Caroline Lewis Lovett letters and address, 1921-1970.

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Caroline Lewis Lovett letters and address, 1921-1970.

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The papers in this collection are letters Caroline Lewis Lovett received from literary persons; a few are from her to them. Correspondents are Stephen Vincent Benet, poet, and his wife, Rosemary; William Rose Benet, editor; Berry Fleming, novelist; and Walker Hancock, sculptor. The 1921 letter contains reminiscences of Augusta, Georgia. They are arranged in folders alphabetically by the name of the correspondent.

5 folders (.15 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Lovett, Caroline Lewis

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Caroline Lewis Lovett (1901-1983), the daughter of Watkins Price Lovett and Howard Meriwether Lovett, was born in Screven County, Georgia and spent many years of her girlhood in Augusta, Georgia. In 1919 she moved to St. Louis with part of the family. For 36 years she was head of the Print Division of Free Library, Philadelphia. On her retirement in 1962 she moved to Savannah, Georgia. From the description of Caroline Lewis Lovett letters and address, 1921-1970. (Georgia Historical S...