Elizabeth Madox Roberts papers, 1921-1941

Biographical Note

Date	Event
1881, Oct. 30	Born, Perryville, Ky.
1900	Attended the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., but was forced to drop out after one semester due to poor health
1900-1910	Taught school in rural towns in Kentucky
1915	Published In the Great Steep’s Garden.Colorado Springs, Colo.: Gowdy-Simmons Publishing Co.
1917	Enrolled at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., at the age of thirty six; developed friendships with and received assistance from a group of writers and artists, including Janet Lewis, Harriet Monroe, Glenway Wescott, Monroe Wheeler, and Yvor Winters
1921	Ph.B., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
1922	Published Under the Tree. New York: B. W. Huebsch Awarded Fiske Prize Awarded Fiske Prize
1926	Published Time of Man. New York: Viking Press
1927	Published My Heart and My Flesh.New York: Viking Press
1928	Published Jingling in the Wind. New York: Viking Press Awarded John Reed Memorial Prize
1930	Published Great Meadow. New York: Viking Press Awarded O. Henry Award
1931	Published Buried Treasure. New York: Viking Press
1932	Published Haunted Mirror. New York: Viking Press
1935	Published He Sent Forth a Raven. New York: Viking Press
1938	Published Black Is My Truelove’s Hair.New York: Viking Press
1940	Published Song in the Meadow. New York: Viking Press
1941	Published Not by Strange Gods. New York: Viking Press
1941, Mar. 13	Died, Orlando, Fla.