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James Branch Cabell's Library : a Catalogue, p.32 (annotated)
A catalogue of the items, laid-in contents, and location of James Branch Cabell's personal library as it existed in 1967.
James Branch Cabell, photograph by Carl Van Vechten
Two photographs of James Branch Cabell taken by Carl Van Vechten. 1935.
James Branch Cabell, 1923, inscribed by Cabell
Inscribed: For Mrs. Archer Jones with the best wishes of James Branch Cabell 4 December 1923
Horse No. 14
The descriptive label for this horse is missing. On the bottom of the figurine is an inscription:To Uncle James "Branch Cabell" fromJohn &Robert[partially obscurred]May he live long [writing obscurred]Xmas, 1936Given the identifying number "14"…
Halloween Party, Country Club, West Chester, PA, 1923
Halloween Party, Country Club, West Chester, PA, 1923
Cabell is in the center of the photo. Biographer Dr. Edgar MacDonald identifies most of the literary lions present in his book "James Branch Cabell and Richmond-in-Virginia."
Second from the…
Cabell is in the center of the photo. Biographer Dr. Edgar MacDonald identifies most of the literary lions present in his book "James Branch Cabell and Richmond-in-Virginia."
Second from the…
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken became both a friend, and one of James Branch Cabell's greatest literary champions.
Guy Holt
Guy Holt was James Branch Cabell's friend and his editor at Robert M. McBride and Company.
Grane, The Horse of Brunnhilde. (Horse No. 24)
Cabell's collection note reads:Grane, The Horse of Brunnhilde.A gift from Margaret Waller Freeman. 24In Wagner's Ring cycle Brunhilde's horse is named Grane.
Funeral notices and obituaries for Louisa Nelson, preserved by James Branch Cabell in his scrapbook
Louisa Nelson was the beloved nurse of James Branch Cabell and his brothers Robert G. Cabell and John L. Cabell. She lived with the Cabell family for 25 years, employed first a a nurse, then later as a maid to the boys' mother, Anne Cabell. Louisa…
Ellen Glasgow
Portrait of Ellen Glasgow, by Elsie Lowden, circa 1920. The portrait is inscribed "For James Branch Cabell in friendship. from Ellen Glasgow 1926"
This work is located in the anteroom to the Cabell Room.
This work is located in the anteroom to the Cabell Room.
