Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Sister John Francis Schuh, Harper Lee, and Beverly Butler

Item

Sister Mary John Francis_Harper Lee_Beverly Butler_Milwaukee Journal_May 19641024_1.jpg

Title

Sister John Francis Schuh, Harper Lee, and Beverly Butler

Description

Harper Lee seated with Sister John Francis Schuh, Beverly Butler (Mount Mary Class of 1954), and Butler's seeing-eye dog. 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 John Francis Schuh, President of Mount Mary.

Date

1964-05

Source

School Sisters of Notre Dame North American Archives

Identifier

https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/4b6862ea996ebb1697e5bc7368d363d5.jpg

Rights

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

Subject

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

Type

Still Image

Format

JPEG

Citation

“Sister John Francis Schuh, Harper Lee, and Beverly Butler,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed November 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/1323.