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Gift of Estate of Lucinda E. Ebersole, 2018 May thru 2022.
Lucinda Ebersole (1956-2017) was a writer and editor of various literary works. She penned and edited several books, including the Mondo series about famous actors and celebrities, as well as her novel
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lucinda Ebersole Papers, A&M 4585, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection includes business records, personal papers, photographs, and artifacts of Lucinda Ebersole, writer and editor, pertaining to herself and her bookstore, Atticus Books. Business records and personal papers include a few photographs of Ebersole and others, book release information, book sales and other receipts, pamphlets, and other notes (Boxes 1-3). Also included are two photograph albums, which primarily contain pictures (circa 1980-2000) from events at Atticus Books (Box 6). Other highlights include vintage and modern postcards of West Virginia and the U.S. South (Box 1, Folders 1, 5-7), various recipes (Box 1, Folders 2 and 4; Box 3, Folder 1), a Confederate Georgia bank note (Box 2, Folder 4), a signed letter by actress Eva Le Gallienne (Box 2, Folder 8), and a self-portrait by Ebersole (Box 1, Folder 10). Artifacts include many cooking and baking items, such as rolling pins for different pastas (Box 4), Ebersole's cake box, a pudding mold, painted recipe box, and other personal items (Box 5). Oversize Folder 1 contains a matted folk-art photograph and several poems.
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