Letter from Sister Mary John Francis Schuh to Harper Lee May 16, 1964

Title

Letter from Sister Mary John Francis Schuh to Harper Lee May 16, 1964

Description

This is a short letter written by Sister Mary John Francis Schuh to Harper Lee discussing the upcoming commencement ceremonies at Mount Mary.

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.

Creator

Sister Mary John Francis Schuh

Date

1964-05-16

Source

Mount Mary University Archives

Identifier

https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/377e24b2b01e411d33926ed876d3a2fb.jpg

Rights

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

Subject

Sister Mary John Francis Schuh
Lee, Harper
Correspondence

Type

Text

Format

JPEG

Language

eng

Files

Schuh to Lee May 16 1964.jpg

Citation

Sister Mary John Francis Schuh, “Letter from Sister Mary John Francis Schuh to Harper Lee May 16, 1964,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed May 16, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/1329.