Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Marietta Minnegerode Andrews Papers (1914-1931) Marietta Minnegerode Andrews Papers, Collection Number M 189, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.

Biographical Information

Marietta Minnigerode Andrews was born 11 December 1869 to Charles and Virginia Cuthbert Minnigerode. She studied art in Washington, D.C., New York, Paris and Munich. In 1895, she married her former instructor, Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, director of the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. She began to write and publish poetry and prose after the death of her husband in 1915. Her works include Songs of a Mother (1917), Out of the Dust (1920), George Washington's Country (1930), and Many Waters (1931).

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of approximately 100 items. The bulk of the material concerns Black Brother, a long, unfinished manuscript that Mrs. Andrews was working on when she died. Some of her notes and research materials are included, as well as seven of her short stories. There are two pages that have been identified as belonging to George Washington's Country.

Arrangement

The manuscript for Black Brother has been reconstructed from internal evidence and Mrs. Andrews' notes. Associated materials, probably intended for inclusion in the final book, have been arranged following the manuscript. Photographs have been removed to the University photograph collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Andrews, Marietta Minnigerode, 1869-1931 -- Archives
• Andrews, Marietta Minnigerode, 1869-1931 -- Autographs
• Andrews, Marietta Minnigerode, 1869-1931 -- Manuscripts
• Authors, American -- Archives -- Virginia
• Authors, American -- Manuscripts -- Virginia