Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant papers, 1949-1964.

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Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant papers, 1949-1964.

Papers contain correspondence about Sergeant's memoir of Willa Cather with publishers; friends of Cather, including Edith Lewis and Carrie Miner Sherwood; and scholars, including E.K. Brown. There are notes, drafts, and proofs for the Cather memoir and notes and some proofs for Robert Frost: TheTrial by Existence. There are also photographs (including copy prints and some originals) of Robert Frost, people and places related to Frost, Willa Cather, people and places related to Cather, and Sergeant herself.

1.50 linear ft. (3 boxes)

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Sherwood, Carrie Miner.

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Sergeant, Elizabeth Shepley, 1881-1965

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American writer who graduated from Bryn Mawr College (class of 1903). Among her published writings are Willa Cather: A Memoir and Robert Frost: The Trial by Existence. From the description of Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant papers, 1949-1964. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 44712504 Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant (1881-1965), author and journalist,wrote for The New Republic and other magazines and published six books,including Fire Under the Andes (1927), Willa Cather: A Mem...

Brown, E.K. (Edward Killoran), 1905-1951

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Edward Killoran Brown was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1905. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1926 and was a fellow of the University of Paris from 1926-1929 from which he received his Docteur des lettres in 1935. He was a lecturer and assistant professor of English at Cornell University, and professor of English at the University of Chicago from 1944 until his death in 1951. He was, in addition, Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada in 1942 and a Trustee of the New...

Cather, Willa, 1873-1947

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American novelist and short-story writer. From the description of Letters, 1926-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122494991 Willa Cather was an American novelist and short story writer. From the guide to the Willa Cather literary manuscripts, 1926-1940, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American novelist, journalist, and editor. From the description of Collection, 1908-1963. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research...

Lewis, Edith

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Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

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American poet from New England. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. From the description of Letters, 1931-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122464432 American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. From the description of Letter to Mr. Beggen [?], 1928. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129842 Robert Frost was an American poet. From the description of Papers concerning the Kenned...