Papers of Thomas Beer [manuscript], 1929-32.
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Biography Letters of Ford Madox [Hueffer, aftw.] Ford (1873-1939), English author, to the literary agent who handled his novels, James B. Pinker. Some of the letters are in Ford's handwriting, but many are written or typewritten by a secretary and signed by Ford. Most of the letters for 1901-1915 are undated. In the early part of the correspondence there are a few references to Conrad. In general the correspondence relates almost entirely to ...
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Beer, Thomas, 1889-1940
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Boyd, Ernest Augustus, 1887-1946
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A portion of this correspondence is with Madeleine Boyd, wife of Ernest Boyd. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore and Helen Dreiser, 1919-1936. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155895933 Irish critic and essayist, editor of AMERICAN SPECTATOR, 1932. From the description of Autograph letter signed to Mr. B.F. Hart, 1932 Sept. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384138 ...
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Lorimer, George Horace, 1868-1937
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Editor of the Saturday Evening Post. From the description of Correspondence, 1921. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36272489 Lorimer became editor-in-chief of the SATURDAY EVENING POST in 1899, and held offices in Curtis Publishing Company which published the POST. He lived in Wyncote, Pa. His work as an editor brought him into a long association with author Booth Tarkington. From the description of Papers, 1912-1936. (Indiana Historical Society Lib...
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born Sept. 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. He began writing while a student at Princeton University. He met his wife, Zelda, while serving in the US Army stationed in Alabama. His novel, This Side of Paradise, was published in 1920 and he became an instant success. He published he Great Gatsby in 1925. Fitzgerald died on December 21, 1940 of a heart attack at age 44 while living in Los Angeles and working for the film industry....
