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Her siblings included: Louisa Anna Sexton Hays (1822-1899); Freeman Sexton (1827-1911); Worthington Sexton (b. 1829); and Almira Emmaline Sexton Farmington (1834-1900).","Anna Young Sexton was the first school teacher in French Creek, and Augustus Sexton taught in schools for more than forty years. Amie's oldest sister, Louisa, was a teacher before her marriage, as was her brother. Born into a family that valued education, it's likely that Amie began her education at an early age. When school wasn't in session she studied various subjects on her own.","Since Amie's father was away during the winter months teaching, and her mother was busy managing a farm, it seems probable that Louisa, who was fourteen years older than Amie, looked after her. In May 1849 Louisa married Peregrine \"Perry\" Hays of Gilmer County and moved to Glenville. In June, Amie joined her on a visit. Thereafter she spent most of her remaining life with or near Louisa.","From an early age Amie liked to write letters and poetry, which was sometimes published in local newspapers. Amie first taught in Glenville at age sixteen. She later taught at schools in Harrison and Calhoun counties.","In 1859 Amie married George W. Silcott (1830-1903), the county clerk of Calhoun County. They built a home at Arnoldsburg, then the county seat. Their daughter, Ella Louise \"Nellie\" Silcott was born in 1860. When the Civil War broke out George Silcott supported the Confederate cause. Captured and later exchanged at Vicksburg in 1863, he returned to the Confederate army under General W. L. Jackson. In December 1864 Amie traveled to Monroe County to see her husband. She returned to Arnoldsburg in April 1865.","Amie Sexton Silcott fell ill after her return and in July 1865 she was too sick to get out of bed. Her health continued to decline and on November 30, 1865, she died of \"Lung fever\". 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She was the daughter of Augustus W. Sexton (1792-1870) and Anna Young Sexton (1796-1880), both of whom were born in Massachusetts and were part of the significant migration of settlers from New England to western Virginia after 1800. Amie Sexton Silcott was the youngest of five children. Her siblings included: Louisa Anna Sexton Hays (1822-1899); Freeman Sexton (1827-1911); Worthington Sexton (b. 1829); and Almira Emmaline Sexton Farmington (1834-1900).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAnna Young Sexton was the first school teacher in French Creek, and Augustus Sexton taught in schools for more than forty years. Amie's oldest sister, Louisa, was a teacher before her marriage, as was her brother. Born into a family that valued education, it's likely that Amie began her education at an early age. 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When school wasn't in session she studied various subjects on her own.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSince Amie's father was away during the winter months teaching, and her mother was busy managing a farm, it seems probable that Louisa, who was fourteen years older than Amie, looked after her. In May 1849 Louisa married Peregrine \"Perry\" Hays of Gilmer County and moved to Glenville. In June, Amie joined her on a visit. Thereafter she spent most of her remaining life with or near Louisa.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFrom an early age Amie liked to write letters and poetry, which was sometimes published in local newspapers. Amie first taught in Glenville at age sixteen. She later taught at schools in Harrison and Calhoun counties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1859 Amie married George W. Silcott (1830-1903), the county clerk of Calhoun County. They built a home at Arnoldsburg, then the county seat. Their daughter, Ella Louise \"Nellie\" Silcott was born in 1860. When the Civil War broke out George Silcott supported the Confederate cause. Captured and later exchanged at Vicksburg in 1863, he returned to the Confederate army under General W. L. Jackson. In December 1864 Amie traveled to Monroe County to see her husband. She returned to Arnoldsburg in April 1865.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmie Sexton Silcott fell ill after her return and in July 1865 she was too sick to get out of bed. Her health continued to decline and on November 30, 1865, she died of \"Lung fever\". She was buried at Arnoldsburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e(Based on article authored by Hunter Armentrout that appeared in the Calhoun Chronicle in 2007.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMinter Jackson:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMinter Jackson speculated on land in central western Virginia (West Virginia). Milton Norris conducted surveys of and drew plats for some of these lands, and in some cases, Jackson sold lands to Norris a year after he had surveyed them. Just before the Civil War Jackson moved to Marion, Virginia, in southwestern Virginia, where he was involved in banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e(Information from Hunter Armentrout.)\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Amie Evaline Sexton-Silcott:","Amie Evaline Sexton was born on Sunday, May 29, 1836, at French Creek, Lewis County, Virginia, now Upshur County, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Augustus W. Sexton (1792-1870) and Anna Young Sexton (1796-1880), both of whom were born in Massachusetts and were part of the significant migration of settlers from New England to western Virginia after 1800. Amie Sexton Silcott was the youngest of five children. Her siblings included: Louisa Anna Sexton Hays (1822-1899); Freeman Sexton (1827-1911); Worthington Sexton (b. 1829); and Almira Emmaline Sexton Farmington (1834-1900).","Anna Young Sexton was the first school teacher in French Creek, and Augustus Sexton taught in schools for more than forty years. Amie's oldest sister, Louisa, was a teacher before her marriage, as was her brother. Born into a family that valued education, it's likely that Amie began her education at an early age. When school wasn't in session she studied various subjects on her own.","Since Amie's father was away during the winter months teaching, and her mother was busy managing a farm, it seems probable that Louisa, who was fourteen years older than Amie, looked after her. In May 1849 Louisa married Peregrine \"Perry\" Hays of Gilmer County and moved to Glenville. In June, Amie joined her on a visit. Thereafter she spent most of her remaining life with or near Louisa.","From an early age Amie liked to write letters and poetry, which was sometimes published in local newspapers. Amie first taught in Glenville at age sixteen. She later taught at schools in Harrison and Calhoun counties.","In 1859 Amie married George W. Silcott (1830-1903), the county clerk of Calhoun County. They built a home at Arnoldsburg, then the county seat. Their daughter, Ella Louise \"Nellie\" Silcott was born in 1860. When the Civil War broke out George Silcott supported the Confederate cause. Captured and later exchanged at Vicksburg in 1863, he returned to the Confederate army under General W. L. Jackson. In December 1864 Amie traveled to Monroe County to see her husband. She returned to Arnoldsburg in April 1865.","Amie Sexton Silcott fell ill after her return and in July 1865 she was too sick to get out of bed. Her health continued to decline and on November 30, 1865, she died of \"Lung fever\". She was buried at Arnoldsburg.","(Based on article authored by Hunter Armentrout that appeared in the Calhoun Chronicle in 2007.)","Minter Jackson:","Minter Jackson speculated on land in central western Virginia (West Virginia). Milton Norris conducted surveys of and drew plats for some of these lands, and in some cases, Jackson sold lands to Norris a year after he had surveyed them. Just before the Civil War Jackson moved to Marion, Virginia, in southwestern Virginia, where he was involved in banking.","(Information from Hunter Armentrout.)"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Hunter Armentrout, Collector, Gilmer County Historical Records, A\u0026amp;M 3659, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Hunter Armentrout, Collector, Gilmer County Historical Records, A\u0026M 3659, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of historian and collector Hunter F. Armentrout of Gilmer County, West Virginia, primarily documenting the history of the Gilmer County region in the 19th century. Collection chiefly contains correspondence, writings, financial papers, and photographs, One major component of the collection includes the letters of Amie Evaline Sexton Silcott (1836-1865), a member of the Sexton family from New England who settled in western Virginia. Her letters contain much information regarding life in Upshur, Gilmer, and Calhoun Counties before and during the Civil War (transcriptions are available). There are also letters of her immediate family as well as other members of the Hays, Young, and Sexton families (circa 1840-1890). Other materials include Armentrout's research notes, land speculation papers of Minter Jackson (ca. 1840-1860), a local World War II era newsletter (1942-1945), court documents regarding distribution of abolitionist literature (1857), and photographs regarding Glenville Normal School (ca. 1880-1920).\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of historian and collector Hunter F. Armentrout of Gilmer County, West Virginia, primarily documenting the history of the Gilmer County region in the 19th century. Collection chiefly contains correspondence, writings, financial papers, and photographs, One major component of the collection includes the letters of Amie Evaline Sexton Silcott (1836-1865), a member of the Sexton family from New England who settled in western Virginia. Her letters contain much information regarding life in Upshur, Gilmer, and Calhoun Counties before and during the Civil War (transcriptions are available). There are also letters of her immediate family as well as other members of the Hays, Young, and Sexton families (circa 1840-1890). Other materials include Armentrout's research notes, land speculation papers of Minter Jackson (ca. 1840-1860), a local World War II era newsletter (1942-1945), court documents regarding distribution of abolitionist literature (1857), and photographs regarding Glenville Normal School (ca. 1880-1920)."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTwo Accessions to Map Collection: 1) Farm Line Maps of North-Central West Virginia (16 maps and 1 index map); 1958-1961 (The maps show boundaries of properties and names of owners, and location of oil and gas wells, for Gilmer County and surrounding areas in the counties of Calhoun, Ritchie, Doddridge, Lewis, and Braxton. The legend on the index map includes a key for symbols that identify the following on the maps: gas wells, oil wells, gas and oil wells, gas wells with a \"show of oil\", and locations of abandoned gas or oil wells.) 2) Map of Roane and Calhoun Counties with Grantsville and Spencer, West Virginia; 2006 (Includes roads and cities.)\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Two Accessions to Map Collection: 1) Farm Line Maps of North-Central West Virginia (16 maps and 1 index map); 1958-1961 (The maps show boundaries of properties and names of owners, and location of oil and gas wells, for Gilmer County and surrounding areas in the counties of Calhoun, Ritchie, Doddridge, Lewis, and Braxton. The legend on the index map includes a key for symbols that identify the following on the maps: gas wells, oil wells, gas and oil wells, gas wells with a \"show of oil\", and locations of abandoned gas or oil wells.) 2) Map of Roane and Calhoun Counties with Grantsville and Spencer, West Virginia; 2006 (Includes roads and cities.)"],"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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There are over 90 letters from Stuart to Dahmer, dating from 1966 to 1976, which discuss travel, speaking engagements, publishers, opinions of authors and scholars, teaching, personal matters, etc. The collection also includes a large number of Stuart's books, many of which are first editions inscribed to Dahmer, as well as publications by his daughter Jane Stuart. Jesse Hilton Stuart was born on August 8, 1906 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He published over 2000 poems and over 60 books, writing primarily about Appalachian life in poems, novels, children's books, autobiographical works, and short stories. He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. 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There are over 90 letters from Stuart to Dahmer, dating from 1966 to 1976, which discuss travel, speaking engagements, publishers, opinions of authors and scholars, teaching, personal matters, etc. The collection also includes a large number of Stuart's books, many of which are first editions inscribed to Dahmer, as well as publications by his daughter Jane Stuart. Jesse Hilton Stuart was born on August 8, 1906 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He published over 2000 poems and over 60 books, writing primarily about Appalachian life in poems, novels, children's books, autobiographical works, and short stories. He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. Stuart spent the majority of his life in his hometown of Greenup and remained deeply devoted to his Appalachian roots until he died on 17 Feburary 1984.","Series include: \nSeries 1. Clippings, 1966–1976 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Newsletters, 1967–1975 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Incoming Letters, 1966-1982 (boxes 1-2)  \nSeries 3. Subjects, 1950-1966, undated (box 2)  \nSeries 4. Writings by Jesse Stuart, 1965–1982 (boxes 3-4)  \nSeries 5. Writings about Jesse Stuart, 1957–1980 (box 4)  \nSeries 6. Broadside, undated (box 4)","BOOKS BY JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","ALBUM OF DESTINY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 255 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I worked longer on this book than on any I've written. Eleven years off and on I worked on this book.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, clipped corner, chipped and soiled, but sound. ","ANDY FINDS A WAY. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1961. 92 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969.  Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise fine. ","THE BEATINEST BOY.  Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1953. 110 pages. Eleventh printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"The Beatinest Boy was real -- very real.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","BEYOND DARK HILLS: A PERSONAL STORY. With six decorations by Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1938. 399 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"You had a time getting this one -- a really scarce book.\" Cloth, ex-lib, card pocket pasted in back, book spine torn, worn, and repaired with tape, title page secured with tape, end papers and various pages stained and/or soiled. ","CLEARING IN THE SKY \u0026 OTHER STORIES. Woodcuts by Stanley Rice. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950. 262 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1967, \"This is a book hard to come by but Naomi Deane found it for you. ... So from the green hills of Appalachia, green clouds of leaves now rustling in the winds of May, we send you this and our warmest personal greetings to a fellow teacher and a friend.\" Cloth, end papers stained, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, well worn and soiled, but sound. Letter from Naomi Deane Stuart (Mrs. Jesse Stuart) dated May 22, 1967 enclosed. ","COME GENTLE SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. 282 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"fellow teacher, friend, a girl from the Appalachian hills -- your background is my background.\"  Cloth covers and end papers stained at top and at bottom from tape residue, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, also stained from tape residue, and slightly soiled, but otherwise sound. ","COME TO MY TOMORROWLAND. Nashville: Aurora Publishers, 1971.  195 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"I hope there will be a tomorrowland for all wildlife.\" Very fine hardcover, with dust jacket, very fine. ","COME BACK TO THE FARM. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. 246 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1971, \"How wonderful it is to sign this first edition for you.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","DAUGHTER OF THE LEGEND. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. 249 pages. First edition. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. ","DAWN OF REMEMBERED SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.  179 pages. First edition? Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1972, \"I know you love people but I wonder if you will love the things that crawl, run (on two legs and four) and fly.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","FORETASTE OF GLORY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You were in Blakesburg this afternoon and you walked where these people ran ...\" Fine cloth, with label pasted on inscribed end paper, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, chipped, clipped corner, extensively repaired with tape. ","GOD'S ODDLING: THE STORY OF MICK STUART, MY FATHER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Third printing. 266 pages. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You are now where my father lived, where he walked and talked and he loved this land. I wish you could have met him.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, showing mild wear. ","THE GOOD SPIRIT OF LAUREL RIDGE.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953. 263 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You visited Laurel Ridge yesterday -- the land where Old Op once lived and loved.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped and slightly worn, fine. ","HARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, large portion at bottom of front missing, corners worn. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" ","HARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" ","HEAD O' W-HOLLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1936. 342 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, August 1971, \"You, certainly a friend of first dimension to go out and buy my old books and collect me. I'll tell you this is a rare one and a scarce one. It's really a pleasure to special autograph this for you.\" Cloth covers with minor wear and some soiling, but spine and pasted-down end papers badly stained apparently from bookbinder's glue, one inch tear in front flyleaf end paper. ","HIE TO THE HUNTERS. New York: Whittlesey House, 1950. 265 pages. Eleventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped at corners, otherwise fine. ","HOLD APRIL: NEW POEMS. Woodcuts by Walter Ferro. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. 114 pages. Second printing.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"It is so nice to see you again and to sign Hold April for you. But we can't hold April.\" Very Fine hardcover, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. ","A JESSE STUART READER: STORIES AND POEMS SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY JESSE STUART.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. 342 pages. Decorative cloth, very fine. ","KENTUCKY IS MY LAND. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952. 95 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"... a rare book ... most difficult to find. Very few copies of this book were printed in the first place.\" Cloth, stained on front end papers and eight various pages, otherwise near fine. ","THE LAND BEYOND THE RIVER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. 380 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"W-Hollow is really beautiful now.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. ","LOST SANDSTONES AND LONELY SKIES AND OTHER ESSAYS. [Danbury, CT], Archer Editions Press, 1979. 176 pages. Illustrated with photographs from the Jesse Stuart family album.  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982. Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MAN WITH A BULL-TONGUE PLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1934. 361 pages.  Fourth printing, December 1942. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"This book was our meeting at Shepherd College ... From Shepherd College to W-Hollow, you are with us tonight.\" Cloth, fine, end papers and edges stained. ","MONGREL METTLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DOG. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 201 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"you are in the spot in this old living room ... where I wrote this book.\" Cloth, covers and end papers stained, spine faded, sound, pages clean. ","MR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1968, \"Who recommended J. S. to Mrs. Scott.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. ","MR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1967, \"I think of you often. You away from our hills. You a native of these hills. You who fights for us.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MY LAND HAS A VOICE. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966.  243 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MY WORLD. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1975. 95, [1] pages  (The Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf)  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982, \"Thank you for coming to see us again.\" Decorative cloth, very fine. ","OLD BEN. