A Guide to the Papers of James Branch Cabell ca. 1960-1961 Cabell, James Branch, Papers of 6546-a

A Guide to the Papers of James Branch Cabell ca. 1960-1961

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Accession Number 6546-a

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6546-a

Title

Papers of James Branch Cabell, ca. 1960-1961

Physical Characteristics

This holding consists of eight items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Papers of James Branch Cabell, Accession # 6546-a, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This holding was given to the Library by Matthew J. Bruccoli of Columbia, South Carolina, through the Rare Book Department on October 26, 1987.

Scope and Content Information

This collection contains material regarding James Branch Cabell compiled by Emmett B. Peter, Jr. for use in his projected book about Cabell. Included are six typed transcripts (carbon copies) of Cabell's essays published between 1895 and 1898 in The William and Mary College Monthly under his pseudonym Charles Antrim Balance: "Pastels" (December 1895), "Christopher Marlowe--Poet and Dramatist" (December 1896), "In Defence of an Obsolete Author" (November 1897), "On Telling the Truth" (December 1897), "Black Spirits and White" (February 1898), and "La Thebaide of Racine" (March 1898). In addition, there are a two-page bibliography of Cabell's contributions to WMCM and a note, June 4, 1961, from Peter concerning restrictions on the material prior to the publication of his book.