Lillian Smith letters to Rochelle Girson, circa 1960
The collection consists of four annotated letters from Lillian Smith to Rochelle Girson. Correspondences regard Ms. Smith's selection of books on race relations for the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and include her opinions of works by Louis Lomax, Peter Ritson, and Charles Dickens.
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Creator
Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966
Contributor to Resource
Girson, Rochelle
Date of Original
1960
Subject
Authors, American
Anisfield-Wolf Award
United States--Race relations
American literature
People
Girson, Rochelle
Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966
Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
Medium
correspondence
Type
Text
Description
The collection consists of four annotated letters from Lillian Smith to Rochelle Girson. Correspondences regard Ms. Smith's selection of books on race relations for the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and include her opinions of works by Louis Lomax, Peter Ritson, and Charles Dickens.
Lillian Smith (1897-1966), author, lecturer, and human rights advocate, was born in Jasper County, Florida, and resided in Rabun County, Georgia. Her best known fiction piece was the controversial 1944 novel Strange Fruit.
Rochelle Girson (1915-2002) was a journalist, literary critic, and served as the book review editor of the Saturday Review at the time of the letter. In 1967 she published a travel book entitled Maiden Voyages.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Hargrett Library
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