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By Margaret Foote
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This artificial collection was created to provide access to materials about James Lane Allen, noted Kentucky author.
Collection Historical Note
James Lane Allen (1849-1925), born and raised near Lexington, Kentucky, is a noted American author who wrote 19 novels, 14 of which took place in Kentucky. Popular titles include Kentucky Cardinal (1894) and The Choir Invisible (1897). He resided in New York after 1893. His style reflects the romantic, sentimental tone popular in late 19th century America; he also satisfied the demand for local color writings with his tales of a vanished, genteel Kentucky.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Access Restrictions:
None.
Acquisition Source:
Gift
Acquisition Method:
Gift to the Townsend Room in memory of Edwin A. Carter.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Folder 1
- Item 1: ALS James Lane Allen to Mr. Davis, n.d.
- Allen writes about "intense and hostile" feelings toward and unnamed man.
- Item 2: ALS James Lane Allen to Mr. Holt., 30 Mar 1907
- Thanking him for sending a copy of the book Undistinguished Americans.