According to a statement issued by Emory, Kennerson approached the university about becoming the permanent home of the archive after meeting and speaking with Emory historian Joseph Crespino.
Crespino had contacted Kennerson while researching his forthcoming book, “Atticus Finch: The Biography.” The book, which will be available May 8, is a political and cultural history of Lee’s most famous character and how his creation was inspired by Lee’s father, Amasa Coleman Lee, who practiced law, served in the Alabama State Legislature and was owner and editor of the Monroe Journal.
