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Giardina's father and other members of her family were employed by the coal company. The mine closed when Giardina was thirteen, and her family was forced to move to Charleston in search of work.","Giardina pursued higher education at West Virginia Wesleyan College, graduating 1973 with a Bachelor's degree in History. She continued on to do graduate work at Marshall University. Giardina considered ordination in the Episcopal Church and pursued a Masters in Divinity at the Virginia Theological Seminary of Alexandria, Virginia, which she received in 1979. Giardina decided to write rather than to be ordained, publishing her first historical novel, \"Good King Harry\", in 1984.","Giardina's next two novels, \"Storming Heaven\" (1987) and \"The Unquiet Earth\" (1992) draw on the author's childhood experiences growing up in a coal camp and on the history of the West Virginia coalfields. Giardina has published several other novels on historical subjects. She currently teaches at West Virginia State University and serves as an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church.","Papers of Appalachian author Denise Giardina, whose 1987 novel  Storming Heaven  received the W. D. Weatherford Award, and 1992 novel  The Unquiet Earth  received the American Book Award and the Lillian Smith Book Award for fiction.  The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels  Good King Harry ,  Storming Heaven ,  The Unquiet Earth ,  Saints and Villains , and  Emily's Ghost .","The collection also includes five 5.25 in. floppy computer disks containing electronic files and Giardina's notes, drafts for an unfinished and unpublished work of nonfiction entitled \"The State of Appalachia\", and a draft of a play about Senator Robert C. Byrd entitled \"Robert and Ted.\" Digital files also include the script for a speech given by Giardina at a high school graduation.","Additional material pertains to her personal and professional life, covering topics including her childhood an Italian heritage, her travels, and her campaign for Governor of West Virginia in 2000.","Series include:  \nSeries 1. Floppy Disks (undated), box 1 \nSeries 2.  Good King Harry  (1984, undated), boxes 1-2 \nSeries 3.  Storming Heaven  (undated), boxes 2-4 \nSeries 4.  The Unquiet Earth  (undated), boxes 4-5 \nSeries 5.  Saints and Villains  and  Fallam's Secret  (undated), box 5 \nSeries 6.  Emily's Ghost  (2006-2009, undated), box 6 \nSeries 7. Miscellaneous Manuscripts (2002-2013, undated), boxes 6-7 \nAddendum of 2014/06/30,  Animals  (undated), box 7 \nAddendum of 2016/12/15, Correspondence, Photographs, and Other Material (circa 1950-2008), boxes 8-10 \nAddendum of 2017/10/19, Photographs and Other Material (circa 1900-2016), box 11 \nAddendum of 2018/02/23,  Saints and Villains  and Other Material (circa 1979-1999, undated), box 12 \nAddendum of 2019/06/19, Family Records (1964-2019 and undated), boxes 13-14 \nAddendum of 2020/08/28, Draft and Other Material (1951-1983 and undated), box 15 \nAddendum of 2022/05/18, Graduation Speech Script (2022)","This series consists of five floppy disks with an attached sticky note from Giardina that identifies them as containing backups for  The State of Appalachia  and  The Unquiet Earth .","This series pertains to Giardina's first novel,  Good King Harry  (1984), a fictional re-telling of the life of Henry V of England. This series contains four notebooks: one containing research notes, the other three containing manuscript drafts. The research notebook contains news clippings, maps, and other material, some which was collected during Giardina's time studying abroad in England in 1972. The three draft notebooks contain the fourth notebook of the first draft, the first notebook of the second draft, and the last notebook Giardina used before she began to type a final version of the novel for her agent.","This series regards  Storming Heaven  (1987), a historical novel that tells the story of the coal town of Annadel, West Virginia through the eyes of its residents, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain. This series contains five notebooks. There are two research notebooks, the first of which is also the last notebook in Series 2. The remaining three notebooks contain draft versions of the novel. The first research notebook contains research notes, news clippings, and photocopies, most regarding labor and Charleston history, and other material. The second research notebook contains Giardina's earliest notes for  Storming Heaven . The draft manuscript notebooks include the second and third notebooks of the first draft and the first notebook of a revised draft. "," In the second notebook of the first draft of  Storming Heaven  (green notebook in box 3, folder 2) is an episode that was not included in the finished novel; it is titled \"From the Diary of Lytton Davidson\" and appears on pages 298-310.","This series regards  The Unquiet Earth  (1992), a historical novel and sequel to  Storming Heaven . The series consists of three notebooks, each of which contains an early draft version of the novel.","This series regards  Saints and Villains  (1998), a historical novel concerning the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who was executed by Nazi Germany for crimes against the regime. This series contains two notebooks: