Esther Morgan McCullough

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Esther Morgan McCullough (1888 – June 14, 1957) was an American novelist and anthologist.

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Esther Morgan Park McCullough was born in North Bennington, Vermont, to Eliza Hall (Park) McCullough and John G. McCullough, an attorney and future governor of Vermont. She and her siblings Hall, Eliza, and Ella were raised in their mother's family mansion, now known as the Park-McCullough Historic House. [1]

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McCullough was also a musician and served for a time as director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. [7]

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Her longtime companion was the pianist Stell Andersen. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Hill, Edwin Charles. The Historical Register. New York: E.C. Hill, 1921.
  2. 1 2 3 Books on Trial 15. Thomas More Association, 1956, p. 361.
  3. ↑ The Publishers' Trade List Annual 1. RR. Bowker Co., 1965, p. 126.
  4. ↑ Sante, Luc. Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York. Macmillan, 2016.
  5. ↑ Brown, Christen. "A Finding Aid to the Harriet Blackstone Papers". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
  6. ↑ Arts Magazine 14. Art Digest Inc., 1939, p. 4.
  7. ↑ "Funeral Held for Area Writer". The Troy Record, June 18, 1957.
  8. ↑ Guerry, Jack. Silvio Scionti: Remembering a Master Pianist and Teacher. University of North Texas Press,
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