{"value"=>"<p>Series encompasses family documents and letters notably with Lee's mother, Lydia Whaley Canegata, his father, James C. Canegata, his brother, William H. \"Lovey\" Canegata, and his son, Carl Lee. There is other correspondence with friends, and material relating to Canada Lee's political activity. The majority of family correspondence consists of letters between Lee and his second wife, Frances, written between 1950 and 1952, primarily during the time Lee was in England and South Africa filming <em>Cry, the Beloved Country</em>. For the most part, the letters are personal in nature, but they also describe his observations and his own living conditions. There are letters to Lee from girlfriends prior to his marriage to Frances Lee, and from friends he made in South Africa and Europe. Other material in this series pertains to his political activity, including his involvement in civil rights and the 1944 presidential election of Franklin Roosevelt, as well as printed matter on social and political issues. Articles in this category deal with such topics as Teheran and the United States, the American Committee for Yugoslav Relief, and the U. S. fear of communism. There are also correspondence and news clippings pertaining to the accusations that Lee was a communist. Included are drafts of a letter he wrote in 1949 to Walter Winchell regarding the latter's newspaper column which accused Lee of communist affiliations. Lee's letters to Ed Sullivan requesting his assistance in dealing with these charges shed additional information on his self-defense. This series closes with awards and certificates, poems dedicated to him, eulogies and obituaries, condolence cards and telegrams.</p>"}