Theodore Dreiser letters, 1909-1943.

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Theodore Dreiser letters, 1909-1943.

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The collection consists of nine letters from Dreiser, including: to Prof. G.W. Kirchwey, 26 Aug. 1909, asking him to contribute articles or topics for the sociology magazines Dreiser edits; to E.S. Mockler, 21 Oct. 1911, directing him to sources for information he requested; to David Karsner, 21 April 1923, listing people who might hire him; two to Glen Walton Blodgett, 18 Dec. 1928 and 19 Jan. 1929, about his manuscript and the possibility of publication. Also, to Marguerite Tjader Harris, 8 June 1937, detailing his current living arrangements; two to Senora [sic] Babb, 26 Aug, . 1941 and 22 Dec. 1943, seeking to make friends and asking for a Spanish reader to review a translation of one of his novels.

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Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945

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Theodore Dreiser was an American literary naturalist and author of two of the most significant works of early twentieth-century American fiction, SISTER CARRIE (1900) and AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (1925). From the description of The mercy of God : manuscript, [1900-1945?] / by Theodore Dreiser. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 63051908 Editor and author. From the description of Theodore Dreiser papers, 1910-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009534 ...

Karsner, David, 1889-1941

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David Fulton Karsner (1889-1941) was an American journalist and biographer. After working on newspapers in Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City, he became managing editor of the socialist newspaper The New York Call. He wrote books about his associate Eugene V. Debs, the socialist leader and presidential candidate, and biographies of Andrew Jackson and others. From the guide to the David Fulton Karsner papers, 1912-1929, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Divis...

Kirchwey, George W. (George Washington), 1855-1942

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Babb, Sanora

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American author and journalist; writes novels and short stories; b. 1907. From the description of Sanora Babb collection, 1968-1973. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70967616 Sanora Louise Babb was born on April 21, 1907, at a hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas, though her parents Walter Babb and Jeanette “Jennie” (Parks) Babb (later Kempner) lived in Red Rock, in Oklahoma Territory. In 1909, the Babbs had their second daughter, Dorothy, while living in Way...

Harris, Marguerite Tjader, 1901-1986

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Marguerite Tjader was born Nov. 24, 1901 in New York City, the daughter of Richard Tjader, a big game hunter, explorer, and evangelist, and Margaret (Thorne) Tjader, daughter of the financier Samuel Thorne. She attended Bryn Mawr College and Columbia University, where she received the A.B. degree in 1925. Her marriage to Overton Harris ended in divorce in 1933. Their son, Hilary (1929-1999), became a documentary filmmaker, receiving an Oscar in 1962 for his direction of 'Seaward the great ships'...

Blodgett, Glen Walton

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