Portor, Laura Spencer, 1872-1957
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Laura Spencer Portor Pope (4 February 1872 – 1957) was an American journalist and author of short stories and several books. She is known as the co-author with Dorothy Giles of two science fiction novels, The valley of creeping men (1930) and Chattering gods (1931), both of which appeared under the pseudonym "Rayburn Crawley."
Laura Spencer Portor married Francis Pope, but she continued to use the name "Laura Spencer Portor" for all her professional publications except the two science novels which she co-authored. She published articles and short stories in Woman's Home Companion, Harper's Magazine, The Outlook, The Dial and several other magazines.
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| referencedIn | Trigant Burrow papers, 1875-1984 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Burrow, Trigant, 1875-1950. Trigant Burrow papers, 1875-1984 (inclusive), 1903-1950 (bulk). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Cooke, Helen Temple, 1865-1955. Papers, 1858-1951 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.), Golden Book Magazine, editorial correspondence, 1921-1935. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1858-1951 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Portor, Laura Spencer, 1872-1957. Rain, n.y. May 17. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Oswald Garrison Villard papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Williamson, M. B. (Martha Burton). M. B. Williamson papers, 1887-1927. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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| correspondedWith | Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962 | person |
| associatedWith | Burrow, Trigant, 1875-1950. | person |
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| associatedWith | Cooke, Helen Temple, 1865-1955. | person |
| correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 | person |
| associatedWith | Houghton Mifflin Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Houghton Mifflin Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 | person |
| associatedWith | Williamson, M. B. (Martha Burton) | person |
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Birth 1872-02-04
Death 1957-07-17
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