Papers of Ruth McEnery Stuart, 1896-1908.

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Papers of Ruth McEnery Stuart, 1896-1908.

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The collection contains fifteen letters to Edward William Bok, editor of Ladies' Home Journal, regarding her article on New Orleans, a Christmas story for the magazine, and an attempt to persuade Bok to publish articles written by her sister. Letters to Hannah Crampton Scribner discuss a 1902 story telling session she was to attend and promise to help at a bazaar. The papers also contain an obituary of Stuart, a quotation from "Sonny" and an appreciation of James Whitcomb Riley written for The Writer.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930

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Born in the Netherlands, Edward Bok came to the United States with his family at the age of six. He worked in publishing from the age of thirteen. He founded the Brooklyn magazine and 1886 he established the Bok Syndicate Press. Bok became editor of Ladies' home journal in 1889. In 1896 Bok married Mary Louise Curtis (1876-1970), the daughter of Ladies' home journal publisher, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850-1933). He worked as an editor at Curtis publishing for thirty years retiring at th...

Scribner, Hannah Crampton,

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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-...

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:...

McEnery, Sarah Stirling.

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