Jesse Stuart Collection, 1937-1976 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Jesse Stuart Collection, 1937-1976

Primary Creator: Stuart, Jesse (1906-1984)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Date Acquired: 08/28/2003

Subjects: Stuart, Jesse, 1906-1984

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This is an artificial collection created to provide access to single items relating to Jesse Stuart. The core of the collection was part of the Townsend Room Collections, but other items have been added as found. The materials include a scrapbook on Jesse Stuart, an audio tape of his funeral, correspondence from Jesse Stuart to various individuals, autobiography, biographical notes and news clippings.

Biographical Note

Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1906 - February 17, 1984) was an American writer, school teacher, and school administrator who is known for his short stories, poetry, and novels as well as non-fiction autobiographical works set in central Appalachia. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of northeastern Kentucky for his writings.[1] Stuart was named the poet laureate of Kentucky in 1954.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Stuart

Subject/Index Terms

Stuart, Jesse, 1906-1984

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: N/A

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1],
[Box 1: Jesse Stuart Scrapbook],
[Item 1: Audio from Jesse Stuart's Funeral, 20 Feb 1984],
[All]

Folder 1

Item 1: Photograph of Jesse and Naomi Stuart
Item 2: Photograph of Jesse and Naomi Stuart
Item 3: Photograph of Jesse Stuart
Item 4: Photograph of Naomi Stuart
Item 5: Photograph of Naomi Stuart
Item 6: Photograph of Naomi Stuart
Item 7: Photograph of Naomi Stuart
Item 8: Jesse Stuart Number of the American Book Collector, 1 Feb 1966
Item 9: Quaint Facts about Jesse Stuart: by Merton S. Yewdale
Item 10: Jesse Stuart: by Mrs. Sam Langley Henderson
Item 11: Jesse Stuart Autobiography
Item 12: Jesse Stuart on Himself
Item 13: Kentucky Poet Back Home in U.S. - Broke
Item 14: Jesse Stuart
Item 15: ALS Jesse Stuart to Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Donovan, 9 Aug 1937: Includes a manuscript and a typescript of "Schubert's Serenade." He talks about listening to the music as he wrote the poem.
Item 16: ALS Jesse Stuart to Nell Stuart Donovan, 10 Jan 1938: Includes a manuscript short story, "Flirting Foxes", Stuart wrote while in London which was accepted for publication by Esquire.
Item 17: ALS Jesse Stuart to Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Donovan, 4 Apr 1940: Includes two short stories. "When the Hen Crows" is a highly edited typescript (he cut it from 28 pages to 12). "Six Sugar Maples on the Hill" is a highly edited manuscript. These were accepted by Esquire and Household Magazine respectively.
Item 18: TLS Jesse Stuart to Carl Sword, 3 May 1966: Stuart answers a series of questions about education.
Item 19: ALS Jesse Stuart to J. Ed. McConnell, 21 Oct 1974: Stuart talks about his book, The Year of My Rebirth, and the medical problems of his sister.
Item 20: ALS Jesse Stuart to Ms. Whitehead, n.d.: Brief letter about The Flirting Foxes.
Item 21: ALS Jesse Stuart to Mabel W. Jennings and Elizabeth Jeffries, 23 Mar 1976: Unable to come to Eastern to receive a Kappa Delta Pi award.
Item 22: ALS Jesse Stuart to Mabel Jennings, 30 Mar 1976: He has received the award in the mail and talks about teaching.
Item 23: Jesse Stuart Funeral Program, 1984

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1],
[Box 1: Jesse Stuart Scrapbook],
[Item 1: Audio from Jesse Stuart's Funeral, 20 Feb 1984],
[All]