ALEX HALEY - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CIRCA 1984 - HFSID 224658

ALEX  HALEY
Alex Haley sends an autograph note responding to a request to sign a copy of his book, Roots.
Autograph Note Signed: "Alex Haley", 1p, 8½x11. To "Dear Will Stanhope -". In full: "Of course, I'd be happy to do so!" Written at the lower margin of a TLS: "William W Stanhope". Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1984 October 23. On Stanhope's imprinted letterhead to Haley in Beverly Hills, California. In full: "I have a copy of your book 'Roots', and I was wondering if I might sent it to you to inscribe for me? It would be added to such inscribed books as 'Good Morning America' by Carl Sandburg, 'We' by Charles A. Lindbergh, and 'Teacher' by Helen Keller. Best of health and luck throughout the coming years to you and yours. Thanking you for your assistance, I remain Respectfully". Already known as the author of a definitive biography of Malcolm X, which was based on interviews done with the Black leader in "Playboy" magazine, Alex Haley (1921-1992) created a sensation -- and single-handedly launched a new interest in genealogy with his book, Roots. The saga, which traced his African roots, was first excerpted in "Reader's Digest" before publication in book form in 1976. The story, which was televised as a successful miniseries in 1977, resulted in a number of awards for Haley, including the National Book Award, a special Pulitzer Prize and the NAACP's Spingarn Medal as well as several honorary doctor of letters degrees for his research, which spanned 12 years. Lightly creased with folds, not at signatures. Light "haloing" of type of Stanhope's letter. Fine condition.