Ruth Epperson Kennell papers, 1915-1970.

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Ruth Epperson Kennell papers, 1915-1970.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/73015021

Collection comprises manuscripts of books, short stories, screenplays, and articles by American author and socialist Ruth Epperson Kennell, as well as her correspondence, diaries, and photographs. From 1922 to 1932, Kennell lived in Russia, where she worked at the American colony Kuzbas in Siberia, served as secretery and guide to Theodore Dreiser, and acted as Russian correspondent for several American periodicals. The collection includes correspondence, articles, and an autobiographical account in which Kennell recounts this period of her life, describes the social and political conditions of post-revolutionary Russia, and discusses the emancipation of women from confining sex roles. Major correspondents include Thodore Dreiser, H.L. Mencken, and Pearl S. Buck.

13.5 linear ft. (9 containers)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8100657

University of Oregon Libraries

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Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Kennell, Ruth Epperson

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Ruth Epperson Kennell (1893- ) was an American author who spent ten years in Russia, 1922 to 1932, and wrote books and short stories for children, often set in Russia. In 1927-1928, Kennell served as secretary and guide to Theodore Dreiser as he toured the Soviet Union, an experience she recounted in Theodore Drieser and the Soviet Union (1969). From the description of Ruth Epperson Kennell papers, 1915-1970. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 73015021 ...

Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945

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Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973

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Pearl S. Buck was the daughter of American missionary parents, and spent the first seventeen years of her life in China. Her third novel, The Good Earth, won the Pulitzer Prize, and a Nobel Prize for literature followed, citing The Good Earth as well as her biographies of her parents. Critical reception for her works has been mixed since these early successes. A prolific and optimistic author, most of her fiction is set in China, and she displays great affection for the place and her characters....