Papers, 1895-1993.

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Papers, 1895-1993.

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The papers of Emmett Peter, Jr. primarily relate to his biographical research and writings on the Virginia author, James Branch Cabell. The first series consists of correspondence and general files, including news clippings, writings about Cabell by other authors, as well as reproductions of Cabell's early writings. Correspondents include Margaret Cabell, Joe Lee Davis, William Godshalk, and the Cabell Society. Also included are reproductions of correspondence between Cabell and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The second series is comprised of published and unpublished writings by Emmett Peter on Cabell. Of particular interest are the typescripts of Peter's unpublished Cabell biography entitled, The Gentle Rebel. In addition to a complete typescript of this work, there are several files containing fragments of earlier drafts and notes. Also included in this series is a published article by Peter entitled, "Cabell: The Making of a Rebel," as well as a bibliography created by John Bellamy and revised by Peter.

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Peter, Emmett, 1919-

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Journalist and author. Emmett B. Peter, Jr. was born in Leesburg, Florida, on November 19, 1919. He studied journalism and history at Emory University before transferring to Stetson University in Deland to study English literature and political science. He quit school in his junior year to become editor of the Eustis Lake Region News, which he bought in 1940 and published until his enlistment in the Air Force in 1942. Peter continued his career in journalism ...

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...