Sister Mary John Francis Schuh, Harper Lee, and Sister Chrys Diebels

Title

Sister Mary John Francis Schuh, Harper Lee, and Sister Chrys Diebels

Description

This photograph was likely taken at some point surrounding the 1964 Commencement activities.

In May 1964, Mount Mary College 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, which resulted in a friendship between her and Sister Mary John Francis Schuh, President of Mount Mary.

Date

1964-05

Source

Mount Mary University Archives

Identifier

https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/b2db1feab276763306928a5f8436d982.jpg

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Subject

Lee, Harper
Sister Mary John Francis Schuh
Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Type

Still Image

Format

JPEG

Files

Harper with S. John Francis, MMC President & S. Chys Diebels.jpg

Citation

“Sister Mary John Francis Schuh, Harper Lee, and Sister Chrys Diebels,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed May 4, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/1320.