Marshall, Edison, 1894-1967
Variant namesRussell Bankson, newspaperman and fiction writer, was born in Mt. Hope, Washington on February 21, 1889.
He attended Washington State College, Pullman from 1910-1912. He worked as reporter and editor for the Spokane Daily Chronicle, and on the editorial staff of the Spokesman-Review, both in Spokane. He contributed fiction and articles to a variety of magazines, and wrote books of western adventure and history.
During World War II, he worked for the War Relocations Authority and the War Assets Administration in Washington, DC. He was an early member of the Inland Empire Writers' Conference and served as its president from 1934-1935.
He died in 1976.
From the guide to the Russell A. Bankson papers, 1908-1965, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Russell A. Bankson papers, 1908-1965 | University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Marshall, Edison 1894-1967. Edison Marshall photographs. | Augusta University, Reese Library | |
| referencedIn | Robert H. Davis Papers, 1905-1935 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Marshall, Edison, 1894-1967. Letter of Edison Marshall to Betty Jackson. | Augusta University, Reese Library | |
| referencedIn | Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | William Stevens Powell Papers, 1880s-2007 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.), Golden Book Magazine, editorial correspondence, 1921-1935. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Marshall, Edison, 1894-1967. Typed letter signed Edison Marshall to: "Dear Mr. Fullerton" August 16, 1925. | Wellesley College |
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| associatedWith | Alvord, Adeline M. | person |
| associatedWith | Bankson, Russell A. (Russell Arden), 1889-1976 | person |
| associatedWith | Davis, Robert H. (Robert Hobart), 1869-1942 | person |
| associatedWith | Fullerton, Hugh S. (Hugh Stuart), 1873-1945. | person |
| associatedWith | Powell, William Stevens, 1919- | person |
| associatedWith | Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.), 1883-1969 | person |
| associatedWith | Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- | person |
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Person
Birth 1894-08-28
Death 1967-10-29
Americans
English
