Gordon, Caroline, 1895-1981 - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)

Not certain if the author is Caroline Gordon, 1895-1981.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to [Richard M. Ludwig?], 1969 Dec. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270856877

Caroline Ferguson Gordon, born October 6, 1895, grew up on a farm in Kentucky. In 1925 she married Allen Tate, a poet and literary critic who led the charge of the Southern Agrarian literary movement. Together they pursued their careers in writing, forging close bonds with legendary figures like Robert Lowell, Hart Crane, Flannery O'Connor and Katherine Anne Porter. In 1931, Caroline published her first novel, Penhally, and in 1934 released her most popular work Aleck Maury, Sportsman . Her relationship with Tate grew volatile, and they divorced, remarried, and finally divorced permanently in 1959. Caroline continued to move around the country throughout her life, living at various times in North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Washington state. In 1978 she moved to San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico, to be with her daughter and died there on April 11, 1981.

From the guide to the Caroline Gordon Papers, 1926-1979, 1868-1995, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections)

American author (at this time wife of Allen Tate).

From the description of Typed letters (2) and typed letters signed (2) : Monteagle, Tenn., and [n.p.], to Stark Young, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874919

Caroline Gordon was a teacher, literary critic and novelist. After working for some years as a newspaper reporter, she began teaching English at the University of North Carolina. She later became a lecturer in creative writing at Columbia University.

Gordon's fiction, examining life in the American South, includes ALECK MAURY: SPORTSMAN, THE GARDEN OF ADONIS and NONE SHALL LOOK BACK.

From the description of Caroline Gordon letters to Morris Gordon, 1963-1977. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 78697122

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