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Harper Lee TLS

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Harper Lee TLS
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Harper Lee typed letter signed to friend ''Doris'' dated 11 October 1990. Lee discusses Alabama University: “…Hooray for the your news of a letter on the President’s desk. I do hope that Dr. Beiden pursues the matter (and the President) relentlessly, because I strongly believe that it’s so greatly deserved and will give such encouragement to our state’s writers: such an honor is not just a personal thing, it’s an honor to the profession. I don’t think there’s been an honorary degree from Alabama to anyone who put pen to paper since Hudson Strode, and I’m not sure if that was for his writing or for his teaching. More than once I’ve wondered if the University is afraid to honor such potentially dangerous people as writers: after all, you never know what they’ll say next. Husdon, though, was absolutely safe—he wrote travel books and a (fine) biography of Jefferson Davis. Nowhere in his writings can one find a hint that a Negro’s bus fare might be as good as a white’s, nor find anything of nature that could possibly offends the sensibilities of the Trustees. I have a feeling that after Hudson, the authorities said Duty Done and turned their attention to serious like the annual Sugar Bowl bid. Now that we’re not going anywhere this year, maybe they can spare a few minutes for somebody who’s given us a lifetime of good writing. I do hope so…keep well. [Signed] Nelle” She pens a note in blue ink in below, ''Forgive me if this letter sounds ungracious & ungrateful, but I've written so many postcards this week i'm just about nuts. The wretched parade went as far as Hawaii, from whence came 7 pages''. 8.5'' x 11'' letter in fine condition with original envelope.