the first containing research notes, and the other a draft version of the novel. The research notebook mostly consists of notes from a German language class that Giardina took. The second notebook also contains early notes for Giardina's subsequent novel,  Fallam's Secret .","This series regards  Emily's Ghost  (2009), a fictionalized re-telling of the life of Emily Bronte. This series contains two notebooks, the first containing research notes, and the second containing a draft version of the novel. Inside the front cover of the research notebook are a New Yorker article regarding cholera and a copy of a review of \"Emily's Ghost\" by Jennifer L. Holberg that was published in \"Books and Culture: A Christian Review;\" the review has underlining by Giardina.","This series includes manuscripts for several unpublished and unfinished works, including:","The State of Appalachia  (undated), an unfinished and unpublished work of non-fiction. It consists of one notebook containing research notes and draft versions of the book.","Robert and Ted  (2011-2013), an unfinished play about Senator Robert C. Byrd. Box 6 includes one typescript copy of the first draft of the first act of the play and an email authored by Giardina to a director regarding a staged reading of the play. Box 7 includes drafts 4-6 of the play; collection also includes digital files for these drafts.","Can These Bones Live?  (2002). Notes for a speech created by Giardina on 25 October 2002 delivered at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia regarding biblical stories.","This addendum includes both a printed and digital copy of a draft of a memoir titled  Animals . This memoir recounts episodes from Giardina's life, focusing on the pets she and her family owned. She also writes about Italian immigration in WV, race relations and civil rights, life in coal camps, coal companies, her time in school, her political views, travel to England, religion, music, her mother, and her personal experience writing.","This addendum includes assorted professional and personal correspondence, photographs, and other material regarding Giardina's career and personal life.","This addendum includes Giardina family photographs, assorted correspondence, and other material.","This addendum includes research notes, correspondence, and other material used by Giardina in writing  Saints and Villains  and other material regarding Giardina's 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial campaign.","This addendum includes family records, letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs, as well as several middle and high school literature awards, newspaper columns, and scrapbooks. Also included is a draft of \"Storming Heaven.\"","This addendum consists of assorted certificates, photographs, papers, newspaper clippings, and the first draft of \"Storming Heaven.\"","This addendum consists of a script written for a high school graduation speech Giardina gave in 2022.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Giardina, Denise, 1951-","English \n.    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The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels \u003ctitle\u003eGood King Harry\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eStorming Heaven\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eThe Unquiet Earth\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eSaints and Villains\u003c/title\u003e, and \u003ctitle\u003eEmily's Ghost\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes five 5.25 in. floppy computer disks containing electronic files and Giardina's notes, drafts for an unfinished and unpublished work of nonfiction entitled \"The State of Appalachia\", and a draft of a play about Senator Robert C. 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Box 6 includes one typescript copy of the first draft of the first act of the play and an email authored by Giardina to a director regarding a staged reading of the play. Box 7 includes drafts 4-6 of the play; collection also includes digital files for these drafts.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eCan These Bones Live?\u003c/title\u003e (2002). Notes for a speech created by Giardina on 25 October 2002 delivered at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia regarding biblical stories.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum includes both a printed and digital copy of a draft of a memoir titled \u003ctitle\u003eAnimals\u003c/title\u003e. This memoir recounts episodes from Giardina's life, focusing on the pets she and her family owned. 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The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels  Good King Harry ,  Storming Heaven ,  The Unquiet Earth ,  Saints and Villains , and  Emily's Ghost .","The collection also includes five 5.25 in. floppy computer disks containing electronic files and Giardina's notes, drafts for an unfinished and unpublished work of nonfiction entitled \"The State of Appalachia\", and a draft of a play about Senator Robert C. Byrd entitled \"Robert and Ted.\" Digital files also include the script for a speech given by Giardina at a high school graduation.","Additional material pertains to her personal and professional life, covering topics including her childhood an Italian heritage, her travels, and her campaign for Governor of West Virginia in 2000.","Series include:  \nSeries 1. Floppy Disks (undated), box 1 \nSeries 2.  