A letter home.

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A letter home.

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Typewritten manuscript with some handwritten corrections of a piece written by Alex Haley for the Knoxville News-Sentinel about his travels alone and with Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. Accompanied by letter to Harry Moskos, editor.

15 p. ; 28 x 22 cm.

University of Tennessee, John C. Hodges Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7313921

University of Tennessee, John C. Hodges Library

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Haley, Alex, 1921-1992

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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history. Haley's first book was The Auto...

Moskos, Harry.

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Alexander, Lamar, 1940-

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Lamar Alexander was the Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987, and the president of the University of Tennessee from 1988 to 1991. He served as Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993, and in 2003 he was elected as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. From the description of Alexander, Lamar, 1940- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569252 ...