Ruth McEnery Stuart letters, 1896-1908.

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Ruth McEnery Stuart letters, 1896-1908.

Several letters from Ruth McEnery Stuart to friends discuss her short stories, word etymologies, and Stuart's activities in New Orleans. A 1905 letter asks for part time work for Martha Waddill Austin, also a Louisiana author.

6 letters.

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Stuart, Ruth McEnery, 1856-1917

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An author, Ruth McEnery Stuart was born near Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1849. Her family spent part of each year in their New Orleans residence, and the remainder of the year on their Avoyelles Parish plantation. As an adult, she lived in New Orleans until c.1885, when she moved to New York, where she continued to write short stories about plantation life. From the description of Ruth McEnery Stuart letters, 1896-1908. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id:...

Austin, Martha Waddill.

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