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. 92 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1970.  Hardcover, very fine, illustrated covers, no dust jacket. ","A PENNY'S WORTH OF CHARACTER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, a division of McGraw-Hill, 1954. 61, [2] pages. Ninth printing. Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"If I had but one of my junior books to sign for you, I would select and sign this one for you.\" Very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, trimmed at bottom, but sound and clean. ","PLOWSHARE IN HEAVEN: STORIES BY JESSE STUART. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 273 pages. Seventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, production flaw on back, otherwise fine. ","RED MULE. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1955. 124 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Mayan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Red Mule was real -- a neighbor and friend.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, small stain, minor wear. ","A RIDE WITH HUEY THE ENGINEER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. 92, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Huey will never pull this train again over the countryside in our part of Kentucky.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, severely trimmed at top, otherwise fine. ","THE RIGHTFUL OWNER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. 110 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, slight wear, otherwise fine. ","SAVE EVERY LAMB. Illustrations by Jean George. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. 278 pages. First edition. Signed by the author. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, minor shelf wear, but fine plus. ","SEVEN BY JESSE. Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 42 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1970, \"With love and Christmas best wishes from your friends in W-Hollow.\" Wrappers, very fine. ","SHORT STORIES FOR DISCUSSION. Edited by Albert K. Ridout, Jesse Stuart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. 489 pages. Includes \"How I Write My Short Stories\" by Jesse Stuart, as well as one short story each by Stuart and his daughter, Jessica Jane Stuart. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Very fine cloth, decorative cover. ","SPLIT CHERRY TREE: A PLAY IN ONE ACT. By Jessie [sic] Stuart, dramatized by Dem and Janet Polachek. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1967. 24 pages. Two copies, both signed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 4 and April 1968. Wrappers, very fine. ","TALES FROM THE PLUM GROVE HILLS. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Kenneth Gould, October 7th, 1946, \"This book will be published Oct 21st.\" Also inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, October 1970, \"to think you have the copy I signed for an editor who used to accept my poems and stories for Scholastic Magazine.\" Cloth, foxing on covers and end papers, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, soiled and chipped. ","TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. Cloth, good, but sound. ","TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. 303 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Cloth covers faded and stained, showing some wear, front hinge loosened, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, creased, chipped, and torn. Includes Book-of-the-Month Club News reprint about Jesse Stuart and this book. ","THE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. DRAMATIZED BY REGINALD LAWRENCE. FROM THE BOOK BY JESSE STUART. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1958. 107 pages. Wrappers, fine plus. ","THE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958, ca. 1949. 293 pages. With a new preface by the author. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I think this is one of your favorites of my books and I am glad it is.\" Cloth, lower third of back cover water-stained, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, lower half of back wrinkled and discolored from moisture. ","TIM: A STORY. Cincinnati: Kentucky Writers' Guild, Harvest Press, [1968?].  34 pages.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"Upon this wonderful occasion, your visiting us, take this little memento with you.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. ","TO TEACH, TO LOVE. New York: World Publishing, 1970. First printing. 317 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1969, and signed with a juvenile flourish by Conrad Stuart Juergensmeyer, Jesse Stuart's grandson. Hardcover, shelf bump at bottom of back cover, otherwise fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. ","TREES OF HEAVEN. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1943, ca. 1940. 340 pages. Fourth printing. Distributed by E. P. Dutton, New York. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You've been over the scenes of this book. These people used to live here.\"  Cloth, long scratch from top to bottom of back cover, bottom edges bumped and worn, large stain on top of leaves, near spine, that has soaked into paper and affected nearly every page. With dust jacket, large chips at all outside corners, clipped corner, soiled. ","THE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS.  Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, inside corner creased, otherwise very fine. ","THE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS. Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. ","THE YEAR OF MY REBIRTH. Illustrations by Barry Martin. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 342 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"This book was lived -- and passages in this book you've spoken about here.\" Hardcover, fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. ","PUBLICATIONS ABOUT JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","Blair, Everetta Love. JESSE STUART: HIS LIFE AND WORKS. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1967.) 288 pages. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. ","Clarke, Mary Washington. JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1968.) 240 pages. First edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, Nov. 26, 1969. ","Foster, Ruel E. JESSE STUART. (New York: Twayne Publishers, ca. 1968.) 168 pages. (Twayne's United States Authors Series, 140) Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1969 June 16. ","Hall, Wade. \"THE TRUTH IS FUNNY\": A STUDY OF JESSE STUART'S HUMOR. (Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 75 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970. ","LAND OF THE HONEY-COLORED WIND: JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY: A RESOURCE BOOK. Selected and edited by Jerry A. Herndon. (Morehead, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., ca. 1981. 168 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1982 July 27. ","THE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1965?]) [28] pages, illus. Paperback. Two copies, both inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1966 March 30 and 1967 January 21. ","THE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1967?]) [31] pages, illus. Revised edition. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 July 24. ","Pennington, Lee. THE DARK HILLS OF JESSE STUART: A CONSIDERATION OF SYMBOLISM AND VISION IN THE NOVELS OF JESSE STUART. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Harvest Press, The Kentucky Writers Guild, ca. 1967.) 166 pages, illus. Second printing. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 October 7. ","W-HOLLOW COOKBOOK. Compiled by Glennis Stuart Liles. With the assistance of Betty Stuart Baird. Edited by Chuck D. Charles. Second edition. (Ashland, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1990.) 306 pages, illus. Hardcover. ","W-HOLLOW HARVEST. (Cincinnati: Jesse Stuart Exchange) published monthly \nvol. 1, no. 1 (January 1967) - vol. 1, no. 12 (December 1967) \n_______. (Cincinnati: The Kentucky Writers' Guild) published 10 times per year \nvol. II, no. 4 (April 1968) - vol. II, no. 5 (May 1968) \nvol. II, no. 9 (September 1968) - vol. II, no. 10 (October 1968)","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE AND JANE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Murray, Ky.: Murray State University, 1969.) 144 pages. Hardcover. Second edition, expanded and revised. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 September 27. ","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR MAY, 1960 - MAY, 1965. Reprinted from The Register of The Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1965, pages 349-370. ","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. With essays by Roland Carter, Lawrence Edwards, H. H. Kroll, E. H. Smith, and Jesse Stuart. (Harrogate, Tenn.: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1960.) 74 pages. Paperback. ","BOOKS BY JANE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","EYES OF THE MOLE. Sauk City, Wisc.: Stanton \u0026 Lee, 1967. 48 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket.  Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 25. ","GIDEON'S CHILDREN. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1976. 283 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","LAND OF THE FOX. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1975. 154 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","PASSERMAN'S HOLLOW. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1974. 141 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","YELLOWHAWK. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1973. 178 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1973 April 21. ","BOOKS COLLECTED BY MARYAN DAHMER SEPARATED TO THE REGULAR CIRCULATING COLLECTION (All books hardcover with dust jacket, unless otherwise indicated.):","Adkins, Jan. A STORM WITHOUT RAIN. Boston: Little, Brown, 1983. ","Bellow, Saul. MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET. New York: Viking Press, 1970. ","BEST OF 'HILLBILLY': A PRIZE-WINNING COLLECTION OF 100-PROOF WRITING FROM JIM COMSTOCK'S WEST VIRGINIA HILLBILLY (\"A PAPER FOR PEOPLE WHO \nCAN'T READ, EDITED BY AN EDITOR WHO CAN'T EDIT\"). Compiled \u0026 edited by Otto Whittaker. Anderson, S.C.: Droke House, 1968. (Signed by Jim Comstock) ","BEST FROM THE FARMERS' ALMANAC. Edited by Ray Geiger. Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. (No dust jacket) ","Buck, Pearl S. THE LIVING REED: A NOVEL. New York: John Day, 1963. ","Buck, Pearl S. A BRIDGE FOR PASSING. New York: John Day, 1962. ","Campbell, Harry Modean, and Ruel E. Foster. ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS: AMERICAN NOVELIST.  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. (Inscribed by Ruel E. Foster) ","Case, Carlton B. STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES: HUMOROUS AND LIVELY DOINGS OF OUR BOYS \"OVER THERE\". Chicago: Shrewesbury Publishing, 1918. Cover title: Stories from the trenches: funny tales the soldiers tell. (paperback) ","Caudill, Harry M. NIGHT COMES TO THE CUMBERLANDS: A BIOGRAPHY OF A DEPRESSED AREA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963. ","Cheng, Nien. LIFE AND DEATH IN SHANGHAI. New York: Penguin Books, 1986. (paperback) ","Cooper, James Fenimore. THE SPY. Illustrated by William P. Crouse. Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, 1936. ","Cozzens, James Gould. CHILDREN AND OTHERS. New York: Harcourt, Brace, \u0026 World, 1964. ","Crabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. New York: Pocket Books, 1953, first printing 1952. \"Cardinal Edition.\" (Signed by the author.) (Paperback, no dust jacket) ","Crabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. [Nashville]: The Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County, 1965, ca. 1942. (Inscribed by the author.) ","Ferber, Edna. SHOW BOAT, SO BIG, CIMARRON: THREE LIVING NOVELS OF AMERICAN LIFE. Garden City: Doubleday, [1958?]. ","Ferraro, Geraldine A. FERRARO: MY STORY. With Linda Bird Francke. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1985. ","Goldsmith, Oliver. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, AND OTHER WRITINGS. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Frederick W. Hilles. New York: The Modern Library, 1955. ","Heckman, Hazel. ISLAND IN THE SOUND. Drawings by Helen Hiatt. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1967. ","Hoffman, Frederick J. WILLIAM FAULKNER. New Haven, Conn.: College \u0026 University Press, 1961. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) (paperback) ","Huizinga, Johan. THE WANING OF THE MIDDLE AGES: A STUDY OF THE FORMS OF LIFE, THOUGH AND ART IN FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS IN THE XIVTH AND XVTH CENTURIES. Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, 1956. (paperback) ","Lockridge, Ross. RAINTREE COUNTY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. ","Massie, Robert K. NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA. New York: Atheneum, 1968. ","Nabokov, Vladimir. THE EYE. New York: Phaedra, 1965. ","Nelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Signed by the author.) ","Nelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Paperback) (Signed by the author's daughter.) ","QUESTION OF HENRY JAMES: A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS. Edited by F. W. Dupee. New York: Henry Holt, 1945. ","Roosevelt, Eleanor. THIS I REMEMBER. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1949. ","Rushdie, Salman. THE SATANIC VERSES. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ","Salmon, Arthur L. THE MAN AND THE WOMAN: CHAPTERS ON HUMAN LIFE. Chicago: Forbes \u0026 Company, 1915, ca. 1913. (No dust jacket) ","Terrill, Ross. 800,000,000: THE REAL CHINA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1972. ","Terrill, Ross. FLOWERS ON AN IRON TREE: FIVE CITIES OF CHINA. Boston: Little Brown, 1975. ","Terrill, Ross. MAO: A BIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper \u0026 Row, 1980. ","Terrill, Ross. THE WHITE-BONED DEMON: A BIOGRAPHY OF MADAME MAO ZEDONG. New York: William Morrow, 1984. ","Terrill, Ross. CHINA IN OUR TIME: THE EPIC SAGA OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC FROM THE COMMUNIST VICTORY TO TIANANMEN SQUARE AND BEYOND. New York: Simon \u0026 Schuster, 1992. ","Thomas, Dylan. UNDER MILK WOOD: A PLAY FOR VOICES. Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones. London: J. M. Dent \u0026 Sons, 1955, ca. 1954. ","Thoreau, Henry David. WALDEN. Illustrated by Henry Bugbee Kane. New York: Bramhall House, 1951. ","WALT WHITMAN'S NEW YORK: FROM MANHATTAN TO MONTAUK. Edited by Henry M. Christman. New York: Macmillan, 1963. ","Waltari, Mika. THE EGYPTIAN: A NOVEL. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1949. ","WAR POETS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE WAR POETRY OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Edited by Oscar Williams. New York: John Day, 1945. ","Whitman, Walt. LEAVES OF GRASS. First Borzoi edition. With a preface by Bernard Smith. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. ","Wolfe, Thomas. MANNERHOUSE: A PLAY IN A PROLOGUE AND THREE ACTS. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1948. (no dust jacket) ","Wolfe, Thomas. YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1942. (no dust jacket) ","Wolfe, Thomas. LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL: A STORY OF THE BURIED LIFE. Illustrated by Douglas W. Gorsline. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. ","Wolfe, Thomas. OF TIME AND THE RIVER: A LEGEND OF MAN'S HUNGER IN HIS YOUTH. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1944. ","Wolfe, Thomas. A STONE, A LEAF, A DOOR: POEMS. Selected and arranged in verse by John S. Barnes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. (No dust jacket) ","Wright, Austin Tappan. ISLANDIA. New York: Farrar \u0026 Rinehart, 1942. (No dust jacket) ","Young, Barbara. THIS MAN FROM LEBANON: A STUDY OF KAHLIL GIBRAN. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970, ca. 1945.","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. 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There are over 90 letters from Stuart to Dahmer, dating from 1966 to 1976, which discuss travel, speaking engagements, publishers, opinions of authors and scholars, teaching, personal matters, etc. The collection also includes a large number of Stuart's books, many of which are first editions inscribed to Dahmer, as well as publications by his daughter Jane Stuart. Jesse Hilton Stuart was born on August 8, 1906 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He published over 2000 poems and over 60 books, writing primarily about Appalachian life in poems, novels, children's books, autobiographical works, and short stories. He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. 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He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. Stuart spent the majority of his life in his hometown of Greenup and remained deeply devoted to his Appalachian roots until he died on 17 Feburary 1984.","Series include: \nSeries 1. Clippings, 1966–1976 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Newsletters, 1967–1975 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Incoming Letters, 1966-1982 (boxes 1-2)  \nSeries 3. Subjects, 1950-1966, undated (box 2)  \nSeries 4. Writings by Jesse Stuart, 1965–1982 (boxes 3-4)  \nSeries 5. Writings about Jesse Stuart, 1957–1980 (box 4)  \nSeries 6. Broadside, undated (box 4)"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eBOOKS BY JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eALBUM OF DESTINY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 255 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I worked longer on this book than on any I've written. Eleven years off and on I worked on this book.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, clipped corner, chipped and soiled, but sound. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eANDY FINDS A WAY. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1961. 92 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969.  Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE BEATINEST BOY.  Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1953. 110 pages. Eleventh printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"The Beatinest Boy was real -- very real.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBEYOND DARK HILLS: A PERSONAL STORY. With six decorations by Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1938. 399 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"You had a time getting this one -- a really scarce book.\" Cloth, ex-lib, card pocket pasted in back, book spine torn, worn, and repaired with tape, title page secured with tape, end papers and various pages stained and/or soiled. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCLEARING IN THE SKY \u0026amp; OTHER STORIES. Woodcuts by Stanley Rice. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950. 262 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1967, \"This is a book hard to come by but Naomi Deane found it for you. ... So from the green hills of Appalachia, green clouds of leaves now rustling in the winds of May, we send you this and our warmest personal greetings to a fellow teacher and a friend.\" Cloth, end papers stained, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, well worn and soiled, but sound. Letter from Naomi Deane Stuart (Mrs. Jesse Stuart) dated May 22, 1967 enclosed. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCOME GENTLE SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. 282 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"fellow teacher, friend, a girl from the Appalachian hills -- your background is my background.\"  Cloth covers and end papers stained at top and at bottom from tape residue, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, also stained from tape residue, and slightly soiled, but otherwise sound. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCOME TO MY TOMORROWLAND. Nashville: Aurora Publishers, 1971.  195 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"I hope there will be a tomorrowland for all wildlife.\" Very fine hardcover, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCOME BACK TO THE FARM. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. 246 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1971, \"How wonderful it is to sign this first edition for you.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDAUGHTER OF THE LEGEND. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. 249 pages. First edition. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDAWN OF REMEMBERED SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.  179 pages. First edition? Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1972, \"I know you love people but I wonder if you will love the things that crawl, run (on two legs and four) and fly.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFORETASTE OF GLORY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You were in Blakesburg this afternoon and you walked where these people ran ...\" Fine cloth, with label pasted on inscribed end paper, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, chipped, clipped corner, extensively repaired with tape. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGOD'S ODDLING: THE STORY OF MICK STUART, MY FATHER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Third printing. 266 pages. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You are now where my father lived, where he walked and talked and he loved this land. I wish you could have met him.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, showing mild wear. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE GOOD SPIRIT OF LAUREL RIDGE.