By Jackie Couture
Collection Overview
Title: James Still Collection, 1936-1975
Creator: Still, James (1906-2001)
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Date Acquired: 05/15/2012
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This is an artificial collection comprised of correspondence from James Still to Thelma Kiser of Ashland, Kentucky and Frances Mason of Richmond, Kentucky.
Biographical Note
James Still (July 16, 1906 – April 28, 2001) was an American poet, novelist and folklorist. He lived most of his life in a log house along the Dead Mare Branch of Little Carr Creek, Knott County, Kentucky. He was best known for the novel River of Earth, which depicted the struggles of coal mining in eastern Kentucky.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Source:
Mason, Frances
Box and Folder Listing
- Folder 1: James Still Correspondence, 1936-1975
- Correspondence regarding a visit to Texas, New York and possible trips to Richmond and Lexington. He mentions meetings with publishers and that Viking Press will be publishing Hounds on the Mountain. The later letter concerns a package of information that he left with the director of Hindman Settlement School.