Inventory of the Virginia Perry Wilson Collection on Jesse Stuart
Sara Gunasekara
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5292
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Creator:
Wilson, Virginia Perry
Title: Virginia Perry Wilson Collection on Jesse Stuart
Date (inclusive): 1953-1984
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
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.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: MC047
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
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.
Scope and Content
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 Collection
The collection is arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Broadsides by Jesse Stuart, 3. About Jesse Stuart and His
Works.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Stuart, Jesse, 1906-1984
Wilson, Virginia Perry
Access
Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Virginia Perry Wilson in 1986.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid with assistance from student employee Michelle
Xie.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Virginia Perry Wilson Collection on Jesse Stuart, MC047, Department of Special Collections, General
Library, University of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
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.
Series 1.
Correspondence
1966-1984
Physical Description:
28 folders
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence by and about Jesse Stuart and his works.
Arranged into three subseries: Outgoing, Incoming, and Third Party.
Subseries 1.1
Outgoing
1975
Physical Description:
1 lettter
Scope and Content Note
Contains one letter written by Virginia Perry Wilson.
Box MC047:1
Leslie's Drug Store
1975 February 25
Subseries 1.2
Incoming
1966-1984
Physical Description:
26 folders
Scope and Content Note
The majority of the subseries contains correspondence from Mary Clarke and Jesse Stuart. The letters are arranged alphabetically
by correspondent.
Box MC047:2
Archer Editions Press
1979
Box MC047:3
Bancroft Library
1984 December 5
Box MC047:4
Bleiweiss, Roy
1977 September 14
Box MC047:5
Clarke, Mary
1972 April 11
Box MC047:6
Clarke, Mary
1979 July 17
Box MC047:7
Clarke, Mary
1980 January 8
Box MC047:9
Clarke, Mary
1980 October 15
Box MC047:10
Clarke, Mary
1981 January 29
Box MC047:11
Clarke, Mary
1981 March 24
Box MC047:12
International Bookfinders Inc.
1973-1977
Box MC047:13
Stuart, Jesse
1966 May 11
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy
Box MC047:14
Stuart, Jesse
1968 January 27
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy
Box MC047:15
Stuart, Jesse
1970 February 2
Box MC047:16
Stuart, Jesse
1970 February 25
Box MC047:17
Stuart, Jesse
1970 July 1
Box MC047:18
Stuart, Jesse
1971 February 8
Box MC047:19
Stuart, Jesse
1971 September 3
Box MC047:20
Stuart, Jesse
1975 January 13
Box MC047:21
Stuart, Jesse
1975 February 7
Box MC047:22
Stuart, Jesse
1975 March 25
Box MC047:23
Stuart, Jesse
1975 June 23
Box MC047:24
Stuart, Jesse
1978 January 17
Box MC047:26
Western Kentucky University
1979 December 3
Box MC047:27
Western Kentucky University
1981 April 3
Subseries 1.3
Third Party
1979
Physical Description:
1 letter
Box MC047:28
Western Kentucky University to Mary Clarke
1979 December 5
Series 2.
Broadsides by Jesse Stuart
1970
Physical Description:
3 broadsides
Scope and Content Note
Contains three broadsides of Stuart's works. Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box MC047:229
Land Where the Honey-Colored Wind is Fair
1970
Series 3.
About Jesse Stuart and His Works
1953-1982
Physical Description:
3 folders
Box MC047:32
American Book Collector
1966 February
Box MC047:34
Jesse Stuart: A Bibliography for May 1960-May 1965 by Hensley C. Woodbridge
1965