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953. 263 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You visited Laurel Ridge yesterday -- the land where Old Op once lived and loved.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped and slightly worn, fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, large portion at bottom of front missing, corners worn. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHEAD O' W-HOLLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1936. 342 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, August 1971, \"You, certainly a friend of first dimension to go out and buy my old books and collect me. I'll tell you this is a rare one and a scarce one. It's really a pleasure to special autograph this for you.\" Cloth covers with minor wear and some soiling, but spine and pasted-down end papers badly stained apparently from bookbinder's glue, one inch tear in front flyleaf end paper. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHIE TO THE HUNTERS. New York: Whittlesey House, 1950. 265 pages. Eleventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped at corners, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHOLD APRIL: NEW POEMS. Woodcuts by Walter Ferro. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. 114 pages. Second printing.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"It is so nice to see you again and to sign Hold April for you. But we can't hold April.\" Very Fine hardcover, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA JESSE STUART READER: STORIES AND POEMS SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY JESSE STUART.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. 342 pages. Decorative cloth, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKENTUCKY IS MY LAND. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952. 95 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"... a rare book ... most difficult to find. Very few copies of this book were printed in the first place.\" Cloth, stained on front end papers and eight various pages, otherwise near fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE LAND BEYOND THE RIVER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. 380 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"W-Hollow is really beautiful now.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLOST SANDSTONES AND LONELY SKIES AND OTHER ESSAYS. [Danbury, CT], Archer Editions Press, 1979. 176 pages. Illustrated with photographs from the Jesse Stuart family album.  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982. Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMAN WITH A BULL-TONGUE PLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1934. 361 pages.  Fourth printing, December 1942. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"This book was our meeting at Shepherd College ... From Shepherd College to W-Hollow, you are with us tonight.\" Cloth, fine, end papers and edges stained. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMONGREL METTLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DOG. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 201 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"you are in the spot in this old living room ... where I wrote this book.\" Cloth, covers and end papers stained, spine faded, sound, pages clean. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1968, \"Who recommended J. S. to Mrs. Scott.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1967, \"I think of you often. You away from our hills. You a native of these hills. You who fights for us.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMY LAND HAS A VOICE. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966.  243 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMY WORLD. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1975. 95, [1] pages  (The Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf)  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982, \"Thank you for coming to see us again.\" Decorative cloth, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOLD BEN. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. 92 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1970.  Hardcover, very fine, illustrated covers, no dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA PENNY'S WORTH OF CHARACTER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, a division of McGraw-Hill, 1954. 61, [2] pages. Ninth printing. Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"If I had but one of my junior books to sign for you, I would select and sign this one for you.\" Very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, trimmed at bottom, but sound and clean. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePLOWSHARE IN HEAVEN: STORIES BY JESSE STUART. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 273 pages. Seventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, production flaw on back, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRED MULE. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1955. 124 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Mayan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Red Mule was real -- a neighbor and friend.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, small stain, minor wear. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA RIDE WITH HUEY THE ENGINEER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. 92, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Huey will never pull this train again over the countryside in our part of Kentucky.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, severely trimmed at top, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE RIGHTFUL OWNER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. 110 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, slight wear, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSAVE EVERY LAMB. Illustrations by Jean George. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. 278 pages. First edition. Signed by the author. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, minor shelf wear, but fine plus. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSEVEN BY JESSE. Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 42 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1970, \"With love and Christmas best wishes from your friends in W-Hollow.\" Wrappers, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSHORT STORIES FOR DISCUSSION. Edited by Albert K. Ridout, Jesse Stuart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. 489 pages. Includes \"How I Write My Short Stories\" by Jesse Stuart, as well as one short story each by Stuart and his daughter, Jessica Jane Stuart. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Very fine cloth, decorative cover. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSPLIT CHERRY TREE: A PLAY IN ONE ACT. By Jessie [sic] Stuart, dramatized by Dem and Janet Polachek. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1967. 24 pages. Two copies, both signed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 4 and April 1968. Wrappers, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTALES FROM THE PLUM GROVE HILLS. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Kenneth Gould, October 7th, 1946, \"This book will be published Oct 21st.\" Also inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, October 1970, \"to think you have the copy I signed for an editor who used to accept my poems and stories for Scholastic Magazine.\" Cloth, foxing on covers and end papers, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, soiled and chipped. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. Cloth, good, but sound. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. 303 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Cloth covers faded and stained, showing some wear, front hinge loosened, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, creased, chipped, and torn. Includes Book-of-the-Month Club News reprint about Jesse Stuart and this book. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. DRAMATIZED BY REGINALD LAWRENCE. FROM THE BOOK BY JESSE STUART. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1958. 107 pages. Wrappers, fine plus. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958, ca. 1949. 293 pages. With a new preface by the author. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I think this is one of your favorites of my books and I am glad it is.\" Cloth, lower third of back cover water-stained, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, lower half of back wrinkled and discolored from moisture. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTIM: A STORY. Cincinnati: Kentucky Writers' Guild, Harvest Press, [1968?].  34 pages.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"Upon this wonderful occasion, your visiting us, take this little memento with you.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTO TEACH, TO LOVE. New York: World Publishing, 1970. First printing. 317 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1969, and signed with a juvenile flourish by Conrad Stuart Juergensmeyer, Jesse Stuart's grandson. Hardcover, shelf bump at bottom of back cover, otherwise fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTREES OF HEAVEN. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1943, ca. 1940. 340 pages. Fourth printing. Distributed by E. P. Dutton, New York. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You've been over the scenes of this book. These people used to live here.\"  Cloth, long scratch from top to bottom of back cover, bottom edges bumped and worn, large stain on top of leaves, near spine, that has soaked into paper and affected nearly every page. With dust jacket, large chips at all outside corners, clipped corner, soiled. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS.  Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, inside corner creased, otherwise very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS. Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE YEAR OF MY REBIRTH. Illustrations by Barry Martin. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 342 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"This book was lived -- and passages in this book you've spoken about here.\" Hardcover, fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003ePUBLICATIONS ABOUT JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBlair, Everetta Love. JESSE STUART: HIS LIFE AND WORKS. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1967.) 288 pages. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eClarke, Mary Washington. JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1968.) 240 pages. First edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, Nov. 26, 1969. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFoster, Ruel E. JESSE STUART. (New York: Twayne Publishers, ca. 1968.) 168 pages. (Twayne's United States Authors Series, 140) Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1969 June 16. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHall, Wade. \"THE TRUTH IS FUNNY\": A STUDY OF JESSE STUART'S HUMOR. (Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 75 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLAND OF THE HONEY-COLORED WIND: JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY: A RESOURCE BOOK. Selected and edited by Jerry A. Herndon. (Morehead, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., ca. 1981. 168 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1982 July 27. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1965?]) [28] pages, illus. Paperback. Two copies, both inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1966 March 30 and 1967 January 21. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1967?]) [31] pages, illus. Revised edition. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 July 24. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePennington, Lee. THE DARK HILLS OF JESSE STUART: A CONSIDERATION OF SYMBOLISM AND VISION IN THE NOVELS OF JESSE STUART. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Harvest Press, The Kentucky Writers Guild, ca. 1967.) 166 pages, illus. Second printing. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 October 7. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eW-HOLLOW COOKBOOK. Compiled by Glennis Stuart Liles. With the assistance of Betty Stuart Baird. Edited by Chuck D. Charles. Second edition. (Ashland, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1990.) 306 pages, illus. Hardcover. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eW-HOLLOW HARVEST. (Cincinnati: Jesse Stuart Exchange) published monthly\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nvol. 1, no. 1 (January 1967) - vol. 1, no. 12 (December 1967)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n_______. (Cincinnati: The Kentucky Writers' Guild) published 10 times per year\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nvol. II, no. 4 (April 1968) - vol. II, no. 5 (May 1968)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nvol. II, no. 9 (September 1968) - vol. II, no. 10 (October 1968)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWoodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE AND JANE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Murray, Ky.: Murray State University, 1969.) 144 pages. Hardcover. Second edition, expanded and revised. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 September 27. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWoodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR MAY, 1960 - MAY, 1965. Reprinted from The Register of The Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1965, pages 349-370. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWoodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. With essays by Roland Carter, Lawrence Edwards, H. H. Kroll, E. H. Smith, and Jesse Stuart. (Harrogate, Tenn.: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1960.) 74 pages. Paperback. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eBOOKS BY JANE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEYES OF THE MOLE. Sauk City, Wisc.: Stanton \u0026amp; Lee, 1967. 48 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket.  Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 25. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGIDEON'S CHILDREN. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1976. 283 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLAND OF THE FOX. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1975. 154 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePASSERMAN'S HOLLOW. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1974. 141 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYELLOWHAWK. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1973. 178 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1973 April 21. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eBOOKS COLLECTED BY MARYAN DAHMER SEPARATED TO THE REGULAR CIRCULATING COLLECTION (All books hardcover with dust jacket, unless otherwise indicated.):\u003c/title\u003e \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAdkins, Jan. A STORM WITHOUT RAIN. Boston: Little, Brown, 1983. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBellow, Saul. MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET. New York: Viking Press, 1970. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBEST OF 'HILLBILLY': A PRIZE-WINNING COLLECTION OF 100-PROOF WRITING FROM JIM COMSTOCK'S WEST VIRGINIA HILLBILLY (\"A PAPER FOR PEOPLE WHO \nCAN'T READ, EDITED BY AN EDITOR WHO CAN'T EDIT\"). Compiled \u0026amp; edited by Otto Whittaker. Anderson, S.C.: Droke House, 1968. (Signed by Jim Comstock) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBEST FROM THE FARMERS' ALMANAC. Edited by Ray Geiger. Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. (No dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBuck, Pearl S. THE LIVING REED: A NOVEL. New York: John Day, 1963. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBuck, Pearl S. A BRIDGE FOR PASSING. New York: John Day, 1962. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCampbell, Harry Modean, and Ruel E. Foster. ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS: AMERICAN NOVELIST.  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. (Inscribed by Ruel E. Foster) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCase, Carlton B. STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES: HUMOROUS AND LIVELY DOINGS OF OUR BOYS \"OVER THERE\". Chicago: Shrewesbury Publishing, 1918. Cover title: Stories from the trenches: funny tales the soldiers tell. (paperback) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCaudill, Harry M. NIGHT COMES TO THE CUMBERLANDS: A BIOGRAPHY OF A DEPRESSED AREA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCheng, Nien. LIFE AND DEATH IN SHANGHAI. New York: Penguin Books, 1986. (paperback) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCooper, James Fenimore. THE SPY. Illustrated by William P. Crouse. Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, 1936. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCozzens, James Gould. CHILDREN AND OTHERS. New York: Harcourt, Brace, \u0026amp; World, 1964. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCrabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. New York: Pocket Books, 1953, first printing 1952. \"Cardinal Edition.\" (Signed by the author.) (Paperback, no dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCrabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. [Nashville]: The Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County, 1965, ca. 1942. (Inscribed by the author.) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFerber, Edna. SHOW BOAT, SO BIG, CIMARRON: THREE LIVING NOVELS OF AMERICAN LIFE. Garden City: Doubleday, [1958?]. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFerraro, Geraldine A. FERRARO: MY STORY. With Linda Bird Francke. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1985. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGoldsmith, Oliver. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, AND OTHER WRITINGS. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Frederick W. Hilles. New York: The Modern Library, 1955. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHeckman, Hazel. ISLAND IN THE SOUND. Drawings by Helen Hiatt. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1967. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHoffman, Frederick J. WILLIAM FAULKNER. New Haven, Conn.: College \u0026amp; University Press, 1961. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) (paperback) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHuizinga, Johan. THE WANING OF THE MIDDLE AGES: A STUDY OF THE FORMS OF LIFE, THOUGH AND ART IN FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS IN THE XIVTH AND XVTH CENTURIES. Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, 1956. (paperback) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLockridge, Ross. RAINTREE COUNTY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMassie, Robert K. NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA. New York: Atheneum, 1968. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNabokov, Vladimir. THE EYE. New York: Phaedra, 1965. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Signed by the author.) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Paperback) (Signed by the author's daughter.) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eQUESTION OF HENRY JAMES: A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS. Edited by F. W. Dupee. New York: Henry Holt, 1945. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRoosevelt, Eleanor. THIS I REMEMBER. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1949. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRushdie, Salman. THE SATANIC VERSES. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSalmon, Arthur L. THE MAN AND THE WOMAN: CHAPTERS ON HUMAN LIFE. Chicago: Forbes \u0026amp; Company, 1915, ca. 1913. (No dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. 800,000,000: THE REAL CHINA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1972. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. FLOWERS ON AN IRON TREE: FIVE CITIES OF CHINA. Boston: Little Brown, 1975. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. MAO: A BIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Row, 1980. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. THE WHITE-BONED DEMON: A BIOGRAPHY OF MADAME MAO ZEDONG. New York: William Morrow, 1984. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. CHINA IN OUR TIME: THE EPIC SAGA OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC FROM THE COMMUNIST VICTORY TO TIANANMEN SQUARE AND BEYOND. New York: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 1992. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThomas, Dylan. UNDER MILK WOOD: A PLAY FOR VOICES. Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones. London: J. M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons, 1955, ca. 1954. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThoreau, Henry David. WALDEN. Illustrated by Henry Bugbee Kane. New York: Bramhall House, 1951. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWALT WHITMAN'S NEW YORK: FROM MANHATTAN TO MONTAUK. Edited by Henry M. Christman. New York: Macmillan, 1963. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWaltari, Mika. THE EGYPTIAN: A NOVEL. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1949. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWAR POETS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE WAR POETRY OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Edited by Oscar Williams. New York: John Day, 1945. