ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENT SOURCES

(See bibliography for full publication information on cited sources.)

Cornell:

E. B. White Papers, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Kroch Library, Cornell University

Charlotte:

Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White

Davis:

Onward and Upward: A Biography of Katharine S. White, by Linda H. Davis

EBW:

E. B. White

Elledge:

E. B. White: A Biography, by Scott Elledge

Every Day:

Every Day Is Saturday, brief New Yorker pieces by E. B. White

KSW:

Katharine Sergeant White, although at various times in the book she is known as Katharine Sergeant, Katharine S. Angell, or Katharine White

Kunkel:

Genius in Disguise: Harold Ross of The New Yorker, by Thomas Kunkel

Letters:

Letters of E. B. White. Because of various editions, including a revised 2006 edition containing letters absent from the 1976 first edition, citations of letters are by date, not page number.

Neumeyer:

The Annotated Charlotte’s Web, by Peter F. Neumeyer

NY:

The New Yorker

Nordstrom:

Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom, edited by Leonard S. Marcus

OMM:

One Man’s Meat, essay collection by E. B. White

Points:

The Points of My Compass, essay collection by E. B. White

Second Tree:

The Second Tree from the Corner, essay collection by E. B. White

Stuart:

Stuart Little, by E. B. White

Wild Flag:

The Wild Flag: Editorials from The New Yorker on Federal World Government and Other Matters, by E. B. White

Writings:

Writings from The New Yorker, 1927–1976, brief pieces by E. B. White