Newman, Frances, -1928

FranceFrances Newman, author and librarian, was born in the 1880s in Atlanta, Georgia, and died October 22, 1928, in New York City. A librarian for the Carnegie Library of Atlanta (1913-1923) and for the Georgia Institute of Technology (1924-1926), she was also the author of THE SHORT STORIES MUTATIONS (1924), THE HARD-BOILED VIRGIN (1926), and DEAD LOVERS ARE FAITHFUL LOVERS (1928). She also worked as a translator of French literature before her death. Newman, author and librarian, was born in the 1880s in Atlanta, Georgia, and died 22 October 1928, in New York City.

From the description of Frances Newman collection, 1924-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123439093

Frances Newman (d. 1928), an Atlanta native, served as Georgia Tech's librarian from 1924 to 1926. She left Georgia Tech with the publication of her first novel, The Hard-Boiled Virgin, in 1926 and pursued her writing career.

From the description of Frances Newman Papers, 1920-1981 [bulk 1923-1929]. (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 38476069

Frances Newman (1883-1928) worked as the librarian at the Florida State College for Women in 1913. In 1913 or 1914, she was the librarian for the Atlanta Carnegie Library (now Atlanta-Fulton Public Library). In 1923, she left Atlanta for a year to study at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1924, she returned to Atlanta and became head librarian for the Georgia School of Technology. She held this position for two years. By 1926, Newman had completed her first novel, The Hard-Boiled Virgin. The second followed in 1927, Dead Lovers are Faithful Lovers. Her last work, Six Moral Tales from Jules Laforgue (translation), was published posthumously.

From the description of Frances Newman photograph, circa 1920-1924. (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 233500715