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWhitman, Walt. LEAVES OF GRASS. First Borzoi edition. With a preface by Bernard Smith. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. MANNERHOUSE: A PLAY IN A PROLOGUE AND THREE ACTS. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1948. (no dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1942. (no dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL: A STORY OF THE BURIED LIFE. Illustrated by Douglas W. Gorsline. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. OF TIME AND THE RIVER: A LEGEND OF MAN'S HUNGER IN HIS YOUTH. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1944. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. A STONE, A LEAF, A DOOR: POEMS. Selected and arranged in verse by John S. Barnes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. (No dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWright, Austin Tappan. ISLANDIA. New York: Farrar \u0026amp; Rinehart, 1942. (No dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYoung, Barbara. THIS MAN FROM LEBANON: A STUDY OF KAHLIL GIBRAN. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970, ca. 1945.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["BOOKS BY JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","ALBUM OF DESTINY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 255 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I worked longer on this book than on any I've written. Eleven years off and on I worked on this book.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, clipped corner, chipped and soiled, but sound. ","ANDY FINDS A WAY. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1961. 92 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969.  Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise fine. ","THE BEATINEST BOY.  Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1953. 110 pages. Eleventh printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"The Beatinest Boy was real -- very real.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","BEYOND DARK HILLS: A PERSONAL STORY. With six decorations by Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1938. 399 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"You had a time getting this one -- a really scarce book.\" Cloth, ex-lib, card pocket pasted in back, book spine torn, worn, and repaired with tape, title page secured with tape, end papers and various pages stained and/or soiled. ","CLEARING IN THE SKY \u0026 OTHER STORIES. Woodcuts by Stanley Rice. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950. 262 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1967, \"This is a book hard to come by but Naomi Deane found it for you. ... So from the green hills of Appalachia, green clouds of leaves now rustling in the winds of May, we send you this and our warmest personal greetings to a fellow teacher and a friend.\" Cloth, end papers stained, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, well worn and soiled, but sound. Letter from Naomi Deane Stuart (Mrs. Jesse Stuart) dated May 22, 1967 enclosed. ","COME GENTLE SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. 282 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"fellow teacher, friend, a girl from the Appalachian hills -- your background is my background.\"  Cloth covers and end papers stained at top and at bottom from tape residue, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, also stained from tape residue, and slightly soiled, but otherwise sound. ","COME TO MY TOMORROWLAND. Nashville: Aurora Publishers, 1971.  195 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"I hope there will be a tomorrowland for all wildlife.\" Very fine hardcover, with dust jacket, very fine. ","COME BACK TO THE FARM. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. 246 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1971, \"How wonderful it is to sign this first edition for you.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","DAUGHTER OF THE LEGEND. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. 249 pages. First edition. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. ","DAWN OF REMEMBERED SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.  179 pages. First edition? Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1972, \"I know you love people but I wonder if you will love the things that crawl, run (on two legs and four) and fly.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","FORETASTE OF GLORY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You were in Blakesburg this afternoon and you walked where these people ran ...\" Fine cloth, with label pasted on inscribed end paper, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, chipped, clipped corner, extensively repaired with tape. ","GOD'S ODDLING: THE STORY OF MICK STUART, MY FATHER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Third printing. 266 pages. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You are now where my father lived, where he walked and talked and he loved this land. I wish you could have met him.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, showing mild wear. ","THE GOOD SPIRIT OF LAUREL RIDGE.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953. 263 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You visited Laurel Ridge yesterday -- the land where Old Op once lived and loved.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped and slightly worn, fine. ","HARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, large portion at bottom of front missing, corners worn. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" ","HARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" ","HEAD O' W-HOLLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1936. 342 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, August 1971, \"You, certainly a friend of first dimension to go out and buy my old books and collect me. I'll tell you this is a rare one and a scarce one. It's really a pleasure to special autograph this for you.\" Cloth covers with minor wear and some soiling, but spine and pasted-down end papers badly stained apparently from bookbinder's glue, one inch tear in front flyleaf end paper. ","HIE TO THE HUNTERS. New York: Whittlesey House, 1950. 265 pages. Eleventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped at corners, otherwise fine. ","HOLD APRIL: NEW POEMS. Woodcuts by Walter Ferro. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. 114 pages. Second printing.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"It is so nice to see you again and to sign Hold April for you. But we can't hold April.\" Very Fine hardcover, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. ","A JESSE STUART READER: STORIES AND POEMS SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY JESSE STUART.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. 342 pages. Decorative cloth, very fine. ","KENTUCKY IS MY LAND. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952. 95 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"... a rare book ... most difficult to find. Very few copies of this book were printed in the first place.\" Cloth, stained on front end papers and eight various pages, otherwise near fine. ","THE LAND BEYOND THE RIVER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. 380 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"W-Hollow is really beautiful now.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. ","LOST SANDSTONES AND LONELY SKIES AND OTHER ESSAYS. [Danbury, CT], Archer Editions Press, 1979. 176 pages. Illustrated with photographs from the Jesse Stuart family album.  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982. Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MAN WITH A BULL-TONGUE PLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1934. 361 pages.  Fourth printing, December 1942. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"This book was our meeting at Shepherd College ... From Shepherd College to W-Hollow, you are with us tonight.\" Cloth, fine, end papers and edges stained. ","MONGREL METTLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DOG. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 201 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"you are in the spot in this old living room ... where I wrote this book.\" Cloth, covers and end papers stained, spine faded, sound, pages clean. ","MR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1968, \"Who recommended J. S. to Mrs. Scott.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. ","MR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1967, \"I think of you often. You away from our hills. You a native of these hills. You who fights for us.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MY LAND HAS A VOICE. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966.  243 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MY WORLD. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1975. 95, [1] pages  (The Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf)  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982, \"Thank you for coming to see us again.\" Decorative cloth, very fine. ","OLD BEN. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. 92 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1970.  Hardcover, very fine, illustrated covers, no dust jacket. ","A PENNY'S WORTH OF CHARACTER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, a division of McGraw-Hill, 1954. 61, [2] pages. Ninth printing. Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"If I had but one of my junior books to sign for you, I would select and sign this one for you.\" Very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, trimmed at bottom, but sound and clean. ","PLOWSHARE IN HEAVEN: STORIES BY JESSE STUART. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 273 pages. Seventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, production flaw on back, otherwise fine. ","RED MULE. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1955. 124 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Mayan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Red Mule was real -- a neighbor and friend.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, small stain, minor wear. ","A RIDE WITH HUEY THE ENGINEER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. 92, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Huey will never pull this train again over the countryside in our part of Kentucky.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, severely trimmed at top, otherwise fine. ","THE RIGHTFUL OWNER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. 110 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, slight wear, otherwise fine. ","SAVE EVERY LAMB. Illustrations by Jean George. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. 278 pages. First edition. Signed by the author. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, minor shelf wear, but fine plus. ","SEVEN BY JESSE. Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 42 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1970, \"With love and Christmas best wishes from your friends in W-Hollow.\" Wrappers, very fine. ","SHORT STORIES FOR DISCUSSION. Edited by Albert K. Ridout, Jesse Stuart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. 489 pages. Includes \"How I Write My Short Stories\" by Jesse Stuart, as well as one short story each by Stuart and his daughter, Jessica Jane Stuart. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Very fine cloth, decorative cover. ","SPLIT CHERRY TREE: A PLAY IN ONE ACT. By Jessie [sic] Stuart, dramatized by Dem and Janet Polachek. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1967. 24 pages. Two copies, both signed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 4 and April 1968. Wrappers, very fine. ","TALES FROM THE PLUM GROVE HILLS. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Kenneth Gould, October 7th, 1946, \"This book will be published Oct 21st.\" Also inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, October 1970, \"to think you have the copy I signed for an editor who used to accept my poems and stories for Scholastic Magazine.\" Cloth, foxing on covers and end papers, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, soiled and chipped. ","TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. Cloth, good, but sound. ","TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. 303 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Cloth covers faded and stained, showing some wear, front hinge loosened, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, creased, chipped, and torn. Includes Book-of-the-Month Club News reprint about Jesse Stuart and this book. ","THE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. DRAMATIZED BY REGINALD LAWRENCE. FROM THE BOOK BY JESSE STUART. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1958. 107 pages. Wrappers, fine plus. ","THE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958, ca. 1949. 293 pages. With a new preface by the author. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I think this is one of your favorites of my books and I am glad it is.\" Cloth, lower third of back cover water-stained, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, lower half of back wrinkled and discolored from moisture. ","TIM: A STORY. Cincinnati: Kentucky Writers' Guild, Harvest Press, [1968?].  34 pages.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"Upon this wonderful occasion, your visiting us, take this little memento with you.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. ","TO TEACH, TO LOVE. New York: World Publishing, 1970. First printing. 317 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1969, and signed with a juvenile flourish by Conrad Stuart Juergensmeyer, Jesse Stuart's grandson. Hardcover, shelf bump at bottom of back cover, otherwise fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. ","TREES OF HEAVEN. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1943, ca. 1940. 340 pages. Fourth printing. Distributed by E. P. Dutton, New York. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You've been over the scenes of this book. These people used to live here.\"  Cloth, long scratch from top to bottom of back cover, bottom edges bumped and worn, large stain on top of leaves, near spine, that has soaked into paper and affected nearly every page. With dust jacket, large chips at all outside corners, clipped corner, soiled. ","THE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS.  Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, inside corner creased, otherwise very fine. ","THE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS. Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. ","THE YEAR OF MY REBIRTH. Illustrations by Barry Martin. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 342 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"This book was lived -- and passages in this book you've spoken about here.\" Hardcover, fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. ","PUBLICATIONS ABOUT JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","Blair, Everetta Love. JESSE STUART: HIS LIFE AND WORKS. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1967.) 288 pages. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. ","Clarke, Mary Washington. JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1968.) 240 pages. First edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, Nov. 26, 1969. ","Foster, Ruel E. JESSE STUART. (New York: Twayne Publishers, ca. 1968.) 168 pages. (Twayne's United States Authors Series, 140) Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1969 June 16. ","Hall, Wade. \"THE TRUTH IS FUNNY\": A STUDY OF JESSE STUART'S HUMOR. (Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 75 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970. ","LAND OF THE HONEY-COLORED WIND: JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY: A RESOURCE BOOK. Selected and edited by Jerry A. Herndon. (Morehead, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., ca. 1981. 168 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1982 July 27. ","THE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1965?]) [28] pages, illus. Paperback. Two copies, both inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1966 March 30 and 1967 January 21. ","THE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1967?]) [31] pages, illus. Revised edition. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 July 24. ","Pennington, Lee. THE DARK HILLS OF JESSE STUART: A CONSIDERATION OF SYMBOLISM AND VISION IN THE NOVELS OF JESSE STUART. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Harvest Press, The Kentucky Writers Guild, ca. 1967.) 166 pages, illus. Second printing. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 October 7. ","W-HOLLOW COOKBOOK. Compiled by Glennis Stuart Liles. With the assistance of Betty Stuart Baird. Edited by Chuck D. Charles. Second edition. (Ashland, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1990.) 306 pages, illus. Hardcover. ","W-HOLLOW HARVEST. (Cincinnati: Jesse Stuart Exchange) published monthly \nvol. 1, no. 1 (January 1967) - vol. 1, no. 12 (December 1967) \n_______. (Cincinnati: The Kentucky Writers' Guild) published 10 times per year \nvol. II, no. 4 (April 1968) - vol. II, no. 5 (May 1968) \nvol. II, no. 9 (September 1968) - vol. II, no. 10 (October 1968)","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE AND JANE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Murray, Ky.: Murray State University, 1969.) 144 pages. Hardcover. Second edition, expanded and revised. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 September 27. ","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR MAY, 1960 - MAY, 1965. Reprinted from The Register of The Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1965, pages 349-370. ","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. With essays by Roland Carter, Lawrence Edwards, H. H. Kroll, E. H. Smith, and Jesse Stuart. (Harrogate, Tenn.: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1960.) 74 pages. Paperback. ","BOOKS BY JANE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","EYES OF THE MOLE. Sauk City, Wisc.: Stanton \u0026 Lee, 1967. 48 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket.  Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 25. ","GIDEON'S CHILDREN. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1976. 283 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","LAND OF THE FOX. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1975. 154 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","PASSERMAN'S HOLLOW. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1974. 141 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","YELLOWHAWK. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1973. 178 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1973 April 21. ","BOOKS COLLECTED BY MARYAN DAHMER SEPARATED TO THE REGULAR CIRCULATING COLLECTION (All books hardcover with dust jacket, unless otherwise indicated.):","Adkins, Jan. A STORM WITHOUT RAIN. Boston: Little, Brown, 1983. ","Bellow, Saul. MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET. New York: Viking Press, 1970. ","BEST OF 'HILLBILLY': A PRIZE-WINNING COLLECTION OF 100-PROOF WRITING FROM JIM COMSTOCK'S WEST VIRGINIA HILLBILLY (\"A PAPER FOR PEOPLE WHO \nCAN'T READ, EDITED BY AN EDITOR WHO CAN'T EDIT\"). Compiled \u0026 edited by Otto Whittaker. Anderson, S.C.: Droke House, 1968. (Signed by Jim Comstock) ","BEST FROM THE FARMERS' ALMANAC. Edited by Ray Geiger. Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. (No dust jacket) ","Buck, Pearl S. THE LIVING REED: A NOVEL. New York: John Day, 1963. ","Buck, Pearl S. A BRIDGE FOR PASSING. New York: John Day, 1962. ","Campbell, Harry Modean, and Ruel E. Foster. ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS: AMERICAN NOVELIST.  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. (Inscribed by Ruel E. Foster) ","Case, Carlton B. STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES: HUMOROUS AND LIVELY DOINGS OF OUR BOYS \"OVER THERE\". Chicago: Shrewesbury Publishing, 1918. Cover title: Stories from the trenches: funny tales the soldiers tell. (paperback) ","Caudill, Harry M. NIGHT COMES TO THE CUMBERLANDS: A BIOGRAPHY OF A DEPRESSED AREA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963. ","Cheng, Nien. LIFE AND DEATH IN SHANGHAI. New York: Penguin Books, 1986. (paperback) ","Cooper, James Fenimore. THE SPY. Illustrated by William P. Crouse. Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, 1936. ","Cozzens, James Gould. CHILDREN AND OTHERS. New York: Harcourt, Brace, \u0026 World, 1964. ","Crabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. New York: Pocket Books, 1953, first printing 1952. \"Cardinal Edition.\" (Signed by the author.) (Paperback, no dust jacket) ","Crabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. [Nashville]: The Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County, 1965, ca. 1942. (Inscribed by the author.) ","Ferber, Edna. SHOW BOAT, SO BIG, CIMARRON: THREE LIVING NOVELS OF AMERICAN LIFE. Garden City: Doubleday, [1958?]. ","Ferraro, Geraldine A. FERRARO: MY STORY. With Linda Bird Francke. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1985. ","Goldsmith, Oliver. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, AND OTHER WRITINGS. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Frederick W. Hilles. New York: The Modern Library, 1955. ","Heckman, Hazel. ISLAND IN THE SOUND. Drawings by Helen Hiatt. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1967. ","Hoffman, Frederick J. WILLIAM FAULKNER. New Haven, Conn.: College \u0026 University Press, 1961. