Mary Louis Doherty papers

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Doherty, Mary Louis. Papers.

Mary Louis Doherty papers

1920-1981.

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1507

Mary Louis Doherty (1896-1995) was an expatriate American and journalist who lived in Mexico most of her life, working for Mexican government officials as well as private institutions and individuals. She corresponded with Katherine Anne Porter after they met in Mexico City in 1921. Doherty and Porter lived together in Mexico City in 1931 and in Washington, D. C., in 1944. She served as one of the models for the character of Laura in Porter's short story, "Flowering Judas." The Doherty collection consists of correspondence, biographical materials, publications, legal documents, and photographs. Letters from Porter comprise a portion of the correspondence. The Mary Louis Doherty Papers, which cover the period 1920 to 1982, consist primarily of correspondence, both letters and postcards, to and from Mary Louis Doherty; legal documents related to the residency of Mary Louis and Marguerite Doherty in Mexico, including passports, wills and registration cards, as well as material related to the purchase and acquisition of land for their home in Cuernavaca. There are a few miscellaneous manuscript materials and newspaper clippings filed among the correspondence.

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