Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Kimbrough, Hunter Southworth, 1900-1994, Cameron, John Kenneth, Draper, Ranney Clark, and Hard, Frederick, 1898-1981
- Abstract:
- The Kimbrough mss., 1961-1967, consists of the correspondence of bond salesman Hunter Southworth Kimbrough, 1900-1994, concerning his relationship with his brother-in-law, Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968.
- Extent:
- 1 folio
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Kimbrough mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Hunter Southworth Kimbrough, 1900-1994, was a bond salesman and the brother of Upton Beall Sinclair's second wife, Mary Craig (Kimbrough) Sinclair, 1882-1961. He was born on September 15, 1900 in Greenwood, Mississippi. After meeting Sinclair at the age of 13, he enjoyed a long personal relationship with the author. The pair were arrested together in 1923 for demonstrating at Liberty Hill in Los Angeles, California. Kimbrough was also involved, along with his sister and Sinclair, in the production of Sergei Eisenstein's ultimately unfinished film ¡Que viva México!. He died on August 27, 1994.
- Scope and Content:
The Kimbrough mss., 1961-1967, consists of letters to and from bond salesman Hunter Southworth Kimbrough, 1900-1994, concerning his relationship with his brother-in-law, Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968. The items in this collection chronicle the final years of that relationship, especially the misunderstandings between Kimbrough and Sinclair in regard to certain financial matters.
Additional correspondents in this collection are John Kenneth Cameron, Ranney Clark Draper, and Frederick Hard. A series of annotations written by Kimbrough as late as 1989 that further explain the nature of the misunderstandings between the two complete the collection.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 1989 (Hunter Kimbrough via Ronald Gottesman. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.)
- Arrangement:
The letters constituting this collection are arranged chronologically.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Folio
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Kimbrough mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu