Irita van doren biography
- Irita Bradford Van Doren was an American literary figure and editor of the New York Herald Tribune book review for 37 years.
- Born Irita Bradford in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 16, 1891; died on December 18, 1966; daughter of John Taylor Bradford (a merchant and owner of a sawmill).
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Van Doren, Irita Taylor, 1891-1966
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James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson papers
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Call Number: JWJ MSS 49
Abstract: The James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson Papers provide evidence of the personal and professional lives of James Weldon Johnson, Grace Nail Johnson, and to a lesser degree, the Johnson and Nail families, spanning the years 1850 to 2005, with the bulk of material dating between 1900 and 1976. The papers chronicle Johnson’s writing career and involvement in education, politics, and cultural affairs and consist of a variety of documents, including correspondence, writings, personal...
Dates: circa 1850-2005, bulk 1900-1976
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson papers
Wallace Notestein papers
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Call Number: MS 544
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, printed material, notes, speeches, and other papers of Wallace
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Van Doren, Irita (1891–1966)
American editor. Born Irita Bradford in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 16, 1891; died on December 18, 1966; daughter of John Taylor Bradford (a merchant and owner of a sawmill) and Ida Henley (Brooks) Bradford (an accomplished musician); graduated from Florida State College for Women at Tallahassee, 1908; Columbia University, Ph.D.; married Carl Van Doren (literary critic and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer), in August 1912 (divorced 1935); children: Anne Van Doren (b. 1915); Margaret Van Doren (b. 1917); Barbara Van Doren (b. 1920).
Irita Van Doren held the powerful position of editor of the weekly book review section of the New YorkHerald Tribune, starting in 1926. Graduating from Florida State College for Women at age 17, she went north to study at Columbia University where she met fellow graduate student Carl Van Doren. After their marriage in 1912, they bought an old farm in West Cornwall, Connecticut. During the early years, Van Doren helped Carl research his books. She then joined the editorial staff of The Nation (1919–22), becoming
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Unpublished Irita Van Doren Biography, Research and Notes (1 of 2)
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This series contains materials related to Ann Waldron's professional life, which include her work for various newspapers, manuscript copies of several of her books, and the subject files that she used to inform her writing.
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