Good King Harry  (1984, undated), boxes 1-2 \nSeries 3.  Storming Heaven  (undated), boxes 2-4 \nSeries 4.  The Unquiet Earth  (undated), boxes 4-5 \nSeries 5.  Saints and Villains  and  Fallam's Secret  (undated), box 5 \nSeries 6.  Emily's Ghost  (2006-2009, undated), box 6 \nSeries 7. Miscellaneous Manuscripts (2002-2013, undated), boxes 6-7 \nAddendum of 2014/06/30,  Animals  (undated), box 7 \nAddendum of 2016/12/15, Correspondence, Photographs, and Other Material (circa 1950-2008), boxes 8-10 \nAddendum of 2017/10/19, Photographs and Other Material (circa 1900-2016), box 11 \nAddendum of 2018/02/23,  Saints and Villains  and Other Material (circa 1979-1999, undated), box 12 \nAddendum of 2019/06/19, Family Records (1964-2019 and undated), boxes 13-14 \nAddendum of 2020/08/28, Draft and Other Material (1951-1983 and undated), box 15 \nAddendum of 2022/05/18, Graduation Speech Script (2022)","This series consists of five floppy disks with an attached sticky note from Giardina that identifies them as containing backups for  The State of Appalachia  and  The Unquiet Earth .","This series pertains to Giardina's first novel,  Good King Harry  (1984), a fictional re-telling of the life of Henry V of England. This series contains four notebooks: one containing research notes, the other three containing manuscript drafts. The research notebook contains news clippings, maps, and other material, some which was collected during Giardina's time studying abroad in England in 1972. The three draft notebooks contain the fourth notebook of the first draft, the first notebook of the second draft, and the last notebook Giardina used before she began to type a final version of the novel for her agent.","This series regards  Storming Heaven  (1987), a historical novel that tells the story of the coal town of Annadel, West Virginia through the eyes of its residents, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain. This series contains five notebooks. There are two research notebooks, the first of which is also the last notebook in Series 2. The remaining three notebooks contain draft versions of the novel. The first research notebook contains research notes, news clippings, and photocopies, most regarding labor and Charleston history, and other material. The second research notebook contains Giardina's earliest notes for  Storming Heaven . The draft manuscript notebooks include the second and third notebooks of the first draft and the first notebook of a revised draft. "," In the second notebook of the first draft of  Storming Heaven  (green notebook in box 3, folder 2) is an episode that was not included in the finished novel; it is titled \"From the Diary of Lytton Davidson\" and appears on pages 298-310.","This series regards  The Unquiet Earth  (1992), a historical novel and sequel to  Storming Heaven . The series consists of three notebooks, each of which contains an early draft version of the novel.","This series regards  Saints and Villains  (1998), a historical novel concerning the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who was executed by Nazi Germany for crimes against the regime. This series contains two notebooks: the first containing research notes, and the other a draft version of the novel. The research notebook mostly consists of notes from a German language class that Giardina took. The second notebook also contains early notes for Giardina's subsequent novel,  Fallam's Secret .","This series regards  Emily's Ghost  (2009), a fictionalized re-telling of the life of Emily Bronte. This series contains two notebooks, the first containing research notes, and the second containing a draft version of the novel. Inside the front cover of the research notebook are a New Yorker article regarding cholera and a copy of a review of \"Emily's Ghost\" by Jennifer L. Holberg that was published in \"Books and Culture: A Christian Review;\" the review has underlining by Giardina.","This series includes manuscripts for several unpublished and unfinished works, including:","The State of Appalachia  (undated), an unfinished and unpublished work of non-fiction. It consists of one notebook containing research notes and draft versions of the book.","Robert and Ted  (2011-2013), an unfinished play about Senator Robert C. Byrd. Box 6 includes one typescript copy of the first draft of the first act of the play and an email authored by Giardina to a director regarding a staged reading of the play. Box 7 includes drafts 4-6 of the play; collection also includes digital files for these drafts.","Can These Bones Live?  (2002). Notes for a speech created by Giardina on 25 October 2002 delivered at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia regarding biblical stories.","This addendum includes both a printed and digital copy of a draft of a memoir titled  Animals . This memoir recounts episodes from Giardina's life, focusing on the pets she and her family owned. She also writes about Italian immigration in WV, race relations and civil rights, life in coal camps, coal companies, her time in school, her political views, travel to England, religion, music, her mother, and her personal experience writing.","This addendum includes assorted professional and personal correspondence, photographs, and other material regarding Giardina's career and personal life.","This addendum includes Giardina family photographs, assorted correspondence, and other material.","This addendum includes research notes, correspondence, and other material used by Giardina in writing  Saints and Villains  and other material regarding Giardina's 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial campaign.","This addendum includes family records, letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs, as well as several middle and high school literature awards, newspaper columns, and scrapbooks. Also included is a draft of \"Storming Heaven.