Cheney, Brainard, 1900-1990

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Writer, journalist, and editor. Born June 3, 1900, in Fitzgerald, Ga. Educated at The Citadel, the University of Georgia, and Vanderbilt University. Police reporter and member of the editorial staff for the Nashville Banner, 1925-42; executive secretary to U.S. Senator Tom Stewart of Tennessee, 1942-45; self-employed writer and editor, 1945-52; member of the public relations staff of Tennessee Governor Frank Clement, 1952-58. Author of four novels, two plays, and various short stories and articles. Died Jan. 15, 1990, in Nashville, Tenn.

From the description of Brainard Cheney papers, 1950. (East Tennessee State University). WorldCat record id: 36184129

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referencedIn Yaddo records, 1870-1980 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Robert Penn Warren papers, 1906-1989 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Jones, Madison, 1925-. Madison Jones papers, 1950-1989. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Carter, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), 1931-1963. Correspondence, 1950-1962. Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library
referencedIn Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Records, 1982-2013 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Watkins, Floyd C. Floyd C. Watkins papers, [ca. 1940-1998]. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Cheney, Brainard, 1900-1990. Brainard Cheney papers, 1950. East Tennessee State University, TET
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associatedWith Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith Carter, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), 1931-1963. person
associatedWith Jones, Madison, 1925- person
associatedWith Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989. person
associatedWith Watkins, Floyd C. person
associatedWith Yaddo (Artist's colony) corporateBody
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Appalachian Region, Southern
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Religious drama
Snake cults (Holiness churches)
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Birth 1900-06-03

Death 1990-01-15

English

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