Fletcher, Inglis, 1879-1969

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Minna Towner Englis [Inglis?] Clark Fletcher (1879-1969), known to readers of her books as Inglis Fletcher, was born in Alton, Illinois, the eldest of three children of Maurice William and Flora Deane (Chapman) Clark. Minna Clark studied sculpture under Robert Bringhurst at Washington University in St. Louis, but was not graduated. She married John George Fletcher on 16 April 1902, and the couple moved to California. Peggy, as Mrs. Fletcher was known, followed her husband as he worked in several mining camps in California, Oregon, and Alaska. While living in Spokane, Washington, during and after World War I, Mrs. Fletcher performed considerable volunteer work for the Red Cross. While in Washington she met Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, who encouraged her to write.

Mrs. Fletcher's success as a writer came only after years of unremitting work. In 1920 Robertson-Cole Studios purchased her movie script, "The Western Gate." It was not until 1931, however, that she published her first book. The White Leopard, a work of juvenile fiction, was based on material she gathered during a trip to Africa and the Near East in 1928. Red Jasmine, a novel published in 1932, also dealt with African themes. Another eight years passed before her first Carolina novel, Raleigh's Eden, was deemed publishable by The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Thereafter Mrs. Fletcher produced novels regularly: Men of Albemarle (1942), Lusty Wind for Carolina (1944), Toil of the Brave (1946), Roanoke Hundred (1948), Bennett's Welcome (1950), Queen's Gift (1952), The Scotswoman (1955), Wind in the Forest (1957), Pay, Pack, and Follow and Cormorant's Brood (1959), The Wicked Lady (1961), and Rogue's Harbor (1964).

The Fletchers in 1944 purchased Bandon Plantation near Edenton, N.C. Subsequently, Mrs. Fletcher devoted much of her time to historical activities. She served on the Tryon Palace Commission, the Roanoke Island Historical Association, and the boards of other organizations. She remained active until the early 1960s. Mrs. Fletcher died in Edenton and was buried in the National Cemetery in Wilmington. Further biographical information may be found in Richard Walser, Inglis Fletcher of Bandon Plantation (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Library, 1952); Inglis Fletcher, Pay, Pack, and Follow (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1959); and Who's Who in America, vol. 34, p.692. All of these sources should be used with caution.

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creatorOf Fletcher, Inglis, 1879-1969. Papers. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Letters of tribute to Carl Sandburg [manuscript], 1951-1952. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Ross, Malcolm, 1895-1965. Malcolm Ross papers, 1961-1965 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Smith, Charles Lee, 1865-1951. Hoch family collection : Charles Lee Smith papers, 1774-1951. North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist
referencedIn [North Carolina authors literary ephemera : F]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Harris, Bernice Kelly, 1892-1973. Bernice Kelly Harris papers, 1913-1973, 1996-1997. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Inglis Fletcher Papers, 1883-1967, 2015 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
referencedIn Straughan's Book Shop. Straughan's Book Shop records, 1930-1962, bulk 1945-1962. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries
creatorOf Johnson, Meredith. Correspondence with prominent Americans [manuscript] 1948-57. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Papers of Carl Sandburg [manuscript] 1940-1955. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Papers of Carl Sandburg [manuscript], 1940-1955. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926. person
associatedWith Alber, Louis John. person
associatedWith Amery, L. S. (Leopold Stennett), 1873-1955. person
associatedWith Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. person
associatedWith Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948. person
associatedWith Baltic (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Blackjack, Ada. person
associatedWith Bobbs-Merrill Company corporateBody
associatedWith Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. person
associatedWith Chambers, David Laurance, 1879-1963. person
correspondedWith Coker, Elizabeth Boatwright person
associatedWith Fields, William Coffield. person
associatedWith Fletcher, Anne Christina. person
associatedWith Green, Paul, 1894-1981. person
associatedWith Harris, Bernice Kelly, 1892-1973. person
associatedWith Hindus, Maurice Gerschon, 1891-1969. person
associatedWith Johnson, Meredith. person
associatedWith Kirby-Green, William. person
associatedWith Kizer, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Hamilton), 1878-1978. person
associatedWith Lefler, Hugh Talmage, 1901-1981. person
associatedWith Luckner, Felix, Graf von, 1881-1966. person
associatedWith Mayflower II (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Nellie Meda Gold Mines (Aguila, Ariz.) corporateBody
associatedWith Noel, J. B. L. (John Baptist Lucius), b. 1890. person
associatedWith North Carolina State Art Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Owen, Ruth Bryan, 1885-1954. person
associatedWith Parmi, Erika Schinn. person
associatedWith PEN (Organization) corporateBody
associatedWith Roanoke Island Historical Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Ross, Malcolm, 1895-1965. person
associatedWith Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. person
associatedWith Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962. person
associatedWith Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. person
correspondedWith Straughan's Book Shop. corporateBody
associatedWith Sunshine Mining Company (Spokane, Wash.) corporateBody
associatedWith Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- person
associatedWith Williams, John L. B. (John Lauris Blake), 1893-1963. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
St. Louis MO US
Spokane WA US
Oregon OR US
Wilmington NC US
Edenton NC US
Edenton NC US
Alton IL US
California CA US
Alaska AK US
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Publishers and publishing
Publishers and publishing
Artists
Arts
Folklore
Guilford Courthouse, Battle of, N.C., 1781
Historic preservation
Lectures and lecturing
Mines and mineral resources
Ndebele (African people)
Nyanja (African people)
Plantations
Presidents
Shona (African people)
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Novelists, American
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Birth 1879

Death 1969

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