"Brief articles about Marchette Chute, her life, and her writings have appeared at various times in the past few years, but in no one place could there be found any account that was extensive or complete. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to bring together information about the life of Miss Chute as well as information about books and articles she has written"--Introduction. / Carbon copy of typescript. / "August, 1959." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-55).