Myran E. Haley legal documents

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{"value"=>"Haley, My.", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"Myran E. Haley legal documents"}

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{"value"=>"1977-1992", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1977/1992"}

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{"internal"=>true, "source"=>"Terry Greene", "method"=>"Gift", "date"=>"Oct. 1992", "accession_number"=>"SCM 92-65", "value"=>"<p>Gift, Terry Greene, Oct. 1992</p>"}

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{"value"=>"<p>The Myran E. Haley Legal Documents relate to the suit filed by Myran Haley against George Haley (Alex Haley's brother), and the Haley Estate regarding ownership of three literary works Haley was working on at the time of his death: \"Merging\" aka \"Queen,\" \"Madam C. J. Walker,\" and \"Henning.\" She claimed co-ownership of these works and the right to complete the manuscripts. A compromise judgment was rendered giving her partial (15%) ownership rights. Documents include photocopies of Mryan Haley's complaint, her affidavit, Alex Haley's will, their prenuptial agreement, and the partial compromise judgment.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Myran E. Haley (My Haley) is the third wife of the well-known writer Alex Haley. They were married in 1977 although they were legally separated at the time of his death in 1992. Myran Haley claimed she assisted Alex Haley in finishing \"Roots,\" published in 1976. She also stated in court documents that she was a collaborator on at least three of his unpublished works: \"Queen,\" (the story of his Caucasian ancestry), \"Madame C. J. Walker,\" and \"Henning,\" a collection of stories about Haley's boyhood summers at his grandmother's home in western Tennessee.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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1977

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1977

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1992

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1977

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1992

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1 folder

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{"value"=>"[Item], Myran E. Haley legal documents, Sc MG 475, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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{"value"=>"Myran E. Haley (My Haley) is the third wife of the well-known writer Alex Haley. They were married in 1977 although they were legally separated at the time of his death in 1992. Myran Haley claimed she assisted Alex Haley in finishing \"Roots,\" published in 1976. She also stated in court documents that she was a collaborator on at least three of his unpublished works: \"Queen,\" (the story of his Caucasian ancestry), \"Madame C. J. Walker,\" and \"Henning,\" a collection of stories about Haley's boyhood summers at his grandmother's home in western Tennessee. The Myran E. Haley Legal Documents relate to the suit filed by Myran Haley against George Haley (Alex Haley's brother), and the Haley Estate regarding ownership of three literary works Haley was working on at the time of his death: \"Merging\" aka \"Queen,\" \"Madam C. J. Walker,\" and \"Henning.\" She claimed co-ownership of these works and the right to complete the manuscripts. A compromise judgment was rendered giving her partial (15%) ownership rights. Documents include photocopies of Mryan Haley's complaint, her affidavit, Alex Haley's will, their prenuptial agreement, and the partial compromise judgment.", "generated"=>true}

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