A Guide to the Correspondence Between James
Branch Cabell and Burton Rascoe,
1917-1957 Cabell, James Branch, Correspondence
with Burton Rascoe
5947-a
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Accession number 5947-a
Title Correspondence Between James Branch Cabell and
Burton Rascoe,
1917-1957
Physical Characteristics This collection
consists of 390 items.
Language
English
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Preferred Citation
Correspondence Between James Branch Cabell and Burton
Rascoe, Accession #5947-a, Special Collections Dept.,
University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was exchanged on 1959 Feb 5.
In this correspondence between James Branch Cabell and
Burton Rascoe, 1917-1957, the men discuss reviews, essays,
American writers, and their work. Included in the collection
are a page proof of Smire; a court ruling in favor of
Jurgen and a court indictment
against Robert McBride and Co.; and a chapter fragment,
"Confusions of the Golden Travel," from
Something About Eve.
Among the correspondents are Mabel McElliott, Jesse
Quitman, Rupert O. Hughes, Lewis Galantier, Mitchell S. Buck,
Ellen Glasgow, Emily Tapscott Clark Balch, and John Craig.
These letters are photocopies of originals in the
University of Pennsylvania Library.
Letter from Burton Rascoe to James Branch
Cabell
1917 Dec 31
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Mar 2
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Mar 13
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Mar 18
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Apr 5
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Apr 13
TLS. [w/auto. postscript.] 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Apr 18
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Apr 20
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Apr 23
TLS. 3 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Apr 29
TLS. [Encl. "Ultra Crepidam," a 4 p. TMs (2
copies), 7 p. TMs, "Anti-Cabellum" by Rupert Hughes, and
1 p. TMs, "An Epilogue" by J.B.C.] 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Apr 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 May 9
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 May 17
Telegram
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 May 17
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 May 27
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Jun 4
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Jun 21
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Jun 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
[1918 Jul 20]
ALS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Aug 13
ALS. 2 p.
Letter from Rascoe to J.B.C.
1918 Aug 29
TLS. 4 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Sep 10
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Sep 20
Telegram
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Oct 8
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to__________Cook
1918 Oct 8
TL. [w/note at bottom from Cook to Rascoe.] 1
p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Oct 26
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Nov 5
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Nov 27
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1918 Dec 28
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
[1918]
ALS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
[1918]
ALS. 3 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Jan 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Jan 14
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Feb 15
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Mar 25
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to [Lewis]
Galantière
1919 Mar 27
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Apr 24
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Jun 21
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Jul 8
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Jul 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Aug 10
ALS. 4 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Sep 24
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Guy Holt
1919 Oct 4
TL. [Fragment.] 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Oct 17
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Oct 25
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Nov 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Nov 22
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Nov 26
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1919 Dec 20
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1920 Jan 2
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1920 Jan 21
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1920 Feb 16
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from Robert McBride and Co. to J.B.C.
1920 Mar 1
TL. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1920 Apr 26
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1920 May 12
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
[1920] May 13
Telegram.
Letter from [Rascoe] to J.B.C.
1920 Sep 15
TL. [First page.] 1 p.
Letter from [Rascoe] to Mitchell S. Buck
1920 Oct 19
TL. [Copy for Guy Holt.] 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1920 Nov 15
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1921 Jan 29
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1921 Jun 11
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1921 Aug 20
ALS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1921 Sep 16
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1921 Oct 4
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1921 Nov 1
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1921 Nov 21
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from [Rascoe] to J.B.C.
1921 Nov 22
TL. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1921 Dec 2
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
l922 Apr 17
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1922 Apr 21
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1922 May 17
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1922 Aug 10
ALS. 1 p.
