Margaret Mitchell letter to James B. Polhill, 1936-1967

Summary

Creator:

Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949

Date:

1936-1967

Extent:

1 folder(s) (3 items)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Margaret Mitchell letter to James B. Polhill, ms 3911, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a letter from Margaret Mitchell to Louisville, Georgia insurance agent James B. Polhill. She is apparently responding to a piece of fan mail he sent previously. She responds his request for an autograph and his comparison of her to "Miss Melly" (referring to Melanie Hamilton Wilkes from Gone with the Wind). Accompanying this letter is a follow up letter from Polhill thanking her for her generosity. Also included is a newspaper clipping from 1967 August 31 entitled "Louisville's Polhill Has Devoted Life to CSRA [Central Savannah River Area] Growth".

Biographical / historical:

Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) was an American author who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for Gone with the Wind.

For further information, see the article "Margaret Mitchell" at New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949

Preferred citation:

Margaret Mitchell letter to James B. Polhill, ms 3911, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.