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) (paperback) ","Huizinga, Johan. THE WANING OF THE MIDDLE AGES: A STUDY OF THE FORMS OF LIFE, THOUGH AND ART IN FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS IN THE XIVTH AND XVTH CENTURIES. Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, 1956. (paperback) ","Lockridge, Ross. RAINTREE COUNTY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. ","Massie, Robert K. NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA. New York: Atheneum, 1968. ","Nabokov, Vladimir. THE EYE. New York: Phaedra, 1965. ","Nelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Signed by the author.) ","Nelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Paperback) (Signed by the author's daughter.) ","QUESTION OF HENRY JAMES: A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS. Edited by F. W. Dupee. New York: Henry Holt, 1945. ","Roosevelt, Eleanor. THIS I REMEMBER. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1949. ","Rushdie, Salman. THE SATANIC VERSES. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ","Salmon, Arthur L. THE MAN AND THE WOMAN: CHAPTERS ON HUMAN LIFE. Chicago: Forbes \u0026 Company, 1915, ca. 1913. (No dust jacket) ","Terrill, Ross. 800,000,000: THE REAL CHINA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1972. ","Terrill, Ross. FLOWERS ON AN IRON TREE: FIVE CITIES OF CHINA. Boston: Little Brown, 1975. ","Terrill, Ross. MAO: A BIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper \u0026 Row, 1980. ","Terrill, Ross. THE WHITE-BONED DEMON: A BIOGRAPHY OF MADAME MAO ZEDONG. New York: William Morrow, 1984. ","Terrill, Ross. CHINA IN OUR TIME: THE EPIC SAGA OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC FROM THE COMMUNIST VICTORY TO TIANANMEN SQUARE AND BEYOND. New York: Simon \u0026 Schuster, 1992. ","Thomas, Dylan. UNDER MILK WOOD: A PLAY FOR VOICES. Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones. London: J. M. Dent \u0026 Sons, 1955, ca. 1954. ","Thoreau, Henry David. WALDEN. Illustrated by Henry Bugbee Kane. New York: Bramhall House, 1951. ","WALT WHITMAN'S NEW YORK: FROM MANHATTAN TO MONTAUK. Edited by Henry M. Christman. New York: Macmillan, 1963. ","Waltari, Mika. THE EGYPTIAN: A NOVEL. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1949. ","WAR POETS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE WAR POETRY OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Edited by Oscar Williams. New York: John Day, 1945. ","Whitman, Walt. LEAVES OF GRASS. First Borzoi edition. With a preface by Bernard Smith. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. ","Wolfe, Thomas. MANNERHOUSE: A PLAY IN A PROLOGUE AND THREE ACTS. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1948. (no dust jacket) ","Wolfe, Thomas. YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1942. (no dust jacket) ","Wolfe, Thomas. LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL: A STORY OF THE BURIED LIFE. Illustrated by Douglas W. Gorsline. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. ","Wolfe, Thomas. OF TIME AND THE RIVER: A LEGEND OF MAN'S HUNGER IN HIS YOUTH. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1944. ","Wolfe, Thomas. A STONE, A LEAF, A DOOR: POEMS. Selected and arranged in verse by John S. Barnes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. (No dust jacket) ","Wright, Austin Tappan. ISLANDIA. New York: Farrar \u0026 Rinehart, 1942. (No dust jacket) ","Young, Barbara. THIS MAN FROM LEBANON: A STUDY OF KAHLIL GIBRAN. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970, ca. 1945."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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There are over 90 letters from Stuart to Dahmer, dating from 1966 to 1976, which discuss travel, speaking engagements, publishers, opinions of authors and scholars, teaching, personal matters, etc. The collection also includes a large number of Stuart's books, many of which are first editions inscribed to Dahmer, as well as publications by his daughter Jane Stuart. Jesse Hilton Stuart was born on August 8, 1906 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He published over 2000 poems and over 60 books, writing primarily about Appalachian life in poems, novels, children's books, autobiographical works, and short stories. He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. Stuart spent the majority of his life in his hometown of Greenup and remained deeply devoted to his Appalachian roots until he died on 17 Feburary 1984.","Series include: \nSeries 1. Clippings, 1966–1976 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Newsletters, 1967–1975 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Incoming Letters, 1966-1982 (boxes 1-2)  \nSeries 3. Subjects, 1950-1966, undated (box 2)  \nSeries 4. Writings by Jesse Stuart, 1965–1982 (boxes 3-4)  \nSeries 5. Writings about Jesse Stuart, 1957–1980 (box 4)  \nSeries 6. Broadside, undated (box 4)","BOOKS BY JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","ALBUM OF DESTINY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 255 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I worked longer on this book than on any I've written. Eleven years off and on I worked on this book.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, clipped corner, chipped and soiled, but sound. ","ANDY FINDS A WAY. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1961. 92 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969.  Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise fine. ","THE BEATINEST BOY.  Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1953. 110 pages. Eleventh printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"The Beatinest Boy was real -- very real.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","BEYOND DARK HILLS: A PERSONAL STORY. With six decorations by Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1938. 399 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"You had a time getting this one -- a really scarce book.\" Cloth, ex-lib, card pocket pasted in back, book spine torn, worn, and repaired with tape, title page secured with tape, end papers and various pages stained and/or soiled. ","CLEARING IN THE SKY \u0026 OTHER STORIES. Woodcuts by Stanley Rice. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950. 262 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1967, \"This is a book hard to come by but Naomi Deane found it for you. ... So from the green hills of Appalachia, green clouds of leaves now rustling in the winds of May, we send you this and our warmest personal greetings to a fellow teacher and a friend.\" Cloth, end papers stained, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, well worn and soiled, but sound. Letter from Naomi Deane Stuart (Mrs. Jesse Stuart) dated May 22, 1967 enclosed. ","COME GENTLE SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. 282 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"fellow teacher, friend, a girl from the Appalachian hills -- your background is my background.\"  Cloth covers and end papers stained at top and at bottom from tape residue, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, also stained from tape residue, and slightly soiled, but otherwise sound. ","COME TO MY TOMORROWLAND. Nashville: Aurora Publishers, 1971.  195 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"I hope there will be a tomorrowland for all wildlife.\" Very fine hardcover, with dust jacket, very fine. ","COME BACK TO THE FARM. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. 246 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1971, \"How wonderful it is to sign this first edition for you.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","DAUGHTER OF THE LEGEND. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. 249 pages. First edition. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. ","DAWN OF REMEMBERED SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.  179 pages. First edition? Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1972, \"I know you love people but I wonder if you will love the things that crawl, run (on two legs and four) and fly.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","FORETASTE OF GLORY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You were in Blakesburg this afternoon and you walked where these people ran ...\" Fine cloth, with label pasted on inscribed end paper, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, chipped, clipped corner, extensively repaired with tape. ","GOD'S ODDLING: THE STORY OF MICK STUART, MY FATHER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Third printing. 266 pages. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You are now where my father lived, where he walked and talked and he loved this land. I wish you could have met him.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, showing mild wear. ","THE GOOD SPIRIT OF LAUREL RIDGE.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953. 263 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You visited Laurel Ridge yesterday -- the land where Old Op once lived and loved.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped and slightly worn, fine. ","HARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, large portion at bottom of front missing, corners worn. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" ","HARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" ","HEAD O' W-HOLLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1936. 342 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, August 1971, \"You, certainly a friend of first dimension to go out and buy my old books and collect me. I'll tell you this is a rare one and a scarce one. It's really a pleasure to special autograph this for you.\" Cloth covers with minor wear and some soiling, but spine and pasted-down end papers badly stained apparently from bookbinder's glue, one inch tear in front flyleaf end paper. ","HIE TO THE HUNTERS. New York: Whittlesey House, 1950. 265 pages. Eleventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped at corners, otherwise fine. ","HOLD APRIL: NEW POEMS. Woodcuts by Walter Ferro. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. 114 pages. Second printing.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"It is so nice to see you again and to sign Hold April for you. But we can't hold April.\" Very Fine hardcover, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. ","A JESSE STUART READER: STORIES AND POEMS SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY JESSE STUART.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. 342 pages. Decorative cloth, very fine. ","KENTUCKY IS MY LAND. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952. 95 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"... a rare book ... most difficult to find. Very few copies of this book were printed in the first place.\" Cloth, stained on front end papers and eight various pages, otherwise near fine. ","THE LAND BEYOND THE RIVER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. 380 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"W-Hollow is really beautiful now.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. ","LOST SANDSTONES AND LONELY SKIES AND OTHER ESSAYS. [Danbury, CT], Archer Editions Press, 1979. 176 pages. Illustrated with photographs from the Jesse Stuart family album.  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982. Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MAN WITH A BULL-TONGUE PLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1934. 361 pages.  Fourth printing, December 1942. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"This book was our meeting at Shepherd College ... From Shepherd College to W-Hollow, you are with us tonight.\" Cloth, fine, end papers and edges stained. ","MONGREL METTLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DOG. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 201 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"you are in the spot in this old living room ... where I wrote this book.\" Cloth, covers and end papers stained, spine faded, sound, pages clean. ","MR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1968, \"Who recommended J. S. to Mrs. Scott.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. ","MR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1967, \"I think of you often. You away from our hills. You a native of these hills. You who fights for us.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MY LAND HAS A VOICE. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966.  243 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MY WORLD. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1975. 95, [1] pages  (The Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf)  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982, \"Thank you for coming to see us again.\" Decorative cloth, very fine. ","OLD BEN. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. 92 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1970.  Hardcover, very fine, illustrated covers, no dust jacket. ","A PENNY'S WORTH OF CHARACTER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, a division of McGraw-Hill, 1954. 61, [2] pages. Ninth printing. Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"If I had but one of my junior books to sign for you, I would select and sign this one for you.\" Very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, trimmed at bottom, but sound and clean. ","PLOWSHARE IN HEAVEN: STORIES BY JESSE STUART. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 273 pages. Seventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, production flaw on back, otherwise fine. ","RED MULE. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1955. 124 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Mayan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Red Mule was real -- a neighbor and friend.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, small stain, minor wear. ","A RIDE WITH HUEY THE ENGINEER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. 92, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Huey will never pull this train again over the countryside in our part of Kentucky.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, severely trimmed at top, otherwise fine. ","THE RIGHTFUL OWNER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. 110 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, slight wear, otherwise fine. ","SAVE EVERY LAMB. Illustrations by Jean George. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. 278 pages. First edition. Signed by the author. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, minor shelf wear, but fine plus. ","SEVEN BY JESSE. Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 42 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1970, \"With love and Christmas best wishes from your friends in W-Hollow.\" Wrappers, very fine. ","SHORT STORIES FOR DISCUSSION. Edited by Albert K. Ridout, Jesse Stuart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. 489 pages. Includes \"How I Write My Short Stories\" by Jesse Stuart, as well as one short story each by Stuart and his daughter, Jessica Jane Stuart. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Very fine cloth, decorative cover. ","SPLIT CHERRY TREE: A PLAY IN ONE ACT. By Jessie [sic] Stuart, dramatized by Dem and Janet Polachek. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1967. 24 pages. Two copies, both signed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 4 and April 1968. Wrappers, very fine. ","TALES FROM THE PLUM GROVE HILLS. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Kenneth Gould, October 7th, 1946, \"This book will be published Oct 21st.\" Also inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, October 1970, \"to think you have the copy I signed for an editor who used to accept my poems and stories for Scholastic Magazine.\" Cloth, foxing on covers and end papers, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, soiled and chipped. ","TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. Cloth, good, but sound. ","TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. 303 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Cloth covers faded and stained, showing some wear, front hinge loosened, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, creased, chipped, and torn. Includes Book-of-the-Month Club News reprint about Jesse Stuart and this book. ","THE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. DRAMATIZED BY REGINALD LAWRENCE. FROM THE BOOK BY JESSE STUART. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1958. 107 pages. Wrappers, fine plus. ","THE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958, ca. 1949. 293 pages. With a new preface by the author. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I think this is one of your favorites of my books and I am glad it is.\" Cloth, lower third of back cover water-stained, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, lower half of back wrinkled and discolored from moisture. ","TIM: A STORY. Cincinnati: Kentucky Writers' Guild, Harvest Press, [1968?].  34 pages.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"Upon this wonderful occasion, your visiting us, take this little memento with you.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. ","TO TEACH, TO LOVE. New York: World Publishing, 1970. First printing. 317 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1969, and signed with a juvenile flourish by Conrad Stuart Juergensmeyer, Jesse Stuart's grandson. Hardcover, shelf bump at bottom of back cover, otherwise fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. ","TREES OF HEAVEN. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1943, ca. 1940. 340 pages. Fourth printing. Distributed by E. P. Dutton, New York. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You've been over the scenes of this book. These people used to live here.\"  Cloth, long scratch from top to bottom of back cover, bottom edges bumped and worn, large stain on top of leaves, near spine, that has soaked into paper and affected nearly every page. With dust jacket, large chips at all outside corners, clipped corner, soiled. ","THE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS.  Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, inside corner creased, otherwise very fine. ","THE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS. Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. ","THE YEAR OF MY REBIRTH. Illustrations by Barry Martin. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 342 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"This book was lived -- and passages in this book you've spoken about here.\" Hardcover, fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. ","PUBLICATIONS ABOUT JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","Blair, Everetta Love. JESSE STUART: HIS LIFE AND WORKS. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1967.) 288 pages. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. ","Clarke, Mary Washington. JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1968.) 240 pages. First edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, Nov. 26, 1969. ","Foster, Ruel E. JESSE STUART. (New York: Twayne Publishers, ca. 1968.) 168 pages. (Twayne's United States Authors Series, 140) Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1969 June 16. ","Hall, Wade. \"THE TRUTH IS FUNNY\": A STUDY OF JESSE STUART'S HUMOR. (Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 75 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970. ","LAND OF THE HONEY-COLORED WIND: JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY: A RESOURCE BOOK. Selected and edited by Jerry A. Herndon. (Morehead, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., ca. 1981. 168 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1982 July 27. ","THE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1965?]) [28] pages, illus. Paperback. Two copies, both inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1966 March 30 and 1967 January 21. ","THE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1967?]) [31] pages, illus. Revised edition. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 July 24. ","Pennington, Lee. THE DARK HILLS OF JESSE STUART: A CONSIDERATION OF SYMBOLISM AND VISION IN THE NOVELS OF JESSE STUART. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Harvest Press, The Kentucky Writers Guild, ca. 1967.) 166 pages, illus. Second printing. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 October 7. ","W-HOLLOW COOKBOOK. Compiled by Glennis Stuart Liles. With the assistance of Betty Stuart Baird. Edited by Chuck D. Charles. Second edition. (Ashland, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1990.) 306 pages, illus. Hardcover. ","W-HOLLOW HARVEST. (Cincinnati: Jesse Stuart Exchange) published monthly \nvol. 1, no. 1 (January 1967) - vol. 1, no. 12 (December 1967) \n_______. (Cincinnati: The Kentucky Writers' Guild) published 10 times per year \nvol. II, no. 4 (April 1968) - vol. II, no. 5 (May 1968) \nvol. II, no. 9 (September 1968) - vol. II, no. 10 (October 1968)","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE AND JANE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Murray, Ky.: Murray State University, 1969.) 144 pages. Hardcover. Second edition, expanded and revised. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 September 27. ","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR MAY, 1960 - MAY, 1965. Reprinted from The Register of The Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1965, pages 349-370. ","Woodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. With essays by Roland Carter, Lawrence Edwards, H. H. Kroll, E. H. Smith, and Jesse Stuart. (Harrogate, Tenn.: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1960.) 74 pages. Paperback. ","BOOKS BY JANE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","EYES OF THE MOLE. Sauk City, Wisc.: Stanton \u0026 Lee, 1967. 