Ellendea Proffer Teasley
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Ellendea Proffer Teasley is an American author, publisher, and translator of Russian literature
into English.
She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park
, in 1966.
She married Carl R. Proffer (1938–1984), and co-founded Ardis Publishers in 1971, a specializing in Russian literature, both in English and Russian.
His papers are held at University of Michigan.
She donated a collection of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondences, books, photographs, and proofs, to the University of Michigan
's Library.
In 2002, she sold Ardis Press to Overlook Press.
Russian literature
Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés, and to the Russian-language literature of several independent nations once a part of what was historically Russia or the Soviet Union...
into English.
She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, in 1966.
She married Carl R. Proffer (1938–1984), and co-founded Ardis Publishers in 1971, a specializing in Russian literature, both in English and Russian.
His papers are held at University of Michigan.
She donated a collection of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondences, books, photographs, and proofs, to the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
's Library.
In 2002, she sold Ardis Press to Overlook Press.