\"","This addendum consists of assorted certificates, photographs, papers, newspaper clippings, and the first draft of \"Storming Heaven.\"","This addendum consists of a script written for a high school graduation speech Giardina gave in 2022."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Giardina's father and other members of her family were employed by the coal company. The mine closed when Giardina was thirteen, and her family was forced to move to Charleston in search of work.","Giardina pursued higher education at West Virginia Wesleyan College, graduating 1973 with a Bachelor's degree in History. She continued on to do graduate work at Marshall University. Giardina considered ordination in the Episcopal Church and pursued a Masters in Divinity at the Virginia Theological Seminary of Alexandria, Virginia, which she received in 1979. Giardina decided to write rather than to be ordained, publishing her first historical novel, \"Good King Harry\", in 1984.","Giardina's next two novels, \"Storming Heaven\" (1987) and \"The Unquiet Earth\" (1992) draw on the author's childhood experiences growing up in a coal camp and on the history of the West Virginia coalfields. Giardina has published several other novels on historical subjects. She currently teaches at West Virginia State University and serves as an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church.","Papers of Appalachian author Denise Giardina, whose 1987 novel  Storming Heaven  received the W. D. Weatherford Award, and 1992 novel  The Unquiet Earth  received the American Book Award and the Lillian Smith Book Award for fiction.  The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels  Good King Harry ,  Storming Heaven ,  The Unquiet Earth ,  Saints and Villains , and  Emily's Ghost .","The collection also includes five 5.25 in. floppy computer disks containing electronic files and Giardina's notes, drafts for an unfinished and unpublished work of nonfiction entitled \"The State of Appalachia\", and a draft of a play about Senator Robert C. Byrd entitled \"Robert and Ted.\" Digital files also include the script for a speech given by Giardina at a high school graduation.","Additional material pertains to her personal and professional life, covering topics including her childhood an Italian heritage, her travels, and her campaign for Governor of West Virginia in 2000.","Series include:  \nSeries 1. Floppy Disks (undated), box 1 \nSeries 2.  Good King Harry  (1984, undated), boxes 1-2 \nSeries 3.  Storming Heaven  (undated), boxes 2-4 \nSeries 4.  The Unquiet Earth  (undated), boxes 4-5 \nSeries 5.  Saints and Villains  and  Fallam's Secret  (undated), box 5 \nSeries 6.  Emily's Ghost  (2006-2009, undated), box 6 \nSeries 7. Miscellaneous Manuscripts (2002-2013, undated), boxes 6-7 \nAddendum of 2014/06/30,  Animals  (undated), box 7 \nAddendum of 2016/12/15, Correspondence, Photographs, and Other Material (circa 1950-2008), boxes 8-10 \nAddendum of 2017/10/19, Photographs and Other Material (circa 1900-2016), box 11 \nAddendum of 2018/02/23,  Saints and Villains  and Other Material (circa 1979-1999, undated), box 12 \nAddendum of 2019/06/19, Family Records (1964-2019 and undated), boxes 13-14 \nAddendum of 2020/08/28, Draft and Other Material (1951-1983 and undated), box 15 \nAddendum of 2022/05/18, Graduation Speech Script (2022)","This series consists of five floppy disks with an attached sticky note from Giardina that identifies them as containing backups for  The State of Appalachia  and  The Unquiet Earth .","This series pertains to Giardina's first novel,  Good King Harry  (1984), a fictional re-telling of the life of Henry V of England. This series contains four notebooks: one containing research notes, the other three containing manuscript drafts. The research notebook contains news clippings, maps, and other material, some which was collected during Giardina's time studying abroad in England in 1972. The three draft notebooks contain the fourth notebook of the first draft, the first notebook of the second draft, and the last notebook Giardina used before she began to type a final version of the novel for her agent.","This series regards  Storming Heaven  (1987), a historical novel that tells the story of the coal town of Annadel, West Virginia through the eyes of its residents, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain. This series contains five notebooks. There are two research notebooks, the first of which is also the last notebook in Series 2. The remaining three notebooks contain draft versions of the novel. The first research notebook contains research notes, news clippings, and photocopies, most regarding labor and Charleston history, and other material. The second