Inventory of the J.I.M. Stewart Collection D-590

Liz Phillips
University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
URL: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/specol/


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: J.I.M. Stewart Collection
Creator: Ross Valley Book Company
Identifier/Call Number: D-590
Physical Description: 1 linear ft.
Date (inclusive): 1952-1983
Abstract: Correspondence with J.I.M. Stewart, receipts for books, dust jackets, and manuscripts of novels and short stories.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.

Biography

John Innes Mackintosh Stewart (1906-1994) was a Scottish writer and academic. He taught English at the University of Leeds; the University of Adelaide, South Australia; Queen's University, Belfast; and Oxford University. Stewart wrote both literary criticism and novels under his own name and mystery novels under the name Michael Innes.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with J.I.M. Stewart, receipts for books, dust jackets, and manuscripts of novels and short stories. Manuscripts include "The Open House", "A Venation of Centaurs", "Cucumber Sandwiches", and "Doppelgänger".

Access

Collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Ross Valley Book Company, 1985.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], J.I.M. Stewart Collection, D-590, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Publication Rights

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. 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 Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Detective and mystery stories
Authors, Scottish
Stewart, J. I. M.(John Innes Mackintosh) (1906-1994)
Ross Valley Book Company