Fawn McKay Brodie papers 1932-1983

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Fawn McKay Brodie papers 1932-1983

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The Fawn McKay Brodie papers (1932-1983) document the life (1915-1981) and writings of this well-known but controversial Utah-born author and university professor. Included are personal materials, including a biography, interviews, awards, an obituary, and memorial; a file regarding her husband, Bernard Brodie, and her mother, Fawn Brimhall McKay; and family correspondence. The bulk of the collection deals with Brodie's five books: (1945); (1959); (1967); (1974); and (1981). Of interest is extensive correspondence with noted historian Dale L. Morgan in which he comments extensively on the preparation of . Other documents reflect Brodie's tenure as professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, 1967-1977. Also present are articles, book reviews, and lectures. No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith The Mormon Prophet Thaddeus Stevens, Scourge of the South The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character No Man Knows My History

25.25 linear feet

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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