Papers of James Branch Cabell [manuscript], 1669-1937, n.d.

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Papers of James Branch Cabell [manuscript], 1669-1937, n.d.

The collection contains a book review of "Smirt"; a quotation; a 1669 legal document recording a sale of land to Richard Cabell of Devon; newslippings regarding Cabell; illustrations for "Jurgen" engraved by Samuel Ogden, Jr.; a photograph of Frank C. Papé; and correspondence. Correspondents include: Ben Abramson; Henry Mills Alden; Argus Book Shop; I. R. Brussel; Centaur Book Shop; Barrett H. Clark; [Frederick B.?] Eddy; Lewis Gannett; Richard B. Glaenzer; Harper & Brothers; [Guy?] Holt; Mr. Ingersoll; Mr. Jester; McBride, Nast & Co.; Mr. Mason; Mr. Maxwell, Harold Moses; Frank C. Papé; Alice Serpell; Mr. Smith; Mr. Toohey; and W. S. Woods.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7924718

University of Virginia. Library

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Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966

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Gannett was a journalist and author. For many years he wrote the daily book review column for the New York Herald Tribune. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1936-1965. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 83299885 Journalist Lewis Gannett traveled to China in 1926 with Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Mikhail Borodin. From the description of Lewis Gannett papers, [c. 1920-1926]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 6353...

Cabell, Richard, fl. 1669.

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Holt, Guy, 1892-1934

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McBride, Nast & Co.,

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Clark, Barrett H. (Barrett Harper), 1890-1953

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Theatre historian and theorist. From the description of Notes on George Moore, 1922. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78812829 From the description of Notes on George Moore, 1922. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148335 Dorothy Lockhart (1905-1985) studied voice at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia for four years. After completing her studies, she entered the professional theater in England, starting as a stage hand and working her way up to ...

Glaenzer, Richard Butler, 1876-1937

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Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919

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Henry Mills Alden, American writer and editor for 50 years of Harper's Magazine and descendent of John and Priscilla Alden of the Mayflower fame, was born in Mount Tabor, Vermont, on November 3, 1836. From the description of Henry Mills Alden papers, 1862-1907. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 667714420 American editor and critic; editor, Harper's Monthly, 1869-1919. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Metuchen, New Jersey, to F...

Woods, W. S.,

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Brussel, I. R. (Isidore Rosenbaum), 1895-

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American book scout and author. From the description of Papers, 1903-1973 (bulk 1929-1970). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122453204 Isidore Rosenbaum Brussel was born in Minsk, Russia, in 1897 (according to the Old Russian calendar), and later moved to Brooklyn, New York, with his family. Brussel attended Brooklyn Polytechnic and worked for three years as a civil engineer before becoming a sel...

Abramson, Ben

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Ben Abramson was proprietor of the Argus Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois. From the guide to the Ben Abramson correspondence, 1930-1940, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Moses, Harold (Violist)

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Argus Book Shop,

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Eddy, Frederick B.,

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Centaur Book Shop

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Harper & Brothers.

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Correspondence (129 letters) and typescript (unsigned) revisions and notes, 1954, (23 p.) concerning the publication of The Scope of Total Architecture by Walter Gropius. Includes 22 letters from Gropius. From the description of Correspondence with Walter Gropius, 1952-1956. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612369957 Publishing firm in New York City. From the description of Harper & Brothers Records 1817-1929. (Columbia University In the City of New ...

Papé, Frank Cheyne (1878-1972).

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British illustrator. From the description of Letters and drawings, ca. 1921-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122289303 Biographical Note British illustrator. From the guide to the Frank Cheyne Papé Letters and drawings, ca. 1921-1931, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.) ...

Serpell, Alice,

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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...