James Branch Cabell Collection 1919-1938

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

James Branch Cabell Collection, Accession 5298-aa, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

James Branch Cabell Collection, Accession 5298-aa, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

acknowledging DeCasseres' praise of his work and returning praise, and hoping that he will read Jurgen"which attempts to carry out the theories of "Beyond Life"

commenting that DeCasseres' The Shadow-Eateris one of his favorite books and that Jules de Gaultieris unknown to him

hoping he can "eventually win through Jurgento the bitter end," praising DeCasseres' article on "The Immortality of the Soul," and encouraging "the debut of those ten or twelve unpublished books"

expressing enjoyment of DeCasseres' Smart Set"Movies" and thanking him for a compliment

commenting on his pleasure at reading his article in the "Literary Supplement" of The Evening Post, with AN at bottom

expressing his pleasure upon receiving the inscribed copy of Chameleon

declining an offer to do the introduction to The Shadow-Eaterbecause of trying to finish his new book [ The High Place] by the first of the year

regretfully declining the offer to do the introduction while working on The High Place

expressing his pleasure at having The Shadow-Eater"in its handsome new dress," and planning to compare the two versions

expressing profound pleasure in reading Sex in Inhibitia

thankful for receipt of Portraits on Galvanized Ironand The Boy of Bethlehem

concerning the latter's proposed essay on Poictesmism

thanking him for the interesting paper on Poictesmism, and expressing regret in its not being published

thanking him for The Superman in Americapamphlet

referring to an essay sent by DeCasseres

sending his thanks for the "June Thinker"

saying he will send a copy of These Restless Headsas soon as he has it, and wishing the best for DeCasseres' The Elect and the Damned

thanking him for "arranging the introduction" between Japanand himself

concerning his name in a Japanese magazine, and mentioning The Restless Heads

thanking him for the Japanese article, a criticism of his work

forwarding a copy of Smirt

expressing pleasure at receiving his book The Muse of Lies, and sending a belated copy of Preface to the Past

acknowledging receipt of the copy of The Elect and the Damned, which he found on his way through Richmond

expressing gratitude for the heart-warming letter concerning a comment on Cabell's book

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1993 July 7
Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Physical location:
Physical description:
27 items