Harper Lee letter
Scope and Contents note
Harper Lee letter, 1978. One (1) signed holograph letter from Harper Lee to “Dear Mrs. Cribb and Dear Patty” thanking them for their “hospitality” during her visit to Alexander City, Alabama. In her letter, Lee makes reference to an ongoing writing project.
Dates
- Creation: 1978 June 11
Creator
- Lee, Harper (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Restricted access; permission of curator required.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Harper Lee letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Harper Lee (1926- ) is an award winning author who wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird which won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Harper Lee was born in Monroeville, Alabama, on 28 April 1926, to Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Cunningham Lee. Harper Lee graduated from Monroe County High School, Monroe County Alabama, and later attended Huntingdon College, the University of Alabama, and Oxford University. In 1960, her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was published. In 1961, one year following its initial publication, To Kill a Mockingbird received a Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
One signed letter from Harper Lee to “Dear Mrs. Cribb and Dear Patty” thanking them for their “hospitality” during her visit to Alexander City, Alabama, 1978.
Custodial History note
Donated by Sheralyn Belyeu in 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Sheralyn Belyeu; 2009.
Appraisal note
Ethnic and minority history (Collection development policy for 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; John M. Murphy; January 2009.
Subject
- Lee, Harper -- Correspondence (Person)
- Title
- Register of Harper Lee letter, 1978 June 11
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn, student processor and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States