Judge Nott's findings in favor of
Jurgen ,
1922 Oct 19
Court ruling. [w/1920 January 14, 1 p. court
indictment against Robert McBride and Co.] 2
p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1922 Oct 21
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1922 Nov 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
[1922]
ALS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1923 Jan 17
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1923 Sep 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1923 Oct 5
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
[1923]
ALS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1924 Jun 7
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1924 Oct 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from Ellen Glasgow and J.B.C. to
Rascoe
[1926]
APCS.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Mar 27
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Apr 3
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 April 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 May 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 May 26
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Jun 4
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from "Confusions of the Golden Travel"
[1927]
TMs. [Fragment of chapter from
Something About Eve .] 1
p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Jul 20
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Jul 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Aug 15
Telegram.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Aug 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Sep 18
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1927 Dec 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1928 May 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1928 Oct 14
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1929 Mar 4
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1929 Mar 12
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1929 Apr 2
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1929 Apr 13
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1929 Jun 8
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1930 Jan 12
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1930 Jan 25
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1930 Feb 8
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1930 Mar 29
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1930 Apr 3
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1930 May 17
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1930 May 27
TL. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1930 Jun 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C.
1930 Oct 11
TLS. [w/envelope.] 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1932 Jan 15
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1932 Nov 27
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1932 Dec 5
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1932 Dec 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1933 May 20
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1933 Sep 26
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1933 Sep 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1933 Dec 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1933 Dec 17
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1934 Mar 1
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1934 Mar 23
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from [Rascoe] to J.B.C.
1934 Jul 7
TL. 1 p.
Letter from [Rascoe] to Emily Clarke
1934 Jul 7
TL. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1934 Dec 5
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1935 Sep 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1935 Nov 19
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Mar 11
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Mar 26
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Apr 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Jul 5
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from [Rascoe] to J.B.C.
1936 Jul 9
TL. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Jul 12
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from [Rascoe] to J.B.C.
1936 Jul 16
TL. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Jul 19
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from [M.J.]_______ to Rascoe
1936 Jul 23
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from [Rascoe] to J.B.C.
1936 Jul 24
TL. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Jul 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Aug 6
TLS. [2 copies] 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Aug 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Sep 8
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Oct 21
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Oct 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from [Rascoe] to J.B.C.
1936 Nov 13
TL. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Nov 18
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Nov 20
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Nov 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Dec 5
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Dec 12
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1936 Dec 19
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Jan 18
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Feb 17
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Mar 7
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Mar 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Apr 4
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Apr 13
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 May 2
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 May 21
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 May 31
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Oct 12
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Oct 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1937 Dec 1
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1938 Jan 20
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1938 Jan 26
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1938 Feb 5
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1938 Feb 28
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1938 Mar 11
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1938 Mar 23
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1938 Mar 30
TLS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1938 Apr 19
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1939 Jan 4
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to ______ Eshleman
1939 Feb 12
TL. [trans.] 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1940 Jan 30
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1940 Feb 23
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1942 Jan 10
TLS. 1 p.
News release, re: J.B.C., "Being an Author is
Hard on the Feet"
1942 Jan 21
TMS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1942 Feb 2
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1942 Feb 10
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1942 Feb 17
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1942 Nov 2
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1942 Nov 12
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1943 Sep 18
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Philip _______
1945 Oct 27
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1946 Jun 9
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1947 Apr 1
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1947 Oct 8
TLS. [2 copies] 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1947 Oct 26
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Hazel and Burton Rascoe
1950 Jun 18
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1950 Jul 4
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1952 Apr 6
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1953 Feb 19
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from Margaret Cabell to Rascoe
1953 May 17
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from Margaret and James Cabell to
Rascoe
1953 Jun 3
TLS. 5 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1953 Jul 24
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1953 Aug 15
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
[1953]
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1955 Sep 16
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1955 Sep 25
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
1955 Nov 29
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Hazel Rascoe
1957 Mar 23
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from Margaret Cabell to Hazel Rascoe
[1957 Mar]
ALS. 2 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Hazel Rascoe
1957 Apr 21
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from J.B.C. to Hazel Rascoe
1957 May 13
TLS. 1 p.
Card from Margaret and James Cabell to______
n.d.
Christmas-card
Letter from J.B.C. to Rascoe
n.d.
TLS. 1 p.
Letter from Molly__________ to Rascoe
n.d.
TN. 1 p.
J.B.C.'s report on Rascoe to the Guggenheim
Foundation
n.d.
TMs. 1 p.
Letter from John Craig to Rascoe
n.d.
ANS. 2 p.
Letter from John Craig to Rascoe
n.d.
19 ANS. 1 p. each
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