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American author Elsa Barker was born in 1869, in Leicest, Vermont, to Albert G. and Louise Marie Barker. Her first jobs were
as a shorthand reporter, a teacher, and a newspaper writer, with her later becoming an editor and lecturer. Throughout her
life, Barker contributed poems, short stories, and articles to various magazines. Her twenty-year career as a novelist began
in 1909 with The Son of Mary Bethel. The collection of letters to Elsa Barker contains 47 items and also include two autographed menu cards, two address cards,
a program, and a sketch. These letters, which address both personal and professional issues, are from several of Barker's
friends and associates. These letters, which address both personal and professional issues, are from several of Barker's friends
and associates.
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