Vivian Turner McClellan Memoir
Scope and Contents
‘One in the Middle,’ is a partially fictionalized memoir written by Vivian Turner McClellan. It discusses her childhood and young adulthood as well as her sister Lowney Turner Handy and author James Jones.
Folders 1-6 of Box 1 house MS 0072 and MS 0073.
Dates
- 1987
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS).
Copyrights
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Biography
Vivian Turner was born around 1915 to James and Fannie Turner. She was the younger sister of Lowney Turner Handy, the founder of the Handy Writer’s Colony. She married Paul H. McClellan. She passed away in 2018.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gifted to the archives by Vivian Turner McClellan on February 26, 1988.
Property Rights
UIS owns the property rights to this collection.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in June 2026.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Vivian Turner McClellan Memoir
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
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