Elizabeth Cecil writings and correspondence
Collection
Identifier: RHC-21
Collection Description
The Elizabeth Cecil collection documents the work of Ms. Cecil written under the pseudonym Clarence Conway. Her correspondence with acquaintances and publishers document her efforts to publish her work. Writings include short stories, plays, poems, songs, short essays and scenarios for movies.
Dates
- 1891-1929
Creator
- Cecil, Elizabeth (Person)
Access to Materials
Collection is open for research use. Materials may be accessed by request at Special Collections and University Archives in Seidman House. Materials do not circulate.
Publication Rights
For information on copyright or permissions for this collection, contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections.
Biography
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Cecil was a member of a Baltimore family who owned a department store into the 1960's. She was the wife of Ernest W. Cecil of Oakland, Maryland. Cecil was a writer and wrote under the pseudonym Clarence Conway. While living in Baltimore she wrote for the Baltimore Eclectic magazine and the Good Literature magazine. She was a member of the Aryan Society, a group that formed in Baltimore to promote Southern art and literature. She moved to Chicago, and spent time in Muskegon, Michigan, c. 1925. She wrote short stories, plays, songs, short essays and scenarios for movies. Her interest was in writing on historic subjects and the classics.
Extent
0.35 Linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in 2 series: 1) Correspondence and 2) Manuscripts and annotated typescripts
Source of Acquisition
Acquired from Dolores Holbrook, in 1982.
- Aryan Society
- Authors, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baltimore (Md.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muskegon (Mich.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Cecil, Elizabeth (Person)
- Conway, Clarence (Person)
- Title
- Elizabeth Cecil writings and correspondence, RHC-21
- Author
- Special Collections & University Archives
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Valley State University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Contact:
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale MI 49401 United States
616-331-8726
collections@gvsu.edu
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale MI 49401 United States
616-331-8726
collections@gvsu.edu