DeVoto, Avis
Variant namesDeVoto was an editor, specializing in cookbooks, for Alfred A. Knopf, 1956-1958. Prior to that, she had handled the correspondence of her husband, Bernard A. DeVoto (1897-1955) author, editor, historian, and literary critic. She was also House Secretary in Lowell House at Harvard and worked in the dean's office at Radcliffe. The DeVotos had two sons.
From the description of Papers, 1952-1968 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006572
De Voto was an editor, specializing in cookbooks, for Alfred A. Knopf, 1956-1958. Prior to that, she had handled the correspondence of her husband, Bernard A. De Voto (1897-1955), author, editor, historian, and literary critic. She was also House Secretary in Lowell House at Harvard and worked in the dean's office at Radcliffe.
From the description of Letter, 1964. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009656
Conservationist; wife of Bernard Augustine De Voto.
From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1948. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122543858
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| referencedIn | Parman, Donald Lee, 1932-. Donald L. Parman correspondence about Bernard De Voto, 1959-1962. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | John Sylvester Fischer papers, 1907-1980 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Simone Beck, 1920-1993 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Avis De Voto. Papers, 1929-1990 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Radcliffe College Archives biography files, 1855-2007 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | De Voto, Avis MacVicar, 1904-1989. Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1948. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Fischer, John Sylvester, 1910-1978. John Sylvester Fischer papers, 1907-1980 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Buck, Paul. Interview with Avis De Voto, 1970 Oct. 21. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Edith R. Mirrielees papers, 1863-1964 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Fischer, John Sylvester, 1910-1978. John Sylvester Fischer papers, 1907-1980 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Child, Julia. Additional papers of Julia Child, 1890-2004 (inclusive) 1950-2001 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Scowcroft, Richard. Richard Scowcroft papers, 1939-2000. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | De Voto, Bernard Augustine, 1897-1955. Correspondence with Lawrence S. Kubie, M.D., 1942-1955. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | De Voto, Bernard Augustine, 1897-1955. Bernard De Voto papers, 1885-1974. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | De Voto, Avis. Letter, 1964. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Julia Child, 1925-1993 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Mirrielees, Edith Ronald, 1878-1962. Edith R. Mirrielees papers, 1870-1964. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Avis MacVicar De Voto Papers, 1952-1968 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007. 2 typed letters signed to Avis De Voto, together with a press release of a speech given by President Kennedy that quotes Bernard De Voto, 1961. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Stegner, Wallace, 1909-1993. Letters to Avis De Voto, 1956-1988. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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Active 1952
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Birth 1904
Birth 1904
Death 1989
