Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin letter to Ewing C. Baskette, 1944 August 24

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Lumpkin, Katharine Du Pre, 1897-1988
Date:
1944 August 24
Extent:
1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin letter to Ewing C. Baskette, ms657, Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter dated August 24, 1944, from Katharine D. Lumpkin, Research Director, Institute of Labor Studies, Northampton, Massachusetts, to Mr. Ewing C. Baskette, Reference Librarian, University of Georgia Library, Athens, Georgia. In the letter, Lumpkin asks about newspapers being published in Oglethorpe County during the post-bellum period.

Biographical / historical:

Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin (1897-1988), Southern writer, sociologist, activist, and teacher.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin letter to Ewing C. Baskette, ms657, Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.