Lucy Leffingwell Cable Biklé correspondence

Collection — Box: BW-13

Identifier: MS-0249

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of two letters of Lucy Biklé written in 1926 to the Johns Hopkins University registrar, Ryland Newman Demster and two carbon typescripts of Newman's replies. Biklé was seeking information about her father, George Washington Cable.

Dates

Creation: 1926

Creator

Biklé, Lucy Leffingwell Cable, 1875- (Person)
Biklé, Lucy Leffingwell Cable, 1875- (Person)

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Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical Note

Lucy Leffingwell Cable Biklé was born in 1875. She was the daughter of Confederate officer, and American author, George Washington Cable. She was married to Henry Wolf Biklé and resided in Philadelphia in the 1920s. In 1928, Mrs. Biklé published a biography of her father, "George W. Cable: His Life in Letters."

Extent

0.167 Cubic Feet (4 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Lucy Biklé was born in 1875. She was the daughter of Confederate officer, and American author, George Washington Cable. Collection consists of two letters written in 1926 to the Johns Hopkins University registrar, Ryland Newman Demster and two carbon typescripts of Newman's replies.