Harper Lee with Mount Mary graduates Brenda Lockwood, left, and Louise Mueller, right
Source: Mount Mary University Archives
In May 1964, Mount Mary awarded an Honorary Degree to Nelle Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize winning author of To Kill A Mockingbird. In accepting the honor Ms. Lee traveled to Mount Mary and took part in commencement ceremonies. This exhibit provides a glimpse of Ms. Lee's visit to Milwaukee and some insight into the friendship that resulted between her and Sister Mary John Francis Schuh, President of Mount Mary.
