Edna Kenton papers relating to her biography of Simon Kenton, circa 1930s.

0.42 linear feet (1 box)

English

In English.

Purchased from J. J. Cohane on the George B. Alvord Fund, 1975.

Material arranged as received.

This material is open for research.

Edna Kenton (1876-1954) was an American writer and literary critic.

Collection of typescript notes compiled by Edna Kenton while writing her biography of Simon Kenton. Contains circa 200 typescript pages of bibliographic research housed in a binder, including notes from Simon Kenton's papers gathered by Lyman Copeland Draper. Also includes typescript and manuscript correspondence written and received by Kenton discussing genealogical matters; and newspaper clippings reviewing the biography.

April 22, 2022

Edna Kenton Papers Relating to her Biography of Simon Kenton. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Edna Kenton Papers Relating to her Biography of Simon Kenton. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Authors United States 20th century.