Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Rosie Lee Stanley memory book
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Rosie Lee Stanley memory book
- Date
- 1906, undated (inclusive)
- Creator
- Stanley, Rosie Lee
- Extent
- 0.03 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Memory books.
- Friendship.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0952: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Rosie Lee Stanley memory book, 1906, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- No biographical information available on Rosie Lee Stanley.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held 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 was 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.
- Scope and Content
- The Rosie Lee Stanley memory book (dated 1906, undated; 0.03 cubic feet; 1 folder) comprises one memory book that documents the friendships of Rosie Lee Stanley in the early twentieth century. The book includes short poems and messages from friends wishing her a good life, good health, and to be remembered by her.
- The Rosie Lee Stanley memory book collection is 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
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Rosie Lee Stanley memory book, 1906, undated
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