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Fourth Floor Frieze

The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

  • Portait of James T. Farrell
    James T. Farrell
    Father and Son; Studs Lonnigan; The Death of Nora Ryan...
  • Portait of Ring Lardner
    Ring Lardner
    The Big Town; Ring around the bases; How to write short stories...
  • Portait of Carl Sandburg
    Carl Sandburg
    A patriot's handbook; Chicago Poems; Harvest poems, 1910-1960...
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Mary Edsey

Born: Chicago, Il
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Mary Edsey is a life long resident of Chicago, Illinois.

Biography: N/A

Awards:
  • Ms. Edsey received the 1st Place Mate E. Palmer Award of Merit from the Illinois Women's Press Association.

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Mary Edsey on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=mary+edsey

Selected Titles

The best Christmas decorations in Chicagoland /
ISBN: 0964279924 OCLC: 33454882

Tabagio Press, Chicago. Ill. : ©1995.

 

 

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