Downtown in Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Mari Sandoz in Lincoln
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 23, 2022
1. Mari Sandoz in Lincoln Marker
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Mari Sandoz (1896-1966), Nebraska historian and novelist, lived at this site, 1226 J Street, from 1925 to 1937. Here in 1928, she began writing Old Jules, the biography of her father. From the J Street curb, she often wrote and watched construction of the capitol, completed in 1932. That same year, Sandoz submitted Old Jules to the Atlantic Monthly Press nonfiction contest, but it was rejected seven months later. Frustrated, she burned over 70 short stories behind the house, and in January 1934,
Sandoz began work for the Nebraska State Historical Society on the ninth floor of the capitol. In 1935, Sandoz revised Old Jules for the Atlantic Press contest. Two days before the deadline, the manuscript fell into a scrub bucket, but Sandoz managed to retype it with the help of friends. Then on June 13, 1935, Sandoz received a telegram at the capitol. Old Jules won the first-place, $5,000 prize. Its subsequent publication launched Sandoz' prolific writing career.
Erected 2017 by Sandoz Heritage Society & Nebraska State Historical Society. (Marker Number 541.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women.
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Location. 40° 48.494′ N, 96° 42.195′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Nebraska, in Lancaster County. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Lincoln Mall east of South 12th Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the south side of the Lincoln Mall shopping center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1220 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68508, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Chief Standing Bear (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Chief Standing Bear (about 600 feet away); The Nebraska Governor's Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); County - City Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Protecting Hand Sculpture (approx. ¼ mile away); The Ferguson House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nebraska Statehood Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rediscovering The Rear Wing (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln.
Also see . . . Mari Sandoz. Excerpt:
In 1937, Sandoz published Slogum House, a novel set in the Sandhills that warned about the rise of fascism. The novel was criticized for being dirty, and both the Nebraska cities(Submitted on September 14, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)of McCook and Omaha banned it from their respective libraries in 1938.Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 23, 20222. Mari Sandoz in Lincoln MarkerSide 2
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 23, 2022
3. Mari Sandoz in Lincoln Marker
Marker is just to the right of the sidewalk. In this view the Nebraska State Capitol is at the end of the block.
Photographed By Al Aumuller, 1938
4. Mari Sandoz
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on May 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 14, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
