Lillian Smith letters

Descriptive Summary
Title: Lillian Smith letters
Creator: Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966
Inclusive Dates: 1949-1966
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 document box
Collection Number: ms2126
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Lillian Smith (1897-1966), author, lecturer, and human rights advocate, was born in Jasper County, Florida, and resided in Rabun County, Georgia. Her best known fiction piece was the controversial 1944 novel Strange Fruit.

For more information, see the article "Lillian Smith (1897-1966)" in New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence between Lillian Smith and her publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, particularly with George P. Brockway and Storer B. Lunt. The letters discuss distribution of her works, publicity to sell her books, and reviews of her works. Also includes letters from others relating to the distribution of or reaction to her works.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Lillian Smith letters, ms2126, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

Digitization of this collection was sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections in this repository are Lillian Smith papers, ms1283, Lillian Smith photographs, ms2356, Lillian Smith letters, ms2126, and many other individual Lillian Smith correspondence collections.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Lillian Smith letters, including information about the forthcoming Killers of the Dream, 1949 January-September Access Online

Correspondence is predominately between Smith and George Brockway and Storer B. Lunt of W.W. Norton.

 

1	2	Lillian Smith letters, including information on the release of Killers of the Dream, 1949 October-December Access Online
		Correspondence is predominately between Smith and George Brockway and Storer B. Lunt of W.W. Norton.

 

1	3	Lillian Smith letters, including information on the release of Killers of the Dream, 1950 January-June Access Online
		Material is focused on the aftermath of the release of Killers of the Dream and marketing strategies for selling to organizations, and is predominately between Smith and George Brockway and Storer B. Lunt of W.W. Norton.

 

1	4	Lillian Smith letters, including information on the release of Killers of the Dream, 1950 July-December Access Online
		Correspondence is predominately between Smith and George Brockway and Storer B. Lunt of W.W. Norton.

 

1	5	Lillian Smith letters, including information on the release of Killers of the Dream, 1951 Access Online
		Correspondence is predominately between Smith and George Brockway and Storer B. Lunt of W.W. Norton.

 

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Lillian Smith letters, including information on the new edition of Killers of the Dream, 1960 Access Online

 

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Lillian Smith letters, including Brockway (Norton) request to become Smith's sole publisher, 1961 Access Online

 

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Lillian Smith letters, including Killers of the Dream revised edition and Memory of a Large Christmas, 1962 Access Online

 

1	9	Lillian Smith letters, 1963 Access Online
		Correspondence is predominately between Smith and George Brockway of W.W. Norton.

 

1	10	Lillian Smith letters, 1964 Access Online
		There is exntensive mention of an anonymous threat by phone to dynamite Smith's residence. Multiple writing/book projects are mentioned, especially business concerns of Smith's book Memory of a Large Christmas.

 

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Lillian Smith letters, 1965 Access Online

 

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Lillian Smith letters, including Smith obituaries and tributes, 1966 Access Online