Series II: Correspondence

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1887385
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1
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series
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3179685
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2026-06-17 14:15:27 UTC
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2026-06-17 14:20:16 UTC

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unitid
{"value"=>"3179685", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1960-2015", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1960/2015"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Series II: Correspondence"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"361 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"173.87 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Series II, dating from 1960 to 2015, holds hundreds of letters sent to Maya Angelou over the course of her lifetime from friends, business contacts, corporations, authors, educators, scholars and multiple colleagues in the creative arts. There is also a significant amount of fan mail reflecting the vast impact of Angelou's work. Correspondence with Angelou's family is held in Subseries I.B.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>This series is arranged into seven subseries: I.A. General Correspondence; II.B. Professional Correspondence; II.C. Agents and Publishers; II.D. Regrets; II.E. Requests; II.F. Fan Mail; and II.G. Greeting Cards and Invitations.</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Fan mail is closed until 2030.</p>"}
date_start
1960
keydate
1960
date_end
2015
date_inclusive_start
1960
date_inclusive_end
2015
extent_statement
173.87 linear feet (361 boxes)

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  1. Subseries II.A. General Correspondence [903/3]
  2. Subseries II.B. Professional Correspondence [1167/3]
  3. Subseries II.C. Agents and Publishers [2/4]
  4. Subseries II.D. Regrets [33/1]
  5. Subseries II.E. Requests [29/3]
  6. Subseries II.F. Fan Mail [20/1]
  7. Subseries II.G. Greeting Cards and Invitations [18/1]