Marian Sims papers 1924-1961 [microform].

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Marian Sims papers 1924-1961 [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38727632

The collection consists of papers of Marian Sims from 1924-1961. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence including letters from her publisher, J.B. Lippincott Company, concerning book deals, book editing, and publicity; her literary agent, Sidney Sanders; the American Writer's Association concerning censorship; the magazine editorial staff at the Ladies Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, Colliers, The Writer, and Today's Woman concerning articles she wrote; Agnes Scott College president concerning alumni matters; the public both praising and criticising her writing; other authors including Carson McCullers, Eudora Welty, Inglis Fletcher, Medora Perkinson, and Margaret Mitchell concerning the writing and business aspects of publishing GONE WITH THE WIND. The collection also includes speeches, newspaper clippings, book reviews, book advertisements, and an "ideabook".

4 microfilm rolls (883 frames) ; 35 mm.

Shorter University, Livingston Library, Rome Livingston Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7406445

Shorter University, Livingston Library, Rome Livingston Library

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Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949

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Margaret Mitchell (b. November 8, 1900, Atlanta, Georgia-d. August 16, 1949, Atlanta, Georgia), the daughter of Eugene M. Mitchell, was a prominent attorney. Her mother, Maybelle Stephens Mitchell, was active in the women's suffrage movement. Margaret Mitchell attended Atlanta public schools, graduated from Washington Seminary in Atlanta, and attended Smith College for one year before leaving college upon the death of her mother. She married John Marsh on July 4, 1925. Her only novel, Gone With ...

Perkinson, Medora Fields.

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J.B. Lippincott Company

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Sanders, Sidney

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American Writer's Association.

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Agnes Scott College

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Sims, Marian, 1899-1961

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Marian McCamy Sims, author, was born in Dalton (Whitfield County, Ga.) in 1889. She graduated from Agnes Scott College, taught high school in Dalton and married Frank Sims also of Dalton. She started her writing career with short stories in magazines and wrote seven novels from 1934-1948 including MORNING STAR, WORLD IN A FENCE, and CITY ON THE HILL. From the description of Marian Sims papers 1924-1961 [microform]. (Shorter University, Livingston Library). WorldCat record id: 3872763...

McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967

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Carson McCullers was born in Columbus, Georgia, as Lula Carson Smith on February 19, 1917, the first born of Lamar and Marguerite Waters Smith. Though she moved from the South in 1934 and only returned for visits, most of her writing was inspired by her southern heritage. Her mother felt she had given birth to a genius from the time Carson was very young and always remained her staunchest supporter and strongest ally. When nine years of age, Lula began studying piano and practiced six to eight h...