Papers, 1954-1973.

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Papers, 1954-1973.

The papers chiefly relate to Davis's teaching; the research for and publication of his book, James Branch Cabell (N.Y., Twayne, 1962) including typescript manuscripts, a folder of publishers' permissions, and a photo of Cabell used on the dust jacket; business of the Cabell Society, The Cabellian, and a Modern Language Association seminar on Cabell; and ana. There are manuscripts of several papers and reviews.

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University of Michigan

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Oppenheim, Hyman.

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Duke, Jean Maurice, 1934-

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Davis, Joe Lee.

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First president of the Cabell Society and advisory editor of The Cabellian. From the description of Letters, to Julius Rothman, 1967-1973. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34367139 Professor of English at the University of Michigan. From the description of Joe Lee Davis papers, 1918-1976. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419744 Professor of English, University of Michigan; first president of the Cabell Society; advisory editor...

Saunders, Lynne.

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Ciardi, John, 1916-1986

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American poet and critic. Winner of Avery and Jule Hopwood Award in poetry, 1939. Professor of English at Harvard, 1946-48, and Rutgers, 1953-61. From the description of Letter, 1980 Feb. 4, Key West, Fla., to Henry F. Pommer, Ripon, Wis. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364896 Poet, editor, literary critic, lecturer, and journalist. Full name: John Anthony Ciardi. From the description of John Ciardi papers, 1910-1997 (bulk 1960-1985). (Unknown). W...

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Ballowe, James

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Frye, Northrop

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Cabell Society

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Hanna, Alred Jackson, 1893-

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Stewart, Rolland Maclaren, 1878-1963

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Associate Director, University of Michigan Library. From the description of Correspondence, 1955-1958, with Ellen Van Volkenburg Browne. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491652 ...

Paulus, Richard M.

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Wells, Arvin R.

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Flora, Joseph M.

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Joseph M. Flora is a professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and biographer of Vardis Fisher. In addition to his work with Fisher and western writers, Professor Flora has sat on the editorial boards of Studies in Short Fiction, The Southern Literary Journal, The Thomas Wolfe Review, and The Hemingway Review . He has served as president of The Western Literature Association, The Thomas Wolfe Society, the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, and the South Atl...

Peter, Emmett B., Jr.

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Norton, Mattie C.

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Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964

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Blish, James

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Spencer, Paul Francis

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Tarrant, Desmond.

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Ruland, Richard

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Filler, Louis, 1911-1998

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Rubin, Louis D., Jr. (Louis Decimus), 1923-2013

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Papers of Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr., of Chapel Hill, N.C., educator, literary critic, scholar, novelist, journalist, editor, and publisher. Rubin was professor of English at Hollins College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and founder of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. From the description of Louis Decimus Rubin papers, 1945- (Series 1.1.1 D-H) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 31069813 From the description of Louis Decimus Rubin papers, 1945- WorldCat reco...

Jones, Guy W.

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Bowman, Sylvia E.

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Nightingale, Rufus King, 1928-1966.

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Godshalk, William Leigh.

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Hartman, Harry.

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O'Donnell, Thomas Francis, 1915-....

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Canary, Robert H.

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Smith, Nelson J., 1931-

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Rothman, Julius Lawrence

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Kenyon, Theda

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Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958

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Richmond author James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) is best known for his controversial book, Jurgen (1919), a fantasy set in Cabell's mythical medieval world of Poictesme (pronounced Pwa-tem). The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice contended the book was obscene. A trial over its content brought the reclusive writer national fame. Throughout the 1920s, Cabell's literary peers, including H.L. Mencken and Sinclair Lewis, praised his works. Cabell was born April 14, 1879, at 101 E. Frank...

Cabell, Margaret Freeman, 1893-1983

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