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SUMNER (CID RICKETTS) PAPERS, ACCRETION


Biography:

Bertha (Cid) Ricketts Sumner (1890–1970) was a Mississippi-born author who achieved fame for novels featuring the character Tammy Tyree.

Scope and Content:

This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and reviews of books, one poem, “Little Star,” and miscellaneous plot notes. It also contains the following manuscripts: “Saddle Me An Ass,” (published as Saddle Your Dreams), corrected typescript and notes; Saddle Your Dreams; corrected typescript; Lilies for Lucille, corrected typescript; One Small Murder, typescript; Meander Island, typescript; Tammy in Rome, rough draft; two unidentified manuscripts.