Letter and miscellaneous material [manuscript], 1923 November 15, n.d.

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Letter and miscellaneous material [manuscript], 1923 November 15, n.d.

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In a letter to Ellen Glasgow, 1923 November 13, Hergesheimer regrets not having seen her during his recent trip to Virginia to research 19th century Gloucester County, Va., for a book. Mentions Carl Van Vechten and an imaginative portrait by Florine Stettheimer. The collection also contains a one paragraph biographical summary of Hergesheimer and three clipped pictures.

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University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7603211

University of Virginia. Library

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Stettheimer, Florine, 1871-1944

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Hergesheimer, Joseph, 1880-1954

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Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964

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