SPEC.CMS.89
Guide and Inventory
Introduction:
Jessica Mitford, a.k.a. Decca, was a writer and one of the famous Mitford sisters, daughters of the 2nd Baron Redesdale. Her books include two autobiographies: Daughters and Rebels and A Fine Old Conflict.. Her many investigative works include: The American Way of Death, The Trial of Dr. Spock, Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business, Poison Penmanship, and The American Way of Birth.
The collection consists of notes, drafts, typescripts, proofs, galleys for her works, correspondence, photographs, video and audio tapes, reviews, clippings and articles by and about Jessica and the Mitford family, interviews, lectures, and other archival materials; 281 archival boxes, and 2 oversize boxes.
-- Most folders include various materials related to the subject.
JM, Jessica, Decca = Jessica Mitford
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