Windham, Kathryn Tucker

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Born 1918 and raised in Thomasville, Alabama, graduated from Huntingdon College in 1939. Worked as a reporter for the "Alabama Journal" (1940-1942) and the "Birmingham News" (1944-1946) before marrying Amasa Benjamin Tucker. After his death in 1956, she worked for the "Selma Times-Journal," 1960-1973. Published her first book of ghost stories, "Thirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, " in 1969. Also published books of ghost stories from Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and books on local and Alabama history.

From the description of Papers, 1939-1995. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 34468196

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creatorOf Windham, Kathryn Tucker. Papers, 1939-1995. Auburn University.
referencedIn Tom Raymond collection, 1984-2003 Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
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Mississippi
Georgia
Southern States
Tennessee
Alabama
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American literature
American literature
Authors, American
Ghost stories, American
Journalism
Reporters and reporting
Storytelling
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Birth 1918-06-02

Death 2011-06-12

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