Virginia Faulkner, Papers, 1930-1980

Morris, Wright, 1910-1998

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Long regarded as one of America's most gifted writers, Wright Morris authored over thirty-three books. He was born in Central City, Nebraska, on 6 January 1910. His novel, A Field of Vision, won the National Book Award in 1957, and Plains Song won the 1981 American Book Award for Fiction. In addition to his novels, he is the author of a number of photo-text books, books of criticism, and several collections of short stories. He taught English at San Francisco State College, and he and his wife, ...

Faulkner, Virginia, 1913-1980

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Virginia Faulkner was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on 1 March 1913. After graduating with honors from Lincoln High School in 1928, she attended the University of Nebraska from 1928-1930. She went to Rome to study at Miss Moxley's School from 1930-1931 and then attended Radcliffe from 1932-1933. She did not obtain a degree from these two institutions. Faulkner got a job writing for the Washington Post in 1933 and stayed for one year before becoming the Associate Editor of Town and Country from 1934...

Slote, Bernice, 1899-1983

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Sergeant, Elizabeth Shepley, 1881-1965

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American writer who graduated from Bryn Mawr College (class of 1903). Among her published writings are Willa Cather: A Memoir and Robert Frost: The Trial by Existence. From the description of Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant papers, 1949-1964. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 44712504 Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant (1881-1965), author and journalist,wrote for The New Republic and other magazines and published six books,including Fire Under the Andes (1927), Willa Cather: A Mem...

Cather, Willa, 1873-1947

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American novelist and short-story writer. From the description of Letters, 1926-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122494991 Willa Cather was an American novelist and short story writer. From the guide to the Willa Cather literary manuscripts, 1926-1940, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American novelist, journalist, and editor. From the description of Collection, 1908-1963. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research...

Southwick, Helen Cather

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Helen Cather Southwick is the daughter of Willa Cather's brother, James Cather. She grew up in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and still remembers visits from her aunt. Southwick wrote an article, 'Willa Cather's Early Career: Origins of a Legend,' which appeared in "Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine" in 1982, which refuted claims made regarding Cather's relationship with Isabelle McClung. From the description of Collection, 1921-1958. (University of Nebraska - Lincoln). WorldCat record ...