Thornburgh (Thornborough), Laura, 1885-1973

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Letters to Laura Thornburgh signed by ‘celebrities of their day’: Frank W. Benson, John Fox, Jr., and Mrs. Edwin Markham.

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January 26, 1938 note from Miss Laura Thornburgh, Knoxville, Tenn. Re: payment of 1938 dues ($3.00) to Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. ANS 1 pc. + April 11, 1937 snapshot of four hikers, including Mr. Ellis, Laura Thornburgh, and Mrs. Trainer. (+ note from donor).

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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings re: the motion picture industry, 1922-1924, kept by Laura Thornburgh, National Motion Picture chairman of the National League of American Pen Women. 1 volume. Includes donor’s letter at front of volume and loose 1934 clipping re: Laura Thornburgh.

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Note from Ivah Wilds Coburn, University of Virginia, to Miss Laura Thornburgh, Knoxville, Tenn. July 24, 1914 ANS 1 pc. + envelope with stamp. Thanks her for a lovely time at her house. Note penciled in at bottom of note, under signature: ‘Leading Lady of the Coburn Players.’

Scope and Contents “Swan Pond: A Tennessee State Shrine.” Articles on Ramsey House written by members of the Knoxville Branch of the National League of American Pen Women. Presented to Lawson McGhee Library on October 5, 1957. TS. In cover with original artwork on Ramsey House by Quinn. Contents: “Ballad of Ramsey House” by Maud M. Turpin; “Ramsey House: Home of the Courageous” by Josephine Strong Breeding; “The Ramsey House and Nathaniel Hawthorne” by Frances Woolley; “I Remember Cousin Lizzie” by Lillian...