Photograph of Christine Noble Govan
This photograph depicts author Christine Noble Govan sitting at her desk with two cats. The image is signed by Govan and has a note on the reverse reading "This is the manuscript of Jennifer's House" on the desk.
Dates
- 1950 April 13
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This photograph depicts author Christine Noble Govan sitting at her desk with two cats. The image is signed by Govan and has a note on the reverse reading "This is the manuscript of Jennifer's House" on the desk.
Biographical/Historical Note
Christine Noble was born to Stephen Edward and Mary Helen (Quintard) Noble in New York City on December 12, 1898. She attended the University of Chattanooga and went on to work as a librarian for the Carnegie Library in Chattanooga, as a teacher, and as a book reviewer for the Chattanooga Times and the Chattanooga News. She also authored a number of books, including Those Plummer Children (1934), Murder on the Mountain (1937), The House with the Echo (1937), Narcissus an' de Chillun (1938), The Super-Duper Car (1952), Rachel Jackson, Tennessee Girl (1955), Mystery at Plum Nelly (1959), Return to Hackberry Street (1967), Danger Downriver (1972), and many more. Govan also wrote under the pseudonyms Mary Allerton and J. N. Darby. She married Gilbert Eaton Govan (1892-1978) on June 10, 1918 and the couple had three children, Emmy Payne (Govan) West (1920-2001), Mary Quintard (Govan) Steele (1922-1992), and James Fauntleroy (1926-2004). Christine Noble Govan died on February 28, 1985.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository