Papers of James Branch Cabell, 1912-1925.

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Papers of James Branch Cabell, 1912-1925.

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The collection contains a typed manuscript of the Delta of Radegonde, heavily annotated by hand, dated March 1921. In a series of letters, 1921-1925, Cabell thanks admirers, including John Thomas Head for their interest in his work. Of interest is a note from Cabell to Ben Abramson of the Argus Book Shop pointing out spelling errors in Koch's map of Poictesme. There is also Argus Book Shop correspondence with Frank C. Papâe. and Charles W. Stage, Jr., about Cabell. A brief note from Carl Van Doren to Scott Cunningham refers to Jurgen and is accompanied by a signed photograph of Van Doren. There is also a letter to Cunningham from Burton Rascoe. Additional material includes correspondence of John Thomas Head and dealer Nelson Bond about the purchase of Cabell items, particularly the "Barber file, including a letter from Cabell to Maud Barber and correspondence between Barber and Marion E. Dodd. The collection also contains newspaper reviews of Cabell's work, printed advertisements, obituaries, a price list, and an invitation to the dedication of the James Branch Cabell Library at the Virginia Commonwealth University.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Stage, Charles W.,

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Dodd, Marion E.

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Marion Elza Dodd was born in 1883 in Glen Ridge, NJ, to Charles T. and Rebecca Northall Dodd. Her grandfather, Moses Dodd, was the founder of Dodd, Mead Publishing Co., and many uncles and cousins were also book collectors, editors, and publishers. She received a B.A. from Smith College in 1906 and attended Columbia University Library School from 1908-1909. Dodd then co-founded the Hampshire Bookshop (the predecessor to the Grecourt Bookstore) with Mary Byers (Smith '08) on April 7, 1916. She al...

Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958

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Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950

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Contains correspondence from Irita Van Doren, wife of Carl Van Doren. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1927-1934. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155895031 American editor, author, and professor at Columbia University. From the description of Typed letters signed (4) : New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1935-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868256 ...

Abramson, Ben

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Ben Abramson was proprietor of the Argus Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois. From the guide to the Ben Abramson correspondence, 1930-1940, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957

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American drama critic, journalist. From the description of Correspondence, 1924-1955. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494186 ...

Cunningham, Scott,

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Barber, Maud,

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Papâe, Frank Cheyne, 1878-

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Bond, Nelson Slade, 1908-

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