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THBMargaret Mitchell TLS, Plus Family Letters & Photograph
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LiveJun 13, 2014 - Jun 14, 2014
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- Lot Description
TLS,1p (7 x 10.5 in.) on Margaret Mitchell letterhead. Atlanta, GA, Jan. 5, 1942. To Mrs. Mary Newman Walker thanking her for the photographs of Aunt Annie Stephens (mother's sister) and of her mother, May Belle/MayBelle (Mary Isabel). Signed with her full name, Margaret Mitchell Marsh.
The second letter is manuscript on a 5.25 x 8 in. piece of notebook paper. Atlanta, Jan. 17, 1942. Also to Mrs. Walker from Eugene Mitchell, Margaret's father. He thanks Walker for the photos and tells her that he has given them to Margaret.
MayBelle was a suffragist, President of the Atlanta Suffrage League, and apparently took Margaret to some of the meetings. Sadly, the 19th Amendment was not ratified until August 1920. May Belle succumbed to the influenza pandemic in January 1919 (age 46), and was never able to vote (even though Congress had passed the legislation during her short lifetime).
Like her mother, Margaret also had her life cut short. At the age of 48, she was struck by a drunk speeding driver while crossing Peachtree Street in Atlanta. She died five days later. She had no children, so her brother handled her estate. There are two additional typed letters from Stephens Mitchell on Margaret Mitchell Marsh Estate letterhead, both to the daughter of Mary Walker, the recipient of the first letter. In the letter dated January 5, 1966, Stephens tells Mrs. Sherman that he has never seen the photograph of his mother that is mentioned in these letters from Margaret and Eugene. A manuscript page accompanies this letter, explaining the relationship between the Newmans and Mitchells.
The second letter on Estate letterhead, dated Feb. 18, 1965 [sic 1966], informs Mrs. Sherman that he and his secretary had looked through the items in the basement, but did not locate the photo of interest. There is a carbon copy of a letter that appears to be Mrs. Sherman's response to this letter.
The lot is accompanied by a cabinet card of Annie Stephens, presumably the one mentioned in the letters, with Anglin & Randall, Atlanta imprint.All four letters have their covers with them and are in very good or excellent condition. The cabinet card has a bit of light toning, a couple minor scuffs on the mount, but the photograph is very good.Condition
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