Fox family papers, 1852-1962, 1852-1920 (bulk dates).

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Fox family papers, 1852-1962, 1852-1920 (bulk dates).

This collection contains the papers of the Fox family for the years 1852-1962. Part of the collection consists of photocopies of letters from Elizabeth Fox Moore to Harriet R. Holman about John Fox, Jr., Ms. Moore's brother. Ms. Holman was writing a book on Thomas Nelson Page. The second major portion of the collection consists of the manuscripts for John Jr.'s novels, articles, and short stories, including two versions each for A MOUNTAIN EUROPA and A CUMBERLAND VENDETTA. There are also notebooks containing more of Fox's writings, along with biographical materials, a few photographs, scrapbooks on his literary career, class notebooks, lectures and posters.

5.4 cubic ft. (12 boxes, 3 envelopes, 1 package.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6820385

University of Kentucky Libraries

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Fox, John William, 1830-1912.

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Holman, Harriet R. (Harriet Rebecca), 1912-

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Author and professor of English from Anderson, S.C. From the description of Harriet R. Holman papers, 1869-1986. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 42584176 Born October 28, 1912, in Anderson, SC, daughter of Arthur Elliott and Olive (Brownlee) Holman. Attended Hanna High School in Anderson. A.B. from Winthrop College in 1934, M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1939, Ph. D. from Duke University in 1948. Taught in Anderson and Pendleton public schools 1934-19...

Fox, Hiram.

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Wilson, Robert Burns, 1850-1916

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Kentucky poet and artist. From the description of Poem, 1894 July. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49479323 Artist and author. From the description of Robert Burns Wilson papers, 1885-1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981392 Wilson pursued an artistic and literary career in Kentucky for many years in the nineteenth century. An established portraitist, Wilson's literary output included three books of poetry, and the words to "Re...

Fox, Boaz.

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Fox, John, 1863-1919

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Novelist and short story writer. From the description of Letters, 1890-1901 ; (bulk 1890-1897). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271345 From the description of Letters, 1890-1901; (bulk 1890-1897). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20770068 John Fox, Jr. was born in 1862 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Fox was a popular writer at the turn of the century who chronicled the folklife of the Cumberland Mountains. Educated at Transylvania Unive...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916

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American Poet. From the description of Little Orphant Annie. Last stanza : AMsS, [s.d.]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540708 James Whitcomb Riley was an American poet, journalist, and lecturer. From the description of James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964] bulk (1878-1915). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122363959 From the guide to the James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964, 1878-...

Moore, Elizabeth Fox

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Fox, Richard Talbott, 1871-1937.

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Fox, Oliver Edward, 1866-1955.

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Fox family.

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John Fox, Sr. was a schoolteacher in Kentucky. He operated a school, first in Montgomery county, then in Mason county, before moving it to Stony Point, in Bourbon county, where John Fox, Jr. was born. The younger Fox became a journalist and author. From the description of Fox family papers, 1852-1962, 1852-1920 (bulk dates). (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13356213 ...

Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925

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James Lane Allen was Kentucky's first important novelist. His success came early in his career but when he tried to broaden the themes of his work he lost the audience and critical acclaim which he had previously received. From the description of James Lane Allen : miscellaneous papers, 1890-1924. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46708345 American novelist. From the description of Letters, a newspaper clipping, and an envelope, 1894-1900. (Un...

Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922

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Author, diplomat. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1878-1923. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823870 From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript] 1891. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647949629 Virginia author; U.S. ambassador to Italy. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1889-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813209 ...