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Title From the modernist annex [electronic resource] : American women writers in museums and libraries / Karin Roffman.

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Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2010.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xiii, 252 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and index.
Contents	Women and the mutual development of museums and libraries -- Museums and memory in Edith Wharton's modern novels -- Nella Larsen, librarian at 135th Street -- Accidents happen in Marianne Moore's native habitat -- Finding freedom from museums and libraries in Ruth Benedict's poetry -- Conclusion.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
	Larsen, Nella.
	Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.
	Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948.
	Women authors, American.
	American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
	Libraries and women -- United States -- History.
	Museums and women -- United States -- History.
	Libraries in literature.
	Museums in literature.
	Libraries -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Museums -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780817316983 (cloth : alk. paper)
	0817316981 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9780817383961 (electronic bk.)
	0817383964 (electronic bk.)