48 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket.  Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 25. ","GIDEON'S CHILDREN. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1976. 283 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","LAND OF THE FOX. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1975. 154 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","PASSERMAN'S HOLLOW. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1974. 141 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. ","YELLOWHAWK. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1973. 178 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1973 April 21. ","BOOKS COLLECTED BY MARYAN DAHMER SEPARATED TO THE REGULAR CIRCULATING COLLECTION (All books hardcover with dust jacket, unless otherwise indicated.):","Adkins, Jan. A STORM WITHOUT RAIN. Boston: Little, Brown, 1983. ","Bellow, Saul. MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET. New York: Viking Press, 1970. ","BEST OF 'HILLBILLY': A PRIZE-WINNING COLLECTION OF 100-PROOF WRITING FROM JIM COMSTOCK'S WEST VIRGINIA HILLBILLY (\"A PAPER FOR PEOPLE WHO \nCAN'T READ, EDITED BY AN EDITOR WHO CAN'T EDIT\"). Compiled \u0026 edited by Otto Whittaker. Anderson, S.C.: Droke House, 1968. (Signed by Jim Comstock) ","BEST FROM THE FARMERS' ALMANAC. Edited by Ray Geiger. Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. (No dust jacket) ","Buck, Pearl S. THE LIVING REED: A NOVEL. New York: John Day, 1963. ","Buck, Pearl S. A BRIDGE FOR PASSING. New York: John Day, 1962. ","Campbell, Harry Modean, and Ruel E. Foster. ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS: AMERICAN NOVELIST.  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. (Inscribed by Ruel E. Foster) ","Case, Carlton B. STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES: HUMOROUS AND LIVELY DOINGS OF OUR BOYS \"OVER THERE\". Chicago: Shrewesbury Publishing, 1918. Cover title: Stories from the trenches: funny tales the soldiers tell. (paperback) ","Caudill, Harry M. NIGHT COMES TO THE CUMBERLANDS: A BIOGRAPHY OF A DEPRESSED AREA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963. ","Cheng, Nien. LIFE AND DEATH IN SHANGHAI. New York: Penguin Books, 1986. (paperback) ","Cooper, James Fenimore. THE SPY. Illustrated by William P. Crouse. Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, 1936. ","Cozzens, James Gould. CHILDREN AND OTHERS. New York: Harcourt, Brace, \u0026 World, 1964. ","Crabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. New York: Pocket Books, 1953, first printing 1952. \"Cardinal Edition.\" (Signed by the author.) (Paperback, no dust jacket) ","Crabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. [Nashville]: The Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County, 1965, ca. 1942. (Inscribed by the author.) ","Ferber, Edna. SHOW BOAT, SO BIG, CIMARRON: THREE LIVING NOVELS OF AMERICAN LIFE. Garden City: Doubleday, [1958?]. ","Ferraro, Geraldine A. FERRARO: MY STORY. With Linda Bird Francke. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1985. ","Goldsmith, Oliver. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, AND OTHER WRITINGS. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Frederick W. Hilles. New York: The Modern Library, 1955. ","Heckman, Hazel. ISLAND IN THE SOUND. Drawings by Helen Hiatt. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1967. ","Hoffman, Frederick J. WILLIAM FAULKNER. New Haven, Conn.: College \u0026 University Press, 1961. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) (paperback) ","Huizinga, Johan. THE WANING OF THE MIDDLE AGES: A STUDY OF THE FORMS OF LIFE, THOUGH AND ART IN FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS IN THE XIVTH AND XVTH CENTURIES. Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, 1956. (paperback) ","Lockridge, Ross. RAINTREE COUNTY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. ","Massie, Robert K. NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA. New York: Atheneum, 1968. ","Nabokov, Vladimir. THE EYE. New York: Phaedra, 1965. ","Nelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Signed by the author.) ","Nelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Paperback) (Signed by the author's daughter.) ","QUESTION OF HENRY JAMES: A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS. Edited by F. W. Dupee. New York: Henry Holt, 1945. ","Roosevelt, Eleanor. THIS I REMEMBER. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1949. ","Rushdie, Salman. THE SATANIC VERSES. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ","Salmon, Arthur L. THE MAN AND THE WOMAN: CHAPTERS ON HUMAN LIFE. Chicago: Forbes \u0026 Company, 1915, ca. 1913. (No dust jacket) ","Terrill, Ross. 800,000,000: THE REAL CHINA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1972. ","Terrill, Ross. FLOWERS ON AN IRON TREE: FIVE CITIES OF CHINA. Boston: Little Brown, 1975. ","Terrill, Ross. MAO: A BIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper \u0026 Row, 1980. ","Terrill, Ross. THE WHITE-BONED DEMON: A BIOGRAPHY OF MADAME MAO ZEDONG. New York: William Morrow, 1984. ","Terrill, Ross. CHINA IN OUR TIME: THE EPIC SAGA OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC FROM THE COMMUNIST VICTORY TO TIANANMEN SQUARE AND BEYOND. New York: Simon \u0026 Schuster, 1992. ","Thomas, Dylan. UNDER MILK WOOD: A PLAY FOR VOICES. Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones. London: J. M. Dent \u0026 Sons, 1955, ca. 1954. ","Thoreau, Henry David. WALDEN. Illustrated by Henry Bugbee Kane. New York: Bramhall House, 1951. ","WALT WHITMAN'S NEW YORK: FROM MANHATTAN TO MONTAUK. Edited by Henry M. Christman. New York: Macmillan, 1963. ","Waltari, Mika. THE EGYPTIAN: A NOVEL. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1949. ","WAR POETS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE WAR POETRY OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Edited by Oscar Williams. New York: John Day, 1945. ","Whitman, Walt. LEAVES OF GRASS. First Borzoi edition. With a preface by Bernard Smith. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. ","Wolfe, Thomas. MANNERHOUSE: A PLAY IN A PROLOGUE AND THREE ACTS. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1948. (no dust jacket) ","Wolfe, Thomas. YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1942. (no dust jacket) ","Wolfe, Thomas. LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL: A STORY OF THE BURIED LIFE. Illustrated by Douglas W. Gorsline. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. ","Wolfe, Thomas. OF TIME AND THE RIVER: A LEGEND OF MAN'S HUNGER IN HIS YOUTH. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1944. ","Wolfe, Thomas. A STONE, A LEAF, A DOOR: POEMS. Selected and arranged in verse by John S. Barnes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. (No dust jacket) ","Wright, Austin Tappan. ISLANDIA. New York: Farrar \u0026 Rinehart, 1942. (No dust jacket) ","Young, Barbara. THIS MAN FROM LEBANON: A STUDY OF KAHLIL GIBRAN. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970, ca. 1945.","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. 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There are over 90 letters from Stuart to Dahmer, dating from 1966 to 1976, which discuss travel, speaking engagements, publishers, opinions of authors and scholars, teaching, personal matters, etc. The collection also includes a large number of Stuart's books, many of which are first editions inscribed to Dahmer, as well as publications by his daughter Jane Stuart. Jesse Hilton Stuart was born on August 8, 1906 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He published over 2000 poems and over 60 books, writing primarily about Appalachian life in poems, novels, children's books, autobiographical works, and short stories. He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. 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He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. Stuart spent the majority of his life in his hometown of Greenup and remained deeply devoted to his Appalachian roots until he died on 17 Feburary 1984.","Series include: \nSeries 1. Clippings, 1966–1976 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Newsletters, 1967–1975 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Incoming Letters, 1966-1982 (boxes 1-2)  \nSeries 3. Subjects, 1950-1966, undated (box 2)  \nSeries 4. Writings by Jesse Stuart, 1965–1982 (boxes 3-4)  \nSeries 5. Writings about Jesse Stuart, 1957–1980 (box 4)  \nSeries 6. Broadside, undated (box 4)"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eBOOKS BY JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eALBUM OF DESTINY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 255 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I worked longer on this book than on any I've written. Eleven years off and on I worked on this book.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, clipped corner, chipped and soiled, but sound. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eANDY FINDS A WAY. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1961. 92 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969.  Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE BEATINEST BOY.  Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1953. 110 pages. Eleventh printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"The Beatinest Boy was real -- very real.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBEYOND DARK HILLS: A PERSONAL STORY. With six decorations by Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1938. 399 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"You had a time getting this one -- a really scarce book.\" Cloth, ex-lib, card pocket pasted in back, book spine torn, worn, and repaired with tape, title page secured with tape, end papers and various pages stained and/or soiled. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCLEARING IN THE SKY \u0026amp; OTHER STORIES. Woodcuts by Stanley Rice. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950. 262 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1967, \"This is a book hard to come by but Naomi Deane found it for you. ... So from the green hills of Appalachia, green clouds of leaves now rustling in the winds of May, we send you this and our warmest personal greetings to a fellow teacher and a friend.\" Cloth, end papers stained, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, well worn and soiled, but sound. Letter from Naomi Deane Stuart (Mrs. Jesse Stuart) dated May 22, 1967 enclosed. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCOME GENTLE SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. 282 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"fellow teacher, friend, a girl from the Appalachian hills -- your background is my background.\"  Cloth covers and end papers stained at top and at bottom from tape residue, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, also stained from tape residue, and slightly soiled, but otherwise sound. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCOME TO MY TOMORROWLAND. Nashville: Aurora Publishers, 1971.  195 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"I hope there will be a tomorrowland for all wildlife.\" Very fine hardcover, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCOME BACK TO THE FARM. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. 246 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1971, \"How wonderful it is to sign this first edition for you.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDAUGHTER OF THE LEGEND. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. 249 pages. First edition. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDAWN OF REMEMBERED SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.  179 pages. First edition? Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1972, \"I know you love people but I wonder if you will love the things that crawl, run (on two legs and four) and fly.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFORETASTE OF GLORY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You were in Blakesburg this afternoon and you walked where these people ran ...\" Fine cloth, with label pasted on inscribed end paper, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, chipped, clipped corner, extensively repaired with tape. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGOD'S ODDLING: THE STORY OF MICK STUART, MY FATHER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Third printing. 266 pages. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You are now where my father lived, where he walked and talked and he loved this land. I wish you could have met him.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, showing mild wear. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE GOOD SPIRIT OF LAUREL RIDGE.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953. 263 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You visited Laurel Ridge yesterday -- the land where Old Op once lived and loved.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped and slightly worn, fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, large portion at bottom of front missing, corners worn. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHEAD O' W-HOLLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1936. 342 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, August 1971, \"You, certainly a friend of first dimension to go out and buy my old books and collect me. I'll tell you this is a rare one and a scarce one. It's really a pleasure to special autograph this for you.\" Cloth covers with minor wear and some soiling, but spine and pasted-down end papers badly stained apparently from bookbinder's glue, one inch tear in front flyleaf end paper. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHIE TO THE HUNTERS. New York: Whittlesey House, 1950. 265 pages. Eleventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped at corners, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHOLD APRIL: NEW POEMS. Woodcuts by Walter Ferro. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. 114 pages. Second printing.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"It is so nice to see you again and to sign Hold April for you. But we can't hold April.\" Very Fine hardcover, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA JESSE STUART READER: STORIES AND POEMS SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY JESSE STUART.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. 342 pages. Decorative cloth, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKENTUCKY IS MY LAND. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952. 95 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"... a rare book ... most difficult to find. Very few copies of this book were printed in the first place.\" Cloth, stained on front end papers and eight various pages, otherwise near fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE LAND BEYOND THE RIVER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. 380 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"W-Hollow is really beautiful now.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLOST SANDSTONES AND LONELY SKIES AND OTHER ESSAYS. [Danbury, CT], Archer Editions Press, 1979. 176 pages. Illustrated with photographs from the Jesse Stuart family album.  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982. Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMAN WITH A BULL-TONGUE PLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1934. 361 pages.  Fourth printing, December 1942. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"This book was our meeting at Shepherd College ... From Shepherd College to W-Hollow, you are with us tonight.\" Cloth, fine, end papers and edges stained. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMONGREL METTLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DOG. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 201 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"you are in the spot in this old living room ... where I wrote this book.\" Cloth, covers and end papers stained, spine faded, sound, pages clean. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1968, \"Who recommended J. S. to Mrs. Scott.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1967, \"I think of you often. You away from our hills. You a native of these hills. You who fights for us.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMY LAND HAS A VOICE. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966.  243 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMY WORLD. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1975. 95, [1] pages  (The Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf)  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982, \"Thank you for coming to see us again.\" Decorative cloth, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOLD BEN. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. 92 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1970.  Hardcover, very fine, illustrated covers, no dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA PENNY'S WORTH OF CHARACTER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, a division of McGraw-Hill, 1954. 61, [2] pages. Ninth printing. Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"If I had but one of my junior books to sign for you, I would select and sign this one for you.\" Very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, trimmed at bottom, but sound and clean. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePLOWSHARE IN HEAVEN: STORIES BY JESSE STUART. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 273 pages. Seventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, production flaw on back, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRED MULE. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1955. 124 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Mayan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Red Mule was real -- a neighbor and friend.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, small stain, minor wear. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA RIDE WITH HUEY THE ENGINEER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. 92, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Huey will never pull this train again over the countryside in our part of Kentucky.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, severely trimmed at top, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE RIGHTFUL OWNER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. 110 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, slight wear, otherwise fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSAVE EVERY LAMB. Illustrations by Jean George. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. 278 pages. First edition. Signed by the author. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, minor shelf wear, but fine plus. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSEVEN BY JESSE. Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 42 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1970, \"With love and Christmas best wishes from your friends in W-Hollow.\" Wrappers, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSHORT STORIES FOR DISCUSSION. Edited by Albert K. Ridout, Jesse Stuart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. 489 pages. Includes \"How I Write My Short Stories\" by Jesse Stuart, as well as one short story each by Stuart and his daughter, Jessica Jane Stuart. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Very fine cloth, decorative cover. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSPLIT CHERRY TREE: A PLAY IN ONE ACT. By Jessie [sic] Stuart, dramatized by Dem and Janet Polachek. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1967. 24 pages. Two copies, both signed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 4 and April 1968. Wrappers, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTALES FROM THE PLUM GROVE HILLS. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Kenneth Gould, October 7th, 1946, \"This book will be published Oct 21st.\" Also inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, October 1970, \"to think you have the copy I signed for an editor who used to accept my poems and stories for Scholastic Magazine.\" Cloth, foxing on covers and end papers, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, soiled and chipped. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. Cloth, good, but sound. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. 303 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Cloth covers faded and stained, showing some wear, front hinge loosened, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, creased, chipped, and torn. Includes Book-of-the-Month Club News reprint about Jesse Stuart and this book. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. DRAMATIZED BY REGINALD LAWRENCE. FROM THE BOOK BY JESSE STUART. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1958. 107 pages. Wrappers, fine plus. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958, ca. 1949. 293 pages. With a new preface by the author. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I think this is one of your favorites of my books and I am glad it is.\" Cloth, lower third of back cover water-stained, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, lower half of back wrinkled and discolored from moisture. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTIM: A STORY. Cincinnati: Kentucky Writers' Guild, Harvest Press, [1968?].  34 pages.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"Upon this wonderful occasion, your visiting us, take this little memento with you.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTO TEACH, TO LOVE. New York: World Publishing, 1970. First printing. 