The Ben Jennings Papers about Lee Smith contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, event posters and flyers, class room notes, lectures, writings, and audio and visual items related to published author Lee Smith. Materials are dated from 1982 to 2007. Ben Jennings was associate professor at Virginia Highlands Community ...
MoreThe Ben Jennings Papers about Lee Smith contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, event posters and flyers, class room notes, lectures, writings, and audio and visual items related to published author Lee Smith. Materials are dated from 1982 to 2007. Ben Jennings was associate professor at Virginia Highlands Community College where he taught film appreciation and American literature. He was also served on the Arts Advisory Committee. This committee was charged with advising the vice president of Instruction and Student Services and the dean of the Division of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, regarding matters pertaining to Virginia Highlands Community College's curricular and non-curricular programs and offerings in theater, music, films, literature, dance and visual arts. Jennings was a friend of Southern writer Lee Smith for thirty years, organized events to honor her, and taught a seminar about her writing career.
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