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Photo of James William Howard in Confederate uniform.

Postcard of unknown painting "Edgar Mayo(?) to A.C Smith. July 30, 1951"

Al Smith, Guy Moore, George Hurry, George Young with telephones and wire on floor.

Woman on postcard wearing intricate lace collar. February 28, 1925

Photo of Old St. Luke Methodist Church built in 1846 and torn down in 1897. Photo taken by a Mr. Gann prior to its destruction.

Grandma Smith on the porch

Grandma Smith on the porch

Portrait of "Grandpa Smith" - negatives scratched, very fuzzy/envelope from photo developer.

Portrait of "Grandma Smith" negatives scratched, very fuzzy/envelope from photo developer

1002 Broad Street, Smith's Drug Store interior. Four men standing in the interior of the store. One can identify Park Square Chocolates, barber kits, Seltzer, and trinkets.

Interior of a business with four men and a woman posing.

Photo of the Old City Market located on First Avenue and 10th and 11th Streets. Buggies are parked out front.The back of the photograph reads: "From; Edgar Mayo to A.C. Smith. May 19, 1955. Old City Market 1 ave 10 & 11 st. d. 1890s.

An ox team, in downtown Columbus. The postcard is dated to the 1950s; however, the photograph on the postcard itself is dated between 1889-1905. The back of the post card has written: "Edgar mayo to A.C Smith July 30,1951. Broad Street, 1889-1905…

In regards to the medical report, the main takeaways are her several surgeries in removing a tumor and her bouts with pneumonia. With her medical proceedings, one can reason that struggles that her characters go through, especially those that are…

Transcripts from therapy sessions that detail McCullers’ relationship with James Reeves.

The relationship of Carson McCullers between partly her parents & Mary Mercer

The artifacts chosen include a newspaper article on the city in New York where Carson McCullers finished the remaining of her years. My second PDF above shows a letter…

This artifact follow the home McCullers had in Nyack and the woman who temporarily stayed with her, June Griesbach and her experience during her stay.

This artifact is a timeline from 1936-1967. It contains various things that happened to Carson throughout that time period. It also mentions the times that she was ill. Obviously the timeline ends in 1967 due to her death in Nyack, New York.

This letter was written by Dr. Mary Mercer to Jack Fletcher, an employee of United Press International, who she was told may have been able to help her obtain a copy of a very specific picture of Carson McCullers. It was written after McCullers’…