorOf Lytle, Andrew Nelson, 1902-1995. Andrew Nelson Lytle Papers (1988 Addition), 1902-1995. Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
referencedIn Dorrance, Ward Allison, 1904-1996. Ward Allison Dorrance papers, 1935-1974. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Bell, Madison Smartt. Madison Smartt Bell papers, 1979-2003. Princeton University Library
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Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
United States
United States
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Agrarians (Group of writers)
Agrarians (Group of writers)
Authors, American
Authors, American
Authors, American
Authors, American
Critics
Critics
Critics
English teachers
English teachers
English teachers
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Birth 1902-12-26

Death 1995-12-12

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