"And They Lynched..." - Morris L. Ernst., 05/31/1940-05/31/1940

File — Box: 41, Folder: 16

Identifier: 73553

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence, manuscripts and other material relating to major works by Katherine Biddle. Arranged alphabetically by title of the work.

Dates

05/31/1940-05/31/1940

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Access to this collection is by permission from the Biddle family. Please contact Booth Family Center for Special Collections for further information.

Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 34 Linear Feet (65 Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence to Katherine Biddle from Morris L. Ernst re performance her poem, "And They Lynched Him from a Tree": TLS 5/31/1940 with attached typed carbon copy of letter from Ernst to Fiorello LaGuardia (5/30/1940).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

ERNST, MORRIS L. - CORRES. TO BIDDLE, KATHERINE 1940: Typed Letter Signed

ERNST, MORRIS L. - CORRES. TO LAGUARDIA, FIORELLO 1940: Typed Letter Signed

LAGUARDIA, FIORELLO - CORRES. FROM ERNST, MORRIS L. 1940: Typed Letter Signed

BIDDLE, KATHERINE - "AND THEY LYNCHED..." REF. BY ERNST, MORRIS 1940: Typed Letter Signed