Edith Tint correspondence

Collection — Box: JM Multi Small 1, Folder: 9

Identifier: JM019

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

After reading James A. Michener's novel The Fires of Spring, Mrs. Gilbert (Edith) Tint recommended the book to her Geometry teacher at Hunter College. After reading the book the teacher noticed the use of the Italian surname Allegri in the novel and was curious to know if Michener got the name from a family owned bakery on Bleecker Street. Edith Tint wrote James A. Michener with this question. Michener respondend and confirmed in his letter that he did indeed get the idea from the sign hanging above the bakery.

Dates

1952
Existence: 2000-09-14

Creator

Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. For more information contact James A. Michener Library, Archival Services Department, University of Northern Colorado, campus Box 48, Greeley, CO 80639, Phone: (970) 351-2854, E-mail: library.archives@unco.edu

Extent

1 Folder(s) (Series 1: Correspondence)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of two letters between Mrs. Gilbert (Edith) Tint and James A. Michener regarding the origin of the name "Allegri" in Michener's novel The Fires of Spring.