Letters from James Branch Cabell, 1951-1952.
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Thalhimer, William B., 1888-1969
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William B. Thalhimer, Jr., served as CEO of Thalhimer Brothers, Inc., of Richmond, Va., 1950-1987, and as chairman, 1973-1990. The company opened as a one-room family owned retail store in Richmond, Va., in 1842; publicly traded, 1953; acquired by the May Company, 1990; merged with May Company subsidiary, Hecht Company of Arlington, Va., in 1992, at which time the Thalhimer name was discontinued. The business was headed in succession by William Thalhimer (1809-1883), Isaac Thalhimer (1855-1930),...
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...
Thalhimer Bros., Inc. (Firm : Richmond, Va.)
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