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Box 1

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Contains 27 Results:

Biographical sketches, 1982 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Collection Overview

Includes handwritten and typed sketches

Dates: 1982 and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 1: Biographical Papers

Identification documents, 1938-1984

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Collection Overview

Includes membership cards, voter registration certificates and name tags

Dates: 1938-1984
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 1: Biographical Papers

Ephemera materials, 1983, 1979

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Collection Overview

Unframed cross stitch textile handicraft made in tribute to Fields by her granddaughter Marlene, and coloring book from The Charleston Black Arts Festival featuring Fields

Dates: 1983, 1979
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 1: Biographical Papers

Various programs and newspaper clippings regarding Fields, 1969 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Collection Overview From the Series:

Contains brief documents, identification, newspaper clippings and ephemera materials relating to Mamie Garvin Fields.

Dates: 1969 and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 1: Biographical Papers

Handwritten notes, 1987

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Collection Overview

Written by Florence Holt regarding Fields's health status during her final days

Dates: 1987
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 1: Biographical Papers

Biographical sketch of Karen Fields, circa 1982

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Collection Overview

Includes handwritten budget for the book

Dates: circa 1982
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 2: Literary Productions: <emph render="italic">Lemon Swamp and Other Places</emph>

Letters: Typed and handwritten from Karen Fields, 1979-1983

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Collection Overview

Regarding editorial and pre-publication issues; and letters regarding Fields's book deal with The Free Press, with initial press release

Dates: 1979-1983
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 2: Literary Productions: <emph render="italic">Lemon Swamp and Other Places</emph>

Letters: Typed and handwritten from Karen Fields, 1984

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Collection Overview

Regarding the release of Lemon Swamp, with comments on reviews, and letters from various relatives and friends expressing interest in the book

Dates: 1984
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 2: Literary Productions: <emph render="italic">Lemon Swamp and Other Places</emph>

Letters: Typed and handwritten from Karen Fields, 1985-1986 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Collection Overview

Regarding book sales and royalities and letters from historial and academic institutions regarding speaking engagements

Dates: 1985-1986 and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 2: Literary Productions: <emph render="italic">Lemon Swamp and Other Places</emph>

Newspaper clippings, 1983-1985 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Collection Overview

Photocopied book reviews for Lemon Swamp

Dates: 1983-1985 and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Mamie E. Garvin Fields papers / Series 2: Literary Productions: <emph render="italic">Lemon Swamp and Other Places</emph>
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