Autographed Photos, 1914-1970, undated

File — Box: 1361.033, Folder: 5-6

Identifier: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The Photographs Series contains loose photographs, portraits, photo albums, slides, and negatives. Photographs depict Strode's family, travels, and home. Of special interest is a photograph of Amelia Earhart taken in Strode's living room in 1934, as well as photos of Aldous Huxley, Norwegian Nobel Laureate Sigrid Undset, and Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909. The photographs document Strode's travels to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, and Bermuda. Among the items here is a signed photograph from Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas, and holiday greeting cards, with photographs of the Thai royal family, signed by King Bhumibol and his wife Queen Sirikit. The series also contains eight signed black-and-white photographs of Mexico taken by German-Mexican photographer Hugo Brehme.

Dates

Creation: 1914-1970, undated

Creator

From the Collection: Strode, Hudson (Person)
From the Collection: Lee, Nelle Harper (1926-2016) (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials are primarily in English. Some correspondence and printed material in Spanish, German, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish.

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of the collection are open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. 

Access to and use of materials that were created by Nelle Harper Lee in this collection require written permission from the Lee estate. Patrons may not use cell phone cameras or any other recording devices when accessing restricted portions of this collection. University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections staff will not photocopy or digitize letters written by Nelle Harper Lee without written permission from the Lee estate. For information contact The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections staff at archives@ua.edu.