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Ellen MacKubin, last pages only, Two Signed Autograph Manuscripts , 1894, 1897

 Item — Box: 18, Folder: 15-16

Scope and Contents

One manuscript contains part of the concluding paragraph which tells of a meeting of officers at the Colonel’s Quarters where a “brilliant young soldier’s fault was tenderly condoned and where every man enshrined in his memory an ideal of a soldier’s wife and the Colonel returned Dick’s sword to him." Published as "His Honor" in "The Atlantic" October 1894 issue.

The other manuscript's concluding sentence says, "She has made him bring back to us what we want” Zenith City said, “Let her take away what she wants.” This was published in "The Atlantic" as "A Life Tenant" in the July 1897 issue.

Dates

  • Creation: 1894, 1897

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Ellen MacKubin was a fiction writer, born in Chicago, Illinois. Her sister was the artist, Florence MacKubin.

Extent

2 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States