317 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1969, and signed with a juvenile flourish by Conrad Stuart Juergensmeyer, Jesse Stuart's grandson. Hardcover, shelf bump at bottom of back cover, otherwise fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTREES OF HEAVEN. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1943, ca. 1940. 340 pages. Fourth printing. Distributed by E. P. Dutton, New York. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You've been over the scenes of this book. These people used to live here.\"  Cloth, long scratch from top to bottom of back cover, bottom edges bumped and worn, large stain on top of leaves, near spine, that has soaked into paper and affected nearly every page. With dust jacket, large chips at all outside corners, clipped corner, soiled. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS.  Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, inside corner creased, otherwise very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS. Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE YEAR OF MY REBIRTH. Illustrations by Barry Martin. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 342 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"This book was lived -- and passages in this book you've spoken about here.\" Hardcover, fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003ePUBLICATIONS ABOUT JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBlair, Everetta Love. JESSE STUART: HIS LIFE AND WORKS. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1967.) 288 pages. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eClarke, Mary Washington. JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1968.) 240 pages. First edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, Nov. 26, 1969. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFoster, Ruel E. JESSE STUART. (New York: Twayne Publishers, ca. 1968.) 168 pages. (Twayne's United States Authors Series, 140) Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1969 June 16. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHall, Wade. \"THE TRUTH IS FUNNY\": A STUDY OF JESSE STUART'S HUMOR. (Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 75 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLAND OF THE HONEY-COLORED WIND: JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY: A RESOURCE BOOK. Selected and edited by Jerry A. Herndon. (Morehead, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., ca. 1981. 168 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1982 July 27. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1965?]) [28] pages, illus. Paperback. Two copies, both inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1966 March 30 and 1967 January 21. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTHE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1967?]) [31] pages, illus. Revised edition. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 July 24. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePennington, Lee. THE DARK HILLS OF JESSE STUART: A CONSIDERATION OF SYMBOLISM AND VISION IN THE NOVELS OF JESSE STUART. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Harvest Press, The Kentucky Writers Guild, ca. 1967.) 166 pages, illus. Second printing. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 October 7. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eW-HOLLOW COOKBOOK. Compiled by Glennis Stuart Liles. With the assistance of Betty Stuart Baird. Edited by Chuck D. Charles. Second edition. (Ashland, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1990.) 306 pages, illus. Hardcover. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eW-HOLLOW HARVEST. (Cincinnati: Jesse Stuart Exchange) published monthly\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nvol. 1, no. 1 (January 1967) - vol. 1, no. 12 (December 1967)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n_______. (Cincinnati: The Kentucky Writers' Guild) published 10 times per year\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nvol. II, no. 4 (April 1968) - vol. II, no. 5 (May 1968)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nvol. II, no. 9 (September 1968) - vol. II, no. 10 (October 1968)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWoodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE AND JANE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Murray, Ky.: Murray State University, 1969.) 144 pages. Hardcover. Second edition, expanded and revised. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 September 27. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWoodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR MAY, 1960 - MAY, 1965. Reprinted from The Register of The Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1965, pages 349-370. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWoodbridge, Hensley C. JESSE STUART: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. With essays by Roland Carter, Lawrence Edwards, H. H. Kroll, E. H. Smith, and Jesse Stuart. (Harrogate, Tenn.: Lincoln Memorial University Press, 1960.) 74 pages. Paperback. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eBOOKS BY JANE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEYES OF THE MOLE. Sauk City, Wisc.: Stanton \u0026amp; Lee, 1967. 48 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket.  Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 25. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGIDEON'S CHILDREN. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1976. 283 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLAND OF THE FOX. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1975. 154 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePASSERMAN'S HOLLOW. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1974. 141 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYELLOWHAWK. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., ca. 1973. 178 pages. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1973 April 21. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eBOOKS COLLECTED BY MARYAN DAHMER SEPARATED TO THE REGULAR CIRCULATING COLLECTION (All books hardcover with dust jacket, unless otherwise indicated.):\u003c/title\u003e \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAdkins, Jan. A STORM WITHOUT RAIN. Boston: Little, Brown, 1983. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBellow, Saul. MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET. New York: Viking Press, 1970. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBEST OF 'HILLBILLY': A PRIZE-WINNING COLLECTION OF 100-PROOF WRITING FROM JIM COMSTOCK'S WEST VIRGINIA HILLBILLY (\"A PAPER FOR PEOPLE WHO \nCAN'T READ, EDITED BY AN EDITOR WHO CAN'T EDIT\"). Compiled \u0026amp; edited by Otto Whittaker. Anderson, S.C.: Droke House, 1968. (Signed by Jim Comstock) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBEST FROM THE FARMERS' ALMANAC. Edited by Ray Geiger. Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. (No dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBuck, Pearl S. THE LIVING REED: A NOVEL. New York: John Day, 1963. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBuck, Pearl S. A BRIDGE FOR PASSING. New York: John Day, 1962. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCampbell, Harry Modean, and Ruel E. Foster. ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS: AMERICAN NOVELIST.  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. (Inscribed by Ruel E. Foster) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCase, Carlton B. STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES: HUMOROUS AND LIVELY DOINGS OF OUR BOYS \"OVER THERE\". Chicago: Shrewesbury Publishing, 1918. Cover title: Stories from the trenches: funny tales the soldiers tell. (paperback) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCaudill, Harry M. NIGHT COMES TO THE CUMBERLANDS: A BIOGRAPHY OF A DEPRESSED AREA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCheng, Nien. LIFE AND DEATH IN SHANGHAI. New York: Penguin Books, 1986. (paperback) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCooper, James Fenimore. THE SPY. Illustrated by William P. Crouse. Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, 1936. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCozzens, James Gould. CHILDREN AND OTHERS. New York: Harcourt, Brace, \u0026amp; World, 1964. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCrabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. New York: Pocket Books, 1953, first printing 1952. \"Cardinal Edition.\" (Signed by the author.) (Paperback, no dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCrabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. [Nashville]: The Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County, 1965, ca. 1942. (Inscribed by the author.) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFerber, Edna. SHOW BOAT, SO BIG, CIMARRON: THREE LIVING NOVELS OF AMERICAN LIFE. Garden City: Doubleday, [1958?]. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFerraro, Geraldine A. FERRARO: MY STORY. With Linda Bird Francke. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1985. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGoldsmith, Oliver. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, AND OTHER WRITINGS. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Frederick W. Hilles. New York: The Modern Library, 1955. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHeckman, Hazel. ISLAND IN THE SOUND. Drawings by Helen Hiatt. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1967. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHoffman, Frederick J. WILLIAM FAULKNER. New Haven, Conn.: College \u0026amp; University Press, 1961. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) (paperback) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHuizinga, Johan. THE WANING OF THE MIDDLE AGES: A STUDY OF THE FORMS OF LIFE, THOUGH AND ART IN FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS IN THE XIVTH AND XVTH CENTURIES. Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, 1956. (paperback) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLockridge, Ross. RAINTREE COUNTY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMassie, Robert K. NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA. New York: Atheneum, 1968. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNabokov, Vladimir. THE EYE. New York: Phaedra, 1965. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Signed by the author.) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Paperback) (Signed by the author's daughter.) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eQUESTION OF HENRY JAMES: A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS. Edited by F. W. Dupee. New York: Henry Holt, 1945. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRoosevelt, Eleanor. THIS I REMEMBER. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1949. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRushdie, Salman. THE SATANIC VERSES. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSalmon, Arthur L. THE MAN AND THE WOMAN: CHAPTERS ON HUMAN LIFE. Chicago: Forbes \u0026amp; Company, 1915, ca. 1913. (No dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. 800,000,000: THE REAL CHINA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1972. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. FLOWERS ON AN IRON TREE: FIVE CITIES OF CHINA. Boston: Little Brown, 1975. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. MAO: A BIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Row, 1980. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. THE WHITE-BONED DEMON: A BIOGRAPHY OF MADAME MAO ZEDONG. New York: William Morrow, 1984. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTerrill, Ross. CHINA IN OUR TIME: THE EPIC SAGA OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC FROM THE COMMUNIST VICTORY TO TIANANMEN SQUARE AND BEYOND. New York: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 1992. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThomas, Dylan. UNDER MILK WOOD: A PLAY FOR VOICES. Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones. London: J. M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons, 1955, ca. 1954. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThoreau, Henry David. WALDEN. Illustrated by Henry Bugbee Kane. New York: Bramhall House, 1951. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWALT WHITMAN'S NEW YORK: FROM MANHATTAN TO MONTAUK. Edited by Henry M. Christman. New York: Macmillan, 1963. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWaltari, Mika. THE EGYPTIAN: A NOVEL. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1949. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWAR POETS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE WAR POETRY OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Edited by Oscar Williams. New York: John Day, 1945. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWhitman, Walt. LEAVES OF GRASS. First Borzoi edition. With a preface by Bernard Smith. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. MANNERHOUSE: A PLAY IN A PROLOGUE AND THREE ACTS. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1948. (no dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1942. (no dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL: A STORY OF THE BURIED LIFE. Illustrated by Douglas W. Gorsline. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. OF TIME AND THE RIVER: A LEGEND OF MAN'S HUNGER IN HIS YOUTH. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1944. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Thomas. A STONE, A LEAF, A DOOR: POEMS. Selected and arranged in verse by John S. Barnes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. (No dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWright, Austin Tappan. ISLANDIA. New York: Farrar \u0026amp; Rinehart, 1942. (No dust jacket) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYoung, Barbara. THIS MAN FROM LEBANON: A STUDY OF KAHLIL GIBRAN. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970, ca. 1945.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["BOOKS BY JESSE STUART SEPARATED TO RARE BOOKS:","ALBUM OF DESTINY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 255 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I worked longer on this book than on any I've written. Eleven years off and on I worked on this book.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, clipped corner, chipped and soiled, but sound. ","ANDY FINDS A WAY. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1961. 92 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969.  Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise fine. ","THE BEATINEST BOY.  Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1953. 110 pages. Eleventh printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"The Beatinest Boy was real -- very real.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","BEYOND DARK HILLS: A PERSONAL STORY. With six decorations by Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1938. 399 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"You had a time getting this one -- a really scarce book.\" Cloth, ex-lib, card pocket pasted in back, book spine torn, worn, and repaired with tape, title page secured with tape, end papers and various pages stained and/or soiled. ","CLEARING IN THE SKY \u0026 OTHER STORIES. Woodcuts by Stanley Rice. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950. 262 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1967, \"This is a book hard to come by but Naomi Deane found it for you. ... So from the green hills of Appalachia, green clouds of leaves now rustling in the winds of May, we send you this and our warmest personal greetings to a fellow teacher and a friend.\" Cloth, end papers stained, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, well worn and soiled, but sound. Letter from Naomi Deane Stuart (Mrs. Jesse Stuart) dated May 22, 1967 enclosed. ","COME GENTLE SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. 282 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"fellow teacher, friend, a girl from the Appalachian hills -- your background is my background.\"  Cloth covers and end papers stained at top and at bottom from tape residue, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, also stained from tape residue, and slightly soiled, but otherwise sound. ","COME TO MY TOMORROWLAND. Nashville: Aurora Publishers, 1971.  195 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"I hope there will be a tomorrowland for all wildlife.\" Very fine hardcover, with dust jacket, very fine. ","COME BACK TO THE FARM. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. 246 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1971, \"How wonderful it is to sign this first edition for you.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","DAUGHTER OF THE LEGEND. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. 249 pages. First edition. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. ","DAWN OF REMEMBERED SPRING. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.  179 pages. First edition? Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1972, \"I know you love people but I wonder if you will love the things that crawl, run (on two legs and four) and fly.\" Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","FORETASTE OF GLORY. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You were in Blakesburg this afternoon and you walked where these people ran ...\" Fine cloth, with label pasted on inscribed end paper, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, chipped, clipped corner, extensively repaired with tape. ","GOD'S ODDLING: THE STORY OF MICK STUART, MY FATHER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Third printing. 266 pages. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You are now where my father lived, where he walked and talked and he loved this land. I wish you could have met him.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, showing mild wear. ","THE GOOD SPIRIT OF LAUREL RIDGE.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953. 263 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You visited Laurel Ridge yesterday -- the land where Old Op once lived and loved.\" Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped and slightly worn, fine. ","HARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, large portion at bottom of front missing, corners worn. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" ","HARVEST OF YOUTH. Berea, Ky.: The Council of the Southern Mountains, 1964, ca. 1930. 80 pages. Reproduced by offset printing from the pages of the original book published by the Scroll Press, Howe, Oklahoma. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, May 1966. Wrappers, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. Dust jacket: \"Jesse Stuart's First Book.\" ","HEAD O' W-HOLLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1936. 342 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, August 1971, \"You, certainly a friend of first dimension to go out and buy my old books and collect me. I'll tell you this is a rare one and a scarce one. It's really a pleasure to special autograph this for you.\" Cloth covers with minor wear and some soiling, but spine and pasted-down end papers badly stained apparently from bookbinder's glue, one inch tear in front flyleaf end paper. ","HIE TO THE HUNTERS. New York: Whittlesey House, 1950. 265 pages. Eleventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, chipped at corners, otherwise fine. ","HOLD APRIL: NEW POEMS. Woodcuts by Walter Ferro. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. 114 pages. Second printing.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"It is so nice to see you again and to sign Hold April for you. But we can't hold April.\" Very Fine hardcover, with dust jacket, corner clipped, otherwise very fine. ","A JESSE STUART READER: STORIES AND POEMS SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY JESSE STUART.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. 342 pages. Decorative cloth, very fine. ","KENTUCKY IS MY LAND. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952. 95 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"... a rare book ... most difficult to find. Very few copies of this book were printed in the first place.\" Cloth, stained on front end papers and eight various pages, otherwise near fine. ","THE LAND BEYOND THE RIVER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. 380 pages. First edition? Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1974, \"W-Hollow is really beautiful now.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. ","LOST SANDSTONES AND LONELY SKIES AND OTHER ESSAYS. [Danbury, CT], Archer Editions Press, 1979. 176 pages. Illustrated with photographs from the Jesse Stuart family album.  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982. Cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MAN WITH A BULL-TONGUE PLOW. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1934. 361 pages.  Fourth printing, December 1942. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"This book was our meeting at Shepherd College ... From Shepherd College to W-Hollow, you are with us tonight.\" Cloth, fine, end papers and edges stained. ","MONGREL METTLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DOG. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 201 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"you are in the spot in this old living room ... where I wrote this book.\" Cloth, covers and end papers stained, spine faded, sound, pages clean. ","MR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. Second printing. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, June 1968, \"Who recommended J. S. to Mrs. Scott.