{"value"=>"<p>The Hemingway Estate series consists of material concerning Hemingway's last will and testament, property deeds, inventories of possessions, assignment of copyrights, ownership of manuscripts, establishment of trusts for Hemingway's children, and estate issues after his death.</p> <p>Much of the series centers on Hemingway's house and property, including an extensive library, in Cuba that had been seized by the Cuban Government. These files hold an official appraisal of the Cuban property, which consists of a detailed description and 6 photographs of the house and land; a room-by-room description of the contents of the house; a partial list of Hemingway's library left in Cuba; and tax claim documents submitted by Mary Hemingway to the federal government. Also of note are five photographs and various magazine clippings that Mary Hemingway sent to Rice depicting their home library. The images are largely undated but capture Hemingway and his family at his home in Cuba. One image shows Hemingway holding a fishing pole inside his house and another pictures Hemingway at his writing desk, with Mary on the couch in front of him. The photographs are accompanied by a letter from Mary Hemingway describing each picture. This file also contains a photograph of Hemingway's Idaho home (ca.1959). Other real estate records relate to properties in the Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, and Michigan.</p> <p>The series contains the lawyer's copy of Hemingway's last will and testament, documents related to trusts set up for Hemingway's sons, and papers regarding the future custodianship of his writings. One such item is a letter, with Hemingway's signature, labeled: \"Important To Be Opened In case of My Death,\" that ordered his executors to block any publications of his personal letters. These files also contain requests from magazine and book publishers from around the world inquiring on unpublished material, as well as from the Library of Congress, Houghton Library, and the Harry Ransom Center concerning the acquisition of Hemingway's letters and unpublished papers.</p>"}