Byron Herbert Reece family papers, 1923-1985

Summary

Creator:
Reece, Byron Herbert, 1917-1958 and Reece, Eva Mae
Date:
1923-1985
Extent:
17.75 Linear Feet 32 document boxes, 7 half boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Byron Herbert Reece family papers, ms3055, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, genealogy and financial papers. The correspondence consists mainly of letters between family members, and the personal and business correspondence of Byron Herbert Reece, some were written to him when he was a tuberculosis patient at Battey State Hospital in Rome, Georgia. After Reece's suicide in 1958, much of the correspondence of Eva Mae Reece pertains to memorials to her brother Byron Herbert Reece and copyright renewals of his works.

Biographical / historical:

"Byron Herbert Reece (1917-1958) was the author of four books of poetry and two novels. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, earned two Guggenheim awards, and served as writer-in-residence at the University of California at Los Angeles, Emory University in Atlanta, and Young Harris College in Towns County. For more information, see the article Byron Herbert Reece in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Byron Herbert Reece family papers, ms3055, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.