wtu00131.xml Finding-Aid for the James Lane Allen Letter (WTU00131)The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation 2005 University Libraries, Washington University in St. Louis
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Washington University in St. Louis, Special Collections Staff ENG 2005: April 04 Sarah Patton Conversion to EAD 2005 begun. Initial conversion from Modern Lit Guide. Languages: English Descriptive Summary WTU00131 James Lane Allen Letter Allen, James Lane,1849-1925. American author. Scope and Contents Note

The autograph letter signed is from Allen to a Mr. McGee, in which Allen discusses an editorial which dealt with one of his stories.

 Biographical Note

James Lane Allen was born on a farm near Lexington, Kentucky on December 21, 1849. As a young boy, he lived the life of the Southern ante-bellum gentry, but by the time he was a teenager, the Civil War and Reconstruction had ushered in a new era for both himself and his family.

In 1894 his novel, A Kentucky Cardinal, was released, making him a commercial as well as a critical success. It was followed by the even more successful novel, The Choir Invisible, in 1897. The Reign of Law (1900) also was successful, but because it was one of the first American novels to deal opening with religious doubt and Darwinism, it angered many churchmen and alienated Allen from some of his readership. The Mettle of the Pasture (1903) was his last commercial success. In February 1925, James Lane Allen died. He was brought to Lexington, Kentucky, to be buried.

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Interfiled within collection or by accession at end of collection.

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Unknown.

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Open.

 Use Restriction

None

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The autograph letter signed is from Allen to a Mr. McGee, in which Allen discusses an editorial which dealt with one of his stories.

This collection has been boxed with other collections in eleven boxes stored at locations B-7-6 and B-7-7. Within the boxes, the collections are arranged sequentially by collection number, and then by folder.