Ladycake Farm : production material, ca. 1945-1965.

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Ladycake Farm : production material, ca. 1945-1965.

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Corrected typescript with front matter, correspondence, notes, clippings, and a copy of "Strawberry Festival," s short story based on Ladycake Farm. An African-American family moves to a farm where the three children raise animals and the whole family makes friends, even with prejudiced neighbors.

Manuscripts: 3 folders.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7850945

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Hunt, Mabel Leigh, 1892-1971

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