Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Sue Fite correspondence
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Sue Fite correspondence
- Date
- 1910-1920
- Creator
- Fite, Sue
- Extent
- 0.35 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Bisexuality -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Domestic Life -- United States -- 20th century
- Nurses
- Lesbians -- Correspondence
- Young women -- United States -- Correspondence -- 20th century
- Nurses -- Correspondence.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged alphabetically.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0121 : [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Sue Fite papers, 1910-1920, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Sue Fite was born in 1887 to Marion and Marta Fite in Tell City, Ind. Sue had two older siblings, Mattie and Elizabeth, and two younger siblings, Fred and Liza. Fite moved to Chicago to attend nursing school in 1911 and became a trained nurse. Fite later moved to Manhattan, New York in the 1930s. As an adult, she carried on various bisexual and lesbian relationships with men and women, respectively.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall is a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Since 1962, he has lived in Louisville, where he has taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He has also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He holds degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall is the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Year: 1910; Census Place: Tell City Ward 3, Perry, Indiana; Roll: T624_374; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1374387.
- Scope and Content
- The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Sue Fite correspondence (dated 1910-1920; 0.35 cubic foot; 1 box) comprises correspondence addressed to Sue Fite, a nurse in her twenties, from various romantic partners across the country. Her romantic interests included both men and women. There is also correspondence from family and friends. The letters' location of origin range from Tell City, Ind., and Forest Park, Ill., to New York City. Topics in the collection include Fite's nursing school education, World War I, and bisexual and lesbian romantic relationships. Many correspondents are often referred to by either a first name or nickname only.
- The Sue Fite papers are part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
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