Irvin S. Cobb letters
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Irvin S. Cobb letters
- Date
- 1923
- Creator
- Cobb, Irvin S., (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Correspondence.
- Journalism--Kentucky
- Journalists.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2011MS134: [identification of item], Irvin S. Cobb letters, 1923, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Irvin S. Cobb (1876-1944) was a journalist, author, and entertainer born in Paducah, Kentucky. Cobb worked as a reporter for the Paducah Daily News at the the age of sixteen, and became managing editor of the paper three years later. He subsequently worked for newspapers in Cincinnati and Louisville. In New York he worked for Joseph Pulitzer's evening and sunday World from 1905 to 1911. He was a very successful, frequently anthologized author of short stories and a staff contributor to the Saturday Evening Post (1911-1922) and Cosmopolitan magazine (1922-1932). Later in life he worked as a writer and actor in Hollywood.
- Scope and Content
- The Irvin S. Cobb letters include two letters from Irvin S. Cobb, one to Irving R. Boen (undated) and the other to W. J. Funk (February 26, 1923).
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- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
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