research notebook contains Giardina's earliest notes for  Storming Heaven . The draft manuscript notebooks include the second and third notebooks of the first draft and the first notebook of a revised draft. "," In the second notebook of the first draft of  Storming Heaven  (green notebook in box 3, folder 2) is an episode that was not included in the finished novel; it is titled \"From the Diary of Lytton Davidson\" and appears on pages 298-310.","This series regards  The Unquiet Earth  (1992), a historical novel and sequel to  Storming Heaven . The series consists of three notebooks, each of which contains an early draft version of the novel.","This series regards  Saints and Villains  (1998), a historical novel concerning the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who was executed by Nazi Germany for crimes against the regime. This series contains two notebooks: the first containing research notes, and the other a draft version of the novel. The research notebook mostly consists of notes from a German language class that Giardina took. The second notebook also contains early notes for Giardina's subsequent novel,  Fallam's Secret .","This series regards  Emily's Ghost  (2009), a fictionalized re-telling of the life of Emily Bronte. This series contains two notebooks, the first containing research notes, and the second containing a draft version of the novel. Inside the front cover of the research notebook are a New Yorker article regarding cholera and a copy of a review of \"Emily's Ghost\" by Jennifer L. Holberg that was published in \"Books and Culture: A Christian Review;\" the review has underlining by Giardina.","This series includes manuscripts for several unpublished and unfinished works, including:","The State of Appalachia  (undated), an unfinished and unpublished work of non-fiction. It consists of one notebook containing research notes and draft versions of the book.","Robert and Ted  (2011-2013), an unfinished play about Senator Robert C. Byrd. Box 6 includes one typescript copy of the first draft of the first act of the play and an email authored by Giardina to a director regarding a staged reading of the play. Box 7 includes drafts 4-6 of the play; collection also includes digital files for these drafts.","Can These Bones Live?  (2002). 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The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels \u003ctitle\u003eGood King Harry\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eStorming Heaven\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eThe Unquiet Earth\u003c/title\u003e, \u003ctitle\u003eSaints and Villains\u003c/title\u003e, and \u003ctitle\u003eEmily's Ghost\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes five 5.25 in. floppy computer disks containing electronic files and Giardina's notes, drafts for an unfinished and unpublished work of nonfiction entitled \"The State of Appalachia\", and a draft of a play about Senator Robert C. 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Also included is a draft of \"Storming Heaven.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum consists of assorted certificates, photographs, papers, newspaper clippings, and the first draft of \"Storming Heaven.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum consists of a script written for a high school graduation speech Giardina gave in 2022.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of Appalachian author Denise Giardina, whose 1987 novel  Storming Heaven  received the W. D. Weatherford Award, and 1992 novel  The Unquiet Earth  received the American Book Award and the Lillian Smith Book Award for fiction.  The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels  Good King Harry ,  Storming Heaven ,  The Unquiet Earth ,  Saints and Villains , and  Emily's Ghost .","The collection also includes five 5.25 in. floppy computer disks containing electronic files and Giardina's notes, drafts for an unfinished and unpublished work of nonfiction entitled \"The State of Appalachia\", and a draft of a play about Senator Robert C. Byrd entitled \"Robert and Ted.\" Digital files also include the script for a speech given by Giardina at a high school graduation.","Additional material pertains to her personal and professional life, covering topics including her childhood an Italian heritage, her travels, and her campaign for Governor of West Virginia in 2000.","Series include:  \nSeries 1. Floppy Disks (undated), box 1 \nSeries 2.  Good King Harry  (1984, undated), boxes 1-2 \nSeries 3.  Storming Heaven  (undated), boxes 2-4 \nSeries 4.  The Unquiet Earth  (undated), boxes 4-5 \nSeries 5.  Saints and Villains  and  Fallam's Secret  (undated), box 5 \nSeries 6.  