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Irvin S. Cobb Collection

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Collection Overview

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Predominant Dates:1910-1933

Primary Creator: Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) (1876-1944)

Extent: 0.44 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 02/10/2004

Subjects: Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection is largely composed of published short stories by Irvin S. Cobb. These stories have been clipped from the magazines in which they appeared, including The Red Book Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, Field and Stream, Cosmopolitan and McClure's. There are also numerous articles about Cobb and two letters from Cobb to Edward J. Work. Although the provenance of this collection is unknown, many of the articles are signed by Cobb.

Biographical Note

Irvin S. Cobb, in full, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (born June 23, 1876, Paducah, Kentucky, U.S. -- died March 10, 1944, New York City, New York), American journalist and humorist best known for his colloquial handling of familiar situations with ironical, penetrating humor.

At 19 Cobb became managing editor of the Paducah Daily News, and in 1904 he went to New York City, where he became a staff writer for the Evening World and Sunday World. First through syndicated newspaper features and later in magazines, he became widely known for such articles as "Speaking of Operations," which in book form sold more than 500,000 copies, and for short stories, of which he wrote more than 300.

Cobb's stories about a shrewd and kindly Kentucky judge, Judge Priest, first brought him fame. Some of them were collected in Back Home (1912) and Old Judge Priest (1916). He wrote more than 60 books and thousands of columns for journals and traveled throughout the country as a lecturer and after-dinner speaker. He also wrote plays, and, with the filming of the Judge Priest stories, he went to California, where he wrote scenarios and acted in motion pictures.

Subject/Index Terms

Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Related Materials:

John Wilson Townsend Papers

Books by Irvin S. Cobb


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Two Paducah newspapers devoted to Irvin Cobb, one celebrating the opening of the Irvin Cobb Hotel in Paducah.
Barcode: 31234013922149

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