VCU James Branch Cabell Library
Marietta Minnegerode Andrews papers
Andrews, Marietta Minnigerode, 1869-1931
M 189
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1 Linear Feet
1914-1931
English
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Arrangement
The manuscript for Black Brother has been reconstructed from internal evidence and Mrs. Andrews' notes. Associated materials, probably intended for inclusion in the final book, have been arranged following the manuscript. Photographs have been removed to the University photograph collection.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately 100 items. The bulk of the material concerns Black Brother, a long, unfinished manuscript that Mrs. Andrews was working on when she died. Some of her notes and research materials are included, as well as seven of her short stories. There are two pages that have been identified as belonging to George Washington's Country.
Preferred Citation
Marietta Minnegerode Andrews Papers (1914-1931) Marietta Minnegerode Andrews Papers, Collection Number M 189, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical Information
Marietta Minnigerode Andrews was born 11 December 1869 to Charles and Virginia Cuthbert Minnigerode. She studied art in Washington, D.C., New York, Paris and Munich. In 1895, she married her former instructor, Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, director of the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. She began to write and publish poetry and prose after the death of her husband in 1915. Her works include Songs of a Mother (1917), Out of the Dust (1920), George Washington's Country (1930), and Many Waters (1931).
Authors, American -- Virginia
Authors, American -- Manuscripts -- Virginia
Andrews, Marietta Minnigerode, 1869-1931 -- Autographs
Andrews, Marietta Minnigerode, 1869-1931 -- Archives
Andrews, Marietta Minnigerode, 1869-1931 -- Manuscripts
Black Brother Section I, 1850-1860/repositories/5/archival_objects/462671Black Brother through introduction of Grandfather's story/repositories/5/archival_objects/462681Black Brother Grandfather Wiltberger's Story/repositories/5/archival_objects/462691Black Brother Frontispiece through John Brown Information/repositories/5/archival_objects/462701Black Brother Section II, 1860-1870/repositories/5/archival_objects/462711Black Brother Section III, 1870-1880/repositories/5/archival_objects/462721Black Brother Section IV, 1880-1890/repositories/5/archival_objects/462731Black Brother Section V, 1890-1900/repositories/5/archival_objects/462741Black Brother Section VI, 1910-1920/repositories/5/archival_objects/462751Black Brother Section VII, 1920-1930/repositories/5/archival_objects/462761Photographs for Black Brother/repositories/5/archival_objects/462771Black Brother Miscellaneous pages/repositories/5/archival_objects/462781Black Brother Draft/repositories/5/archival_objects/462791Black Brother Portions/repositories/5/archival_objects/462801Black Brother Miscellaneous Notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/462811Black Brother Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/462822Short Life of Samuel Chapman Armstrong, Founder of Hampton Institute, 1914/repositories/5/archival_objects/462832Clippings: Black politics, 1929, undated/repositories/5/archival_objects/462842Black Brother Forward, Notes of Captain Gordon, 1930/repositories/5/archival_objects/462852Black Brother Notes of Captain Gordon, 1930/repositories/5/archival_objects/462862Black Brother Notes of Captain Gordon/repositories/5/archival_objects/462872Anecdotes/repositories/5/archival_objects/462882Draft "The Negro: His Place in Art as Creator or Subject?"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462892Draft "On Sherman's March"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462902"Among the Mormons"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462912George Washington's Country/repositories/5/archival_objects/462922"Joy Rides of a Poor Relation"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462932"The Navajos"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462942"On Other People's Gas"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462952"Poking Around in Europe"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462962"The Redemption of Moses"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462972Draft "The Redemption of Moses"/repositories/5/archival_objects/462982Untitled Short Story/repositories/5/archival_objects/462992Clippings: Marietta M. Andrews/repositories/5/archival_objects/463002