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Southern Author Joel Chandler Harris TLS

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Southern Author Joel Chandler Harris TLS
<B>Southern Author Joel Chandler Harris Typed Letter Signed,</B></I> 1 1/4 pages, 5" x 8", Atlanta, Georgia, June 9, 1905, to R. U. Johnson, New York City. The letter reads in part: "<I>…In the early spring the University of Pennsylvania suggested that it would like to confer upon me the degree of Doctor of Letters, but when I discovered that it would be necessary for me to be on hand in person and wear some kind of a cassock, I simply sawed wood and said nothing, and the degree that was to have been conferred on me was handed out to Emperor Bill, of Germany-- and much good may it do him! I thought, and still think, that it would avail me nothing to be a doctor of letters unless it would enable me to doctor my own stuff…</B></I>". Typed on a personal letterhead upon which is a rabbit logo cleverly formed by the initials "<I>JCH</B></I>". With original stamped cover. Collector's small notation in pencil, else excellent condition.<BR>Harris, a Georgia native, drew upon local black folklore to create his celebrated Uncle Remus stories. His tales, though once hugely popular worldwide, are quite out of fashion today. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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