Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Wilson, Virginia Perry
- Abstract:
- This small collection, assembled by Virginia Perry Wilson, contains correspondence and works by and about Jesse Stuart, author of short stories, novels, and poetry.
- Extent:
- 0.2 linear feet
- Language:
- Collection materials in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Virginia Perry Wilson Collection on Jesse Stuart, MC047, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This small collection, assembled by Virginia Perry Wilson, contains correspondence and works by and about Jesse Stuart, author of short stories, novels, and poetry.
Arrangement of the CollectionThe collection is arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Broadsides by Jesse Stuart, 3. About Jesse Stuart and His Works.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jesse Hilton Stuart, author of short stories, novels, and poetry, was born August 8, 1906, in W-Hollow, Kentucky. He received a B.A. from Lincoln Memorial University. His works include: Best-loved Short Stories of Jesse Stuart,Clearing in the Sky & other Stories,The Kingdom Within: a Spiritual Autobiography,Men of the Mountains,The World of Jesse Stuart: Selected Poems, among others.
Stuart passed away February 17, 1984.
Virginia Perry Wilson (January 5, 1905-June 1, 1989) was a Napa, California school teacher and collector of Stuart's works.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Virginia Perry Wilson in 1986.
- Processing information:
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Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.
- Physical location:
- Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Virginia Perry Wilson Collection on Jesse Stuart, MC047, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621