"And They Lynched..." - Eleanor Roosevelt., 05/29/1940-05/29/1940

File — Box: 41, Folder: 20

Identifier: 73557

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

05/29/1940-05/29/1940

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 Francis Biddle from secretary to Eleanor Roosevelt accepting an invitation to attend the performance of Biddle's ballad poem, "And They Lynched Him from a Tree": TLS 5/29/1940. Includes TL carbon 5/23/1940 from Biddle to Roosevelt.