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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 3 February 2020

In this Oct. 26, 2005 file photo, author Anne Rice talks about her
new book during an interview at her home in La Jolla, Calif.
Associated Press
Tulane acquires

archive of "Vampire" This 1930 photo provided by the Sherborne School in Sherborne, England, shows members of
Westcott House, including Alan Turing, center, who went on to become a World War II codebreaker
author Anne Rice and computing pioneer. Associated Press

Associated Press then in California, accord- U.S. wants to return codebreaker's
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tu- ing to her biography.
lane University has ac- But New Orleans has seized items to U.K. school
quired the complete ar- played a central role in
chives of bestselling author much of her fiction. By COLLEEN SLEVIN contributions to a field, and and did not include its min-
Anne Rice, who was born “Interview with a Vampire” Associated Press a letter from King George iature version and the king's
and raised in New Orleans was her first novel when it DENVER (AP) — A U.S. VI awarding the honor to letter. According to court
and whose books, includ- was published in 1976 and woman who said she was Alan Turing was found in a documents, Julia Turing
ing “Interview with a Vam- is set in the city’s French visiting England to do a briefcase behind a wall in a told investigators that she
pire,” often drew inspira- Quarter. study of the late World War bathroom. had bought OBE medals
tion from her hometown. The book was later turned II codebreaker and com- Her offer to donate the online, and several were
The collection was a gift into a movie starring Brad puting pioneer Alan Turing items to the University of found during the search of
from Stuart Rose and the Pitt and Tom Cruise. Anoth- walked into the prestigious Colorado had launched her home, along with the
Stuart Rose Family Foun- er novel called “Feast of boys' boarding school he a lengthy international in- original discovered behind
dation to the university’s All Saints,” was about free attended and asked to see vestigation to sort out the the bathroom wall.
Howard-Tilton Memorial Li- people of color in antebel- a collection of his memo- rightful owner of the items, In diaries and letters seized
brary, the university said in lum New Orleans. rabilia. She was given a according to a forfeiture by investigators, she wrote
a statement. The collection at Tulane wooden box with items action filed Jan. 17 and of her "tremendous love
“That Tulane has provided will consist of manuscripts that once belonged to Tur- first reported by BizWest. and devotion" to Alan Tur-
a home for my papers is of most of her published ing, who helped crack Nazi The action is the first of two ing and how she wished
exciting and comforting,” works, some unpublished Germany's secret codes legal steps to return the she did not have to hide his
Rice said in the statement. short stories, journals, and whose story inspired memorabilia to the Sher- things. In one diary entry,
“All my novels — in a ca- screenplays, personal arti- 2014's Oscar-winning film borne School in England. addressed to Alan Turing,
reer spanning more than facts and correspondence "The Imitation Game." In- Julia Turing had letters from she worried about a mu-
40 years — have been from family, friends and side the box was his Ph.D. Sherborne's treasurer, Col. seum forcing her to give up
profoundly influenced by fans of the author. from Princeton University, A.W. Gallon, thanking her the items by claiming they
the history and beauty of It will also include materials his Order of the British Em- for previously returning are stolen, court docu-
New Orleans, and by its from her late husband Stan pire medal and other me- most of the memorabilia ments show.
unique ambience in which Rice and her sister, Alice mentos. and saying she could keep The U.S. government is ask-
my imagination flourished Borchardt, who was also a When she left that day in the diploma, according ing a judge to give it per-
even in early childhood.” writer. 1984, the box was empty. to court documents. They manent custody of the
Rice has written 30 novels. Rose is an avid collector The only thing left inside suggested she could show items so it can begin an-
She moved to California to of rare books and manu- was a note asking for for- the correspondence to po- other legal process to re-
attend university and has scripts. He’s also worked giveness and promising to lice if she was questioned. turn them to the school.
spent much of her life since with the university to assist return the items someday, But school officials told Julia Turing has until March
in other acquisitions includ- according to a recent investigators that giving to file an objection to the
ing copies of John James court filing by government away any school property forfeiture. Her attorney,
Audubon’s “Birds of Amer- lawyers. would require the permis- Katryna Spearman, did
ica.” More than 30 years later, sion of its board of gover- not return messages seek-
“As a New Orleans native, the U.S. Department of nors, which did not consid- ing comment. She has
a rare book collector and Homeland Security in Den- er the matter, according to not been charged with a
having a daughter who ver has the items that were Sherborne documents. crime.
graduated from Tulane seized from the Colorado The school said some items Sherborne School head-
University, this was a per- home of the woman, who that Julia Turing previously master Dominic Luckett
fect opportunity to help later changed her name to returned were not the origi- declined to comment Fri-
give something back to Julia Turing. nal items that were taken. It day on the items removed
both the Tulane and New The Princeton degree was noted that the Order of the from the school's archives
Orleans communities,” said found behind a dresser in British Empire medal she because authorities are still
Rose.q 2018. The medal, given for sent back was tarnished dealing with the matter.q