Papers of Cyrilly Abels

Papers of Cyrilly Abels

Abels, Cyrilly

76-81

0.25 linear feet

1953-1968

1950-1975

Archives and Manuscripts Department, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9058, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: archives-um@umd.edu

Cyrilly Abels (1903-1975) was the managing editor of Mademoiselle magazine from 1950 through the early 1960s, when she opened her own literary agency. Abels was literary agent, editor, and close friend of Katherine Anne Porter. The collection consists of letters, postcards, and notes to and from Miss Porter concerning daily life and publishing efforts. Some of the correspondence is addressed to Jerome Weinstein, Abels's husband.

This collection is open for research.

Papers of Cyrilly Abels, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries

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