Emily's Ghost  (2006-2009, undated), box 6 \nSeries 7. Miscellaneous Manuscripts (2002-2013, undated), boxes 6-7 \nAddendum of 2014/06/30,  Animals  (undated), box 7 \nAddendum of 2016/12/15, Correspondence, Photographs, and Other Material (circa 1950-2008), boxes 8-10 \nAddendum of 2017/10/19, Photographs and Other Material (circa 1900-2016), box 11 \nAddendum of 2018/02/23,  Saints and Villains  and Other Material (circa 1979-1999, undated), box 12 \nAddendum of 2019/06/19, Family Records (1964-2019 and undated), boxes 13-14 \nAddendum of 2020/08/28, Draft and Other Material (1951-1983 and undated), box 15 \nAddendum of 2022/05/18, Graduation Speech Script (2022)","This series consists of five floppy disks with an attached sticky note from Giardina that identifies them as containing backups for  The State of Appalachia  and  The Unquiet Earth .","This series pertains to Giardina's first novel,  Good King Harry  (1984), a fictional re-telling of the life of Henry V of England. This series contains four notebooks: one containing research notes, the other three containing manuscript drafts. The research notebook contains news clippings, maps, and other material, some which was collected during Giardina's time studying abroad in England in 1972. The three draft notebooks contain the fourth notebook of the first draft, the first notebook of the second draft, and the last notebook Giardina used before she began to type a final version of the novel for her agent.","This series regards  Storming Heaven  (1987), a historical novel that tells the story of the coal town of Annadel, West Virginia through the eyes of its residents, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain. This series contains five notebooks. There are two research notebooks, the first of which is also the last notebook in Series 2. The remaining three notebooks contain draft versions of the novel. The first research notebook contains research notes, news clippings, and photocopies, most regarding labor and Charleston history, and other material. The second research notebook contains Giardina's earliest notes for  Storming Heaven . The draft manuscript notebooks include the second and third notebooks of the first draft and the first notebook of a revised draft. "," In the second notebook of the first draft of  Storming Heaven  (green notebook in box 3, folder 2) is an episode that was not included in the finished novel; it is titled \"From the Diary of Lytton Davidson\" and appears on pages 298-310.","This series regards  The Unquiet Earth  (1992), a historical novel and sequel to  Storming Heaven . The series consists of three notebooks, each of which contains an early draft version of the novel.","This series regards  Saints and Villains  (1998), a historical novel concerning the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who was executed by Nazi Germany for crimes against the regime. This series contains two notebooks: the first containing research notes, and the other a draft version of the novel. The research notebook mostly consists of notes from a German language class that Giardina took. The second notebook also contains early notes for Giardina's subsequent novel,  Fallam's Secret .","This series regards  Emily's Ghost  (2009), a fictionalized re-telling of the life of Emily Bronte. This series contains two notebooks, the first containing research notes, and the second containing a draft version of the novel. Inside the front cover of the research notebook are a New Yorker article regarding cholera and a copy of a review of \"Emily's Ghost\" by Jennifer L. Holberg that was published in \"Books and Culture: A Christian Review;\" the review has underlining by Giardina.","This series includes manuscripts for several unpublished and unfinished works, including:","The State of Appalachia  (undated), an unfinished and unpublished work of non-fiction. It consists of one notebook containing research notes and draft versions of the book.","Robert and Ted  (2011-2013), an unfinished play about Senator Robert C. Byrd. Box 6 includes one typescript copy of the first draft of the first act of the play and an email authored by Giardina to a director regarding a staged reading of the play. Box 7 includes drafts 4-6 of the play; collection also includes digital files for these drafts.","Can These Bones Live?  (2002). Notes for a speech created by Giardina on 25 October 2002 delivered at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia regarding biblical stories.","This addendum includes both a printed and digital copy of a draft of a memoir titled  Animals . This memoir recounts episodes from Giardina's life, focusing on the pets she and her family owned. She also writes about Italian immigration in WV, race relations and civil rights, life in coal camps, coal companies, her time in school, her political views, travel to England, religion, music, her mother, and her personal experience writing.","This addendum includes assorted professional and personal correspondence, photographs, and other material regarding Giardina's career and personal life.","This addendum includes Giardina family photographs, assorted correspondence, and other material.","This addendum includes research notes, correspondence, and other material used by Giardina in writing  Saints and Villains  and other material regarding Giardina's 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial campaign.","This addendum includes family records, letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs, as well as several middle and high school literature awards, newspaper columns, and scrapbooks. Also included is a draft of \"Storming Heaven.\"","This addendum consists of assorted certificates, photographs, papers, newspaper clippings, and the first draft of \"Storming Heaven.\"","This addendum consists of a script written for a high school graduation speech Giardina gave in 2022."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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