Papers of Ellen Glasgow [manuscript], ca. 1877-1974.

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Papers of Ellen Glasgow [manuscript], ca. 1877-1974.

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The collection includes the poem "To Josephine," ca. 1898; postcards from Mary Johnston to Miss Glasgow and Cary Gholson Glasgow McCormack; and a scrapbook of old master paintings assembled for her niece, Josephine Glasgow Clark. Also, family photographs and prints including a commercial strike of a woodcut by Julius J. Lankes of Miss Glasgow's home in Richmond, Virginia with a presentation inscription; two cards signed by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings; newspaper and magazine clippings containing reviews of her books; and articles pertaining to her life and career. There are also papers from the October 19-20, 1973 Glasgow symposium at Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, Va.). Other material pertains to her life in Castine, Maine, to members of her family, and to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

200 (ca.) items.

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Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945

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American novelist. From the description of Letter, 1940 Apr. 25, Richmond, Va., to John W. Garley, Bayonne, N.J. [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647808544 From the description of Letters to James J. Murray [manuscript], 1939-1943. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812081 American author. From the description of Letter [manuscript]: Richmond, Va., to Dr. Kenneth Wood, 1942 December 14. (University of Virginia). W...

Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960

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Woodcut artist; Durham, North Carolina. From the description of Letter : Durham, North Carolina, 1955-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539131 Julius J. Lankes was a maker of woodcuts whose work was represented at the Weyhe Gallery. Carl Zigrosser admired his work and promoted his career. As with many American artists of his generation, Lankes' career was never financially stable, and he also worked as an illustrator, an art educator and as a technical artist for the F...

Mary Baldwin College

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Glasgow family.

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Clark, Josephine Glasgow,

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McCormack, Cary Gholson Glasgow, 1863-1911.

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Johnston, Mary, 1870-1936

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Mary Johnston was born November 21, 1870 in Buchanan, Virginia to Elizabeth Alexander Johnston from Moorefield, West Virginia and John W. Johnston, lawyer and railway executive, of Botetourt County, Virginia. Mary Johnston, the oldest of six children, was followed by Eloise Johnston, Anne Johnston, John Johnston, Walter Johnston, and Elizabeth Johnston; the first and last two siblings lived most of their adult lives with Mary Johnston until her death, and they are mentioned frequently in these p...

Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, 1896-1953

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Virginia Taylor McCormick (1873-1957), of Norfolk, Virginia was a poet, literary critic, essayist, lecturer, and the editor of The Lyric, 1921-1929. From the guide to the Virginia Taylor McCormick Papers, 1887-1953., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) In 1931, Scribner published two of Rawlings' short stories, Jacob's ladder and Cracker chidlins, both describing poor, backcountry Florida. Some of Rawlings' neighbors were angered by wh...