Papers, 1874-1913.

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Papers, 1874-1913.

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Includes letters to Marion A. Baker, a longtime friend of Cable's and an editor of The New Orleans Times-Democrat, as well as letters by Cable to various correspondents, including friends, and autograph seekers. The letters to Baker primarily concern Cable's novels, career as an author, aspects of public life, including lectures and readings, financial matters, and social life. Also includes some clippings, as well as a printer's copy of The Grandissimes and autograph manuscript drafts of three stories: Attalie Brouillard; Jean-ah Pouquelin; and Madame Delicieuse.

1 box and 5v. (1 linear ft.)

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Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925

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George Washington Cable, an American author and critic, was born in New Orleans and fought for the South in the Civil War. His first collection of tales of life in the south was Old creole days (1879). In 1884 he went on a reading tour with Mark Twain. He moved to Northampton, Mass., in 1885. He is chiefly known for his early works describing picturesque Louisiana Creole life and courageous essays on civil rights. From the description of George Washington Cable papers, 1865-1918. (Pe...

Baker, Marion A.

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Baker is known for her etchings, linocuts and ceramic tiles. In 1978, she learned letterpress printing at the Women's Building in Los Angeles, and from that time she has made artist books on her own press. She has been educated at UC Berkeley and UCLA. She has had many solo shows, as well as having been invited to countless exhibitions with her bookwork....