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, fine. ","MR. GALLION'S SCHOOL. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 337 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1967, \"I think of you often. You away from our hills. You a native of these hills. You who fights for us.\" Hard cover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MY LAND HAS A VOICE. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966.  243 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, very fine. ","MY WORLD. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1975. 95, [1] pages  (The Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf)  \"Library of Jesse Stuart\" embossed on flyleaf end paper. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, July 1982, \"Thank you for coming to see us again.\" Decorative cloth, very fine. ","OLD BEN. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. 92 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, September 1970.  Hardcover, very fine, illustrated covers, no dust jacket. ","A PENNY'S WORTH OF CHARACTER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, a division of McGraw-Hill, 1954. 61, [2] pages. Ninth printing. Inscribed by author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"If I had but one of my junior books to sign for you, I would select and sign this one for you.\" Very fine, with dust jacket, corner clipped, trimmed at bottom, but sound and clean. ","PLOWSHARE IN HEAVEN: STORIES BY JESSE STUART. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956. 273 pages. Seventh printing. Hardcover, very fine, with dust jacket, production flaw on back, otherwise fine. ","RED MULE. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1955. 124 pages. Fifth printing. Inscribed by the author, to Mayan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Red Mule was real -- a neighbor and friend.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, small stain, minor wear. ","A RIDE WITH HUEY THE ENGINEER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. 92, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969, \"Huey will never pull this train again over the countryside in our part of Kentucky.\" Library binding, very fine, with dust jacket, severely trimmed at top, otherwise fine. ","THE RIGHTFUL OWNER. Illustrated by Robert Henneberger. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. 110 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, corner clipped, slight wear, otherwise fine. ","SAVE EVERY LAMB. Illustrations by Jean George. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. 278 pages. First edition. Signed by the author. Hardcover, half cloth, very fine, with dust jacket, minor shelf wear, but fine plus. ","SEVEN BY JESSE. Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 42 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1970, \"With love and Christmas best wishes from your friends in W-Hollow.\" Wrappers, very fine. ","SHORT STORIES FOR DISCUSSION. Edited by Albert K. Ridout, Jesse Stuart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. 489 pages. Includes \"How I Write My Short Stories\" by Jesse Stuart, as well as one short story each by Stuart and his daughter, Jessica Jane Stuart. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968. Very fine cloth, decorative cover. ","SPLIT CHERRY TREE: A PLAY IN ONE ACT. By Jessie [sic] Stuart, dramatized by Dem and Janet Polachek. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1967. 24 pages. Two copies, both signed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 December 4 and April 1968. Wrappers, very fine. ","TALES FROM THE PLUM GROVE HILLS. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. 256 pages. First edition. Inscribed by the author, to Kenneth Gould, October 7th, 1946, \"This book will be published Oct 21st.\" Also inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, October 1970, \"to think you have the copy I signed for an editor who used to accept my poems and stories for Scholastic Magazine.\" Cloth, foxing on covers and end papers, otherwise fine, with dust jacket, soiled and chipped. ","TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. Cloth, good, but sound. ","TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. Illustrated by Thomas Benton. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. 303 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, November 1969. Cloth covers faded and stained, showing some wear, front hinge loosened, with dust jacket, soiled, faded, creased, chipped, and torn. Includes Book-of-the-Month Club News reprint about Jesse Stuart and this book. ","THE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. DRAMATIZED BY REGINALD LAWRENCE. FROM THE BOOK BY JESSE STUART. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1958. 107 pages. Wrappers, fine plus. ","THE THREAD THAT RUNS SO TRUE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958, ca. 1949. 293 pages. With a new preface by the author. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"I think this is one of your favorites of my books and I am glad it is.\" Cloth, lower third of back cover water-stained, otherwise clean and sound, with dust jacket, lower half of back wrinkled and discolored from moisture. ","TIM: A STORY. Cincinnati: Kentucky Writers' Guild, Harvest Press, [1968?].  34 pages.  Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"Upon this wonderful occasion, your visiting us, take this little memento with you.\" Very fine cloth, with dust jacket, very fine. ","TO TEACH, TO LOVE. New York: World Publishing, 1970. First printing. 317 pages. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, Christmas 1969, and signed with a juvenile flourish by Conrad Stuart Juergensmeyer, Jesse Stuart's grandson. Hardcover, shelf bump at bottom of back cover, otherwise fine plus, with dust jacket, fine plus. ","TREES OF HEAVEN. Illustrated by Woodi Ishmael. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1943, ca. 1940. 340 pages. Fourth printing. Distributed by E. P. Dutton, New York. Inscribed by the author, to Maryan Dahmer, April 1968, \"You've been over the scenes of this book. These people used to live here.\"  Cloth, long scratch from top to bottom of back cover, bottom edges bumped and worn, large stain on top of leaves, near spine, that has soaked into paper and affected nearly every page. With dust jacket, large chips at all outside corners, clipped corner, soiled. ","THE WORLD OF JESSE STUART: SELECTED POEMS.  Edited and with an introduction by J. R. LeMaster. Frontispiece, woodcut by Woodi Ishmael.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. 309 pages. 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Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, Nov. 26, 1969. ","Foster, Ruel E. JESSE STUART. (New York: Twayne Publishers, ca. 1968.) 168 pages. (Twayne's United States Authors Series, 140) Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Maryan Dahmer, 1969 June 16. ","Hall, Wade. \"THE TRUTH IS FUNNY\": A STUDY OF JESSE STUART'S HUMOR. (Terre Haute, Ind.: Indiana Council of Teachers of English, Indiana State University, 1970. 75 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970. ","LAND OF THE HONEY-COLORED WIND: JESSE STUART'S KENTUCKY: A RESOURCE BOOK. Selected and edited by Jerry A. Herndon. (Morehead, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., ca. 1981. 168 pages. Paperback. Inscribed by Naomi Deane Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1982 July 27. ","THE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1965?]) [28] pages, illus. Paperback. Two copies, both inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1966 March 30 and 1967 January 21. ","THE MAN ... JESSE STUART: POET, NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, EDUCATOR. (Ashland, Ky.: Economy Printers, [1967?]) [31] pages, illus. Revised edition. Paperback. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1967 July 24. ","Pennington, Lee. THE DARK HILLS OF JESSE STUART: A CONSIDERATION OF SYMBOLISM AND VISION IN THE NOVELS OF JESSE STUART. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Harvest Press, The Kentucky Writers Guild, ca. 1967.) 166 pages, illus. Second printing. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Inscribed by Jesse Stuart to Maryan Dahmer, 1970 October 7. ","W-HOLLOW COOKBOOK. Compiled by Glennis Stuart Liles. With the assistance of Betty Stuart Baird. Edited by Chuck D. Charles. Second edition. (Ashland, Ky.: The Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1990.) 306 pages, illus. Hardcover. ","W-HOLLOW HARVEST. 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New York: Viking Press, 1970. ","BEST OF 'HILLBILLY': A PRIZE-WINNING COLLECTION OF 100-PROOF WRITING FROM JIM COMSTOCK'S WEST VIRGINIA HILLBILLY (\"A PAPER FOR PEOPLE WHO \nCAN'T READ, EDITED BY AN EDITOR WHO CAN'T EDIT\"). Compiled \u0026 edited by Otto Whittaker. Anderson, S.C.: Droke House, 1968. (Signed by Jim Comstock) ","BEST FROM THE FARMERS' ALMANAC. Edited by Ray Geiger. Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. (No dust jacket) ","Buck, Pearl S. THE LIVING REED: A NOVEL. New York: John Day, 1963. ","Buck, Pearl S. A BRIDGE FOR PASSING. New York: John Day, 1962. ","Campbell, Harry Modean, and Ruel E. Foster. ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS: AMERICAN NOVELIST.  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. (Inscribed by Ruel E. Foster) ","Case, Carlton B. STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES: HUMOROUS AND LIVELY DOINGS OF OUR BOYS \"OVER THERE\". Chicago: Shrewesbury Publishing, 1918. Cover title: Stories from the trenches: funny tales the soldiers tell. (paperback) ","Caudill, Harry M. NIGHT COMES TO THE CUMBERLANDS: A BIOGRAPHY OF A DEPRESSED AREA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963. ","Cheng, Nien. LIFE AND DEATH IN SHANGHAI. New York: Penguin Books, 1986. (paperback) ","Cooper, James Fenimore. THE SPY. Illustrated by William P. Crouse. Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, 1936. ","Cozzens, James Gould. CHILDREN AND OTHERS. New York: Harcourt, Brace, \u0026 World, 1964. ","Crabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. New York: Pocket Books, 1953, first printing 1952. \"Cardinal Edition.\" (Signed by the author.) (Paperback, no dust jacket) ","Crabb, Alfred Leland. DINNER AT BELMONT: A NOVEL OF CAPTURED NASHVILLE. [Nashville]: The Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County, 1965, ca. 1942. (Inscribed by the author.) ","Ferber, Edna. SHOW BOAT, SO BIG, CIMARRON: THREE LIVING NOVELS OF AMERICAN LIFE. Garden City: Doubleday, [1958?]. ","Ferraro, Geraldine A. FERRARO: MY STORY. With Linda Bird Francke. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1985. ","Goldsmith, Oliver. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, AND OTHER WRITINGS. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Frederick W. Hilles. New York: The Modern Library, 1955. ","Heckman, Hazel. ISLAND IN THE SOUND. Drawings by Helen Hiatt. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1967. ","Hoffman, Frederick J. WILLIAM FAULKNER. New Haven, Conn.: College \u0026 University Press, 1961. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) (paperback) ","Huizinga, Johan. THE WANING OF THE MIDDLE AGES: A STUDY OF THE FORMS OF LIFE, THOUGH AND ART IN FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS IN THE XIVTH AND XVTH CENTURIES. Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, 1956. (paperback) ","Lockridge, Ross. RAINTREE COUNTY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. ","Massie, Robert K. NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA. New York: Atheneum, 1968. ","Nabokov, Vladimir. THE EYE. New York: Phaedra, 1965. ","Nelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Signed by the author.) ","Nelson, Charles S. TO BE AN AMERICAN AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Carlton Press, 1973. (Paperback) (Signed by the author's daughter.) ","QUESTION OF HENRY JAMES: A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS. Edited by F. W. Dupee. New York: Henry Holt, 1945. ","Roosevelt, Eleanor. THIS I REMEMBER. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1949. ","Rushdie, Salman. THE SATANIC VERSES. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ","Salmon, Arthur L. THE MAN AND THE WOMAN: CHAPTERS ON HUMAN LIFE. Chicago: Forbes \u0026 Company, 1915, ca. 1913. (No dust jacket) ","Terrill, Ross. 800,000,000: THE REAL CHINA. Boston: Little, Brown, 1972. ","Terrill, Ross. FLOWERS ON AN IRON TREE: FIVE CITIES OF CHINA. Boston: Little Brown, 1975. ","Terrill, Ross. MAO: A BIOGRAPHY. New York: Harper \u0026 Row, 1980. ","Terrill, Ross. THE WHITE-BONED DEMON: A BIOGRAPHY OF MADAME MAO ZEDONG. New York: William Morrow, 1984. ","Terrill, Ross. CHINA IN OUR TIME: THE EPIC SAGA OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC FROM THE COMMUNIST VICTORY TO TIANANMEN SQUARE AND BEYOND. New York: Simon \u0026 Schuster, 1992. ","Thomas, Dylan. UNDER MILK WOOD: A PLAY FOR VOICES. Preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones. London: J. M. Dent \u0026 Sons, 1955, ca. 1954. ","Thoreau, Henry David. WALDEN. Illustrated by Henry Bugbee Kane. New York: Bramhall House, 1951. ","WALT WHITMAN'S NEW YORK: FROM MANHATTAN TO MONTAUK. Edited by Henry M. Christman. New York: Macmillan, 1963. ","Waltari, Mika. THE EGYPTIAN: A NOVEL. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1949. ","WAR POETS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE WAR POETRY OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Edited by Oscar Williams. New York: John Day, 1945. ","Whitman, Walt. LEAVES OF GRASS. First Borzoi edition. With a preface by Bernard Smith. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. ","Wolfe, Thomas. MANNERHOUSE: A PLAY IN A PROLOGUE AND THREE ACTS. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1948. (no dust jacket) ","Wolfe, Thomas. YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN. Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1942. (no dust jacket) ","Wolfe, Thomas. 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He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026 Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.","\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as  American Mercury ,  Atlantic Monthly ,  Christian Science Monitor ,  Farm Journal ,  Good Housekeeping ,  Harper's ,  Ladies Home Journal ,  Saturday Evening Post , and  Saturday Review of Literature . Her first book of poetry,  Mountain White , was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.","\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938.  Gauley Mountain  (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems,  Time Is Our House , was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.","\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.","\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.","\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry.  From a Dark Mountain  was published in 1972 and was followed by  Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore  (1972),  Elderberry Flood  (1979), and  Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems  (1991). McNeill's memoirs,  Milkweed Ladies , was published in 1988.","\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for  Time Is Our House ; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for  Paradox Hill ; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.","\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to  Elderberry Flood  and named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.","\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book,  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. Louise McNeill Pease died in Malden, West Virginia, in June 1993.","2215, 3201","Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","There are eight series in this collection:","Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated ","Series 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) ","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated ","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) ","Series 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) ","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated ","Series 7. Artifacts ","Series 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated ","Series 1. Biographical Materials , 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","Series 2. Incoming Letters , 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials , 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials , 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Series 5. Publications  are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials , 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Series 7. Artifacts  consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Series 8. Oversize Materials  include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","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.","Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","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","McNeill family","Pease family","McNeill, Louise","Anderson, Maggie","De Chocour, Rene.","Havighurst, Marion, 1894-1974","Havighurst, Walter, 1901-1994","McNeill, G.D. 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(George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026amp; Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAmerican Mercury\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLadies Home Journal\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c/emph\u003e, and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c/emph\u003e. Her first book of poetry, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMountain White\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGauley Mountain\u003c/emph\u003e (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTime Is Our House\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFrom a Dark Mountain\u003c/emph\u003e was published in 1972 and was followed by \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eParadox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore\u003c/emph\u003e (1972), \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eElderberry Flood\u003c/emph\u003e (1979), and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHill Daughter: New and Selected Poems\u003c/emph\u003e (1991). McNeill's memoirs, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1988.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTime Is Our House\u003c/emph\u003e; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eParadox Hill\u003c/emph\u003e; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eElderberry Flood \u003c/emph\u003eand named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFermi Buffalo\u003c/emph\u003e (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. 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During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026 Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.","\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as  American Mercury ,  Atlantic Monthly ,  Christian Science Monitor ,  Farm Journal ,  Good Housekeeping ,  Harper's ,  Ladies Home Journal ,  Saturday Evening Post , and  Saturday Review of Literature . Her first book of poetry,  Mountain White , was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.","\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938.  Gauley Mountain  (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems,  Time Is Our House , was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.","\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.","\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.","\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry.  From a Dark Mountain  was published in 1972 and was followed by  Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore  (1972),  Elderberry Flood  (1979), and  Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems  (1991). McNeill's memoirs,  Milkweed Ladies , was published in 1988.","\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for  Time Is Our House ; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for  Paradox Hill ; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.","\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to  Elderberry Flood  and named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.","\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book,  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. 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Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are eight series in this collection:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5. 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Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Incoming Letters\u003c/emph\u003e, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Writings and Related Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Audio-Visual Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Publications\u003c/emph\u003e are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Financial and Legal Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Artifacts\u003c/emph\u003e consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Oversize Materials\u003c/emph\u003e include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","There are eight series in this collection:","Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated ","Series 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) ","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated ","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) ","Series 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) ","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated ","Series 7. Artifacts ","Series 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated ","Series 1. Biographical Materