The Helena Lefroy Caperton papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library
James Branch Cabell Library
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 842003
901 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23284-2003
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (804) 828-1108
Fax: (804) 828-0151
Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Summary

Extent:
6 Linear Feet
Creator:
Caperton, Helena Lefroy, 1878-1962
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, manuscripts of short stories, articles, reviews, and other literary efforts, reviews of Caperton's works, bills and receipts, photographs and other papers relating to her career and family life. Includes correspondence with publishers and periodicals and material on Virginia and Irish legends and folktales, and social life in Virginia and England. Correspondents include William Rose Benet, Edward O'Brien, Dorothy Parker, Charles Scribner, Claude Swanson and Alexander Waddell.

The silver dagger and a Buddha and the sailor's plaid scarf-all relate to a story called the Chinese Lady from the Book Legends of a Virginian.

Biographical / historical:

Native of Richmond, Va., born in the house known as "Linden Row" (118 East Franklin Street). Author of many articles and short stories and winner of the O. Henry Award in 1930. Wrote book reviews regularly for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Barry Bingham and Mrs. Donald Stevens in 1988.
Arrangement:

Arranged in seven series: I. Unpublished fiction and articles (n.d, 1924-1951). II. Receipted bills and cancelled checks (1924-1961). III. Letters from magazines and publishers (n.d., 1920-1970). IV. Family letters, fan letters, published newspaper articles and reviews, photographs (n.d., 1918-1955). V. Irish fairy stories, Irish childhood, The Richmond German, Sketches of old Richmond, assorted short stories and articles (n.d., 1932-1970). VI. Printed articles and short stories in magazines and newspapers (1902-1939). VII. Artifacts. Topical and then chronological arrangement.

Rules or conventions:
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