Viscountess Astor letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0092
Scope and Contents note
A letter dated 5 November 1952, from Astor to Dr. John M.Gallalee, president of the University of Alabama, declining a speaking invitation.
Dates
- 1952 November 5
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical/Historical note
Nancy Langhorne, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964), an American by birth, married British aristocrat and politician William Astor, and in 1919, she became the first woman to sit in the House of Commons.
Extent
0.005 Linear Feet (1 item, 1 piece)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A letter dated 5 November 1952, from Astor to Dr. John M. Gallalee, president of the University of Alabama, declining a speaking invitation.
Provenance
Gift of Dean James H. Newman, 1952.
Processing Information
updated by Donnelly Walton, 2013
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Viscountess Astor letter
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- December 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository