Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Access
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
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.