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U. S. Gordon in a letter sweater
No full textThese images were scanned from black and white snapshots affixed to scapbook pages. Most of the images were taken by Ulysses Short Gordon, Class of 1915.U. S. Gordon sitting on the lower left
wearing the letter sweater he earned in “basket ball.
U. S. Gordon and friends standing outside
No full textThese images were scanned from black and white snapshots affixed to photo album pages. Most of the images were taken by Ulysses Short Gordon, Class of 1915.This picture is of U. S. Gordon holding his coats and standing with some friends. It was on the bottom left of page 22 of the photo album
Caroline Gordon Collection
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EXTENT
Linear Feet: 2 linear feet
Number of Containers: 2 boxes
Series 1: Writings, 31 files
Series 2: Lectures, 19 files
Series 3: Courses, 10 files
Series 4: Book Reviews, 5 files
Series 5: About Caroline Gordon,8 files
Series 6: Correspondence, 18 files
Series 7: Books, 5 books
Series 8: Media: 9 digital files, 9 cassettes, 2 reelsCOLLECTION DETAILS
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BIOGRAPHICAL / Historical Note: Twentieth-century novelist Caroline Gordon was born into the Kentucky line of the extensive Meriwether family in 1895. Exploration of the family's past and its evolution is a major theme of her fiction. She grew up at Merry Mont in Todd County, near Clarksville where she received her early education. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany College in 1916. Her father is the idealized subject of Gordon's second novel, Alec Maury, Sportsman (1934), and the central character in her much-anthologized story, "Old Red." Gordon taught briefly; then, as a journalist, she became one of the first reviewers to comment favorably on a new Nashville-based magazine of poetry, The Fugitive. During the summer of 1924, Robert Penn Warren, a Todd County neighbor, introduced her to Allen Tate. Within a year they were married and living in New York City, where their daughter, Nancy Meriwether was born. With Tate, she began a period of life abroad, devoted to writing and sustained by various fellowships granted to one or the other. In London, Gordon was secretary to the influential British writer Ford Madox. In 1930 the Tates returned to the United States and settled in Clarksville in a house provided by Tate's brother Ben and called "Benfolly." Both Tates were exceptionally hospitable to friends and encouraging to younger writers. Both were prolific correspondents, generous with constructive criticism. (Gordon eventually became mentor to several writers, most notably Flannery O'Connor). Although she had to wrest time for her writing from domestic and social obligations, the eight Benfolly years were especially productive for Gordon, who published four novels and several stories before 1937. The first novel was Penhally (1931), followed by Alec Maury, Sportsman (1934), None Shall Look Back (1937), and The Garden of Adonis (1937), studies of the southern family during the Civil War and Great Depression. Academic appointments of the 1940s took the Tates throughout the Southeast and to Princeton, where they established a home near their daughter, who married psychiatrist Percy Wood in 1944. During this time Gordon published her fifth novel, Green Centuries (1941). Her second related group of novels, The Woman on the Porch (1944), which deals with a troubled marriage, The Strange Children (1951), based on life at Benfolly, and The Malefactors (1956), is informed by her conversion to Roman Catholicism. She and her husband wrote The House of Fiction (1950), which was followed by Gordon's How to Read a Novel in 1957. Gordon lived in Princeton until 1973, teaching, and writing: The Glory of Hera (1972). An appointment in the creative writing program drew her to the University of Dallas (Gordon was 77 years old when she proposed the new creative writing program at UD). When her health began to fail in 1978, she moved to San Cristobal de las Casas in Chapas, Mexico, with her daughter and family. She died there on April 11, 1981.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION Caroline Gordon (1895-1981) was an American author. This collection consists of manuscripts of Gordon's work, including novels, lectures, and poetry during her time at the University of Dallas. It also includes correspondence with authors and family members, writings of others, and photographs.
Lectures and Commentary available here: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2548University of Dalla
U. S. Gordon and friends sitting on stairs, 1914
No full textThese images were scanned from black and white snapshots affixed to photo album pages. Most of the images were taken by Ulysses Short Gordon, Class of 1915.U. S. Gordon is center front of this image that appeared on page 14 of his photo album. He may be wearing a baseball jersey
U. S. Gordon and friend sitting in a window
No full textThese images were scanned from black and white snapshots affixed to scapbook pages. Most of the images were taken by Ulysses Short Gordon, Class of 1915.U. S. Gordon is on the right in this image from page ten of the photo album
R. L. Gordon and Ron S. Jordan
No full text"No 485 Sqn Ldr R. L. Gordon D.F.C. & Ba[r]. "Butch" From 22nd July 1943 Killed at Batchelor 27th Feb 1944
No 421681 Flying Officer Ron. S. Jordan AM DFM Served in 31 Beaufighter Squadron Coomalie Creek, Darwin From 22-7-43 To 1-5-44. [Signature] Ron S. Jordan."Number 485 Squadron Leader R. L. Gordon, Distinguished Flying Cross & Ba[r], "Butch". From 22nd July 1943. Killed at Batchelor 27th February 1944.
Number 421681 Flying Officer Ron S. Jordan, Member of the Order of Australia, Distinguished Flying Medal. Served in 31 Beaufighter Squadron, Coomalie Creek, Darwin. From 22-7-43 To 1-5-44. [Signature] Ron S. Jordan
U. S. Gordon and friends standing outside
No full textThese images were scanned from black and white snapshots affixed to photo album pages. Most of the images were taken by Ulysses Short Gordon, Class of 1915.Gordon is holding his coat and hat and standing with three other people. This picture was on page 23 of the album
U. S. Gordon and women sitting near fence, 1914
No full textThese images were scanned from black and white snapshots affixed to photo album pages. Most of the images were taken by Ulysses Short Gordon, Class of 1915.This picture shows Gordon sitting on a fence post flanked by two young women. There is a horsedrawn wagon in the left background. It is on page 16 of the photo album
U. S. Gordon and friend sitting on stairs, 1914
No full textThese images were scanned from black and white snapshots affixed to photo album pages. Most of the images were taken by Ulysses Short Gordon, Class of 1915.This image appeared on page twelve of Gordon's photo album
Christina Gordon
No full textChristina married Duncan Gordon, of Gordonvale, near Cairns, North Queensland in 1887. In 1909 Christina and family travelled to Western Australia, working in goldfields and building 58 miles of the dingo-proof fence. Christina worked along side the men with picks and cradles. Whilst working at the Tanami gold fields, Christina earned the title 'mother of the Tanami'. Around 1921 Christina took up residency at the Playford Arms Hotel in Pine Creek, and eventually moving to Darwin in approximately 1926 to manage the Victoria Hotel.
In 1928 Christina joined the syndicate which built the Star cinema that opened in 1929. Her husband died in August 1929. In 1930 she brought the cinema outright and had Tom Harris (senior) manage the cinema. In the 1930's, Christina purchased a hotel at the corner of Bennett and Cavenagh Streets, renaming it Gordon's Don Hotel.
Christina was evacuated 14 January 1942, but was one of the first civilians to return, again managing the Vic Hotel until selling it. She stayed in Darwin for awhile but moved to Brisbane, Queensland, where she died in October 1952.BusinesswomanPublicanEnglis
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