Papers of Katherine Anne Porter [manuscript], 1958, n.d.

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Papers of Katherine Anne Porter [manuscript], 1958, n.d.

The papers contain a one page description of "Ship of Fools" signed by Porter; a section of the novel as it appeared in "Mademoiselle" with brief revisions by Porter; a tearsheet of proof from "Mademoiselle" with two autograph revisions and notes by Porter, and a note from Cyrilly Abels; and the covering envelope for the above addressed to Floyd Stovall.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7924196

University of Virginia. Library

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Abels, Cyrilly, 1903-1975

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Cyrilly Abels (1903-1975), an intimate friend of Katherine Anne Porter, was a notable literary editor and agent. Her career began in 1924 after her graduation from Radcliffe College; she co-founded and was the first editor of a small publication called Creative Reading . As the managing editor of Mademoiselle magazine from 1945 to 1960, she played a major role in transforming the publication from a fashion magazine for young women to an important medium for young and t...

Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980

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Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was one of the most brilliant practitioners of the art of the short story. Her literary reputation rests on the stories in her Collected Stories (1964) rather than on her best-selling novel Ship of Fools (1962). Born Callie Russell Porter on May 15, 1890, she was the fourth of Harrison and Mary Alice Porter's five children. When her mother died in March 1892, her father moved the four surviving children from his farm in the central Texas community ...

Stovall, Floyd, 1896-1991

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Edgar Allan Poe and Alumni Professor of English; member of the University of Virginia faculty 1955-1967. From the description of Papers of Floyd Stovall [manuscript], 1936-1977, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647924221 Edgar Allan Poe Professor of English at the University of Virginia. From the description of Floyd Stovall papers [manuscrip], 1938-1982. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57726774 Professor of English at the...