saxon, Lyle, 1891-1946

Saxon, an LSU alumnus, was a resident of Baton Rouge, La. He was a historian as well as a writer of fiction.

From the description of Lafitte the pirate, 1930-1932. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262161478

Saxon, an LSU alumnus, was a resident of Baton Rouge. He was a historian and writer of fiction.

From the description of Children of strangers, 1930-1937. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262161476

Lyle Saxon was a feature writer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune (1918-1926), state director of the Louisiana Writers' Project (1935-1942), and author of several books on the history and culture of Louisiana and New Orleans. He also befriended many of the day's most important writers, including Sherwood Anderson, John Dos Passos, Thomas Wolfe, and William Faulkner.

From the description of Lyle Saxon miscellany, 1936, 1941. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 324999459

From the description of Lyle Saxon miscellany, 1930, 1933-1934. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 324999461

From the description of Lyle Saxon new year's greeting card, 1943. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 324998622

From the description of Flaming career of Adah Menken of New Orleans, 1934. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 324998623

From the description of Michael D. Wynne collection. Lyle Saxon papers, 1927, 1935-1937. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 324999458

From the description of Epitaph typescript and clipping, 1923. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 324999462

Lyle Saxon was born in Baton Rouge, La., on Sept. 4, 1891. He is associated with the literary circle in the French Quarter of New Orleans during much of the first half of the twentieth century; he was widely known as a journalist and author of fiction and nonfiction relating primarily to historical Louisiana and New Orleans. His writings often feature racial and ethnic cultural subjects. He worked for newspapers in Chicago and New Orleans, including the Times-Picayune, 1918-1926. He was given the O. Henry Memorial Award in 1926 for the short story, "Crane River." He served as the Director of the Federal Writers' Project in Louisiana in the 1930s. Lyle Saxon died on April 9, 1946, in New Orleans.

From the description of Lyle Saxon papers, 1879-1949. (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 587703831