Letters of Evelyn Scott [manuscript] 1929-36.

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Letters of Evelyn Scott [manuscript] 1929-36.

Miss Scott writes to Lawrence Drake, praising one of his books, and saying that she may contribute to his magazine. She writes to Harry Salpeter about her physical and financial health, the marital difficulties of her son, Creighton Scott, her warm feelings for Salpeter, her husband John Metcalfe's novel Sally, 1935, and her irritation with Waldo David Frank and his efforts to help her publish a story.

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Frank, Waldo David, 1889-1967

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x0003a9 Author and critic Waldo Frank was born in New Jersey and attended Yale. After graduation he worked for the New York Evening Post, wrote plays and prose, and co-edited the short-lived journal, Seven Arts. He found success with a series of complex novels, and became one of the most influential literary and social critics of his day, promotin...

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Scott, Evelyn, 1893-1963

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American author. From the description of Evelyn Scott Collection, 1894-1952. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122590438 Evelyn Scott was a writer from Clarksville, Tennessee. From the description of Letter, circa 1937, New York, to Mr. Nortewall. (University of Tennessee). WorldCat record id: 45253557 Evelyn Scott was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, on January 17, 1893, as El...

Metcalfe, John, 1891-

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English author of novels and short stories, primarily in the science fiction genre. Husband of American author Evelyn Scott, son of English author William Charles Metcalfe. From the description of Papers, 1846-1965 (bulk 1945-1962). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122319034 (William) John Jack Metcalfe, born in Heacham, Norfolk, England, on October 6, 1891, was a teacher, short story writer, and...

Salpeter, Harry, 1895-

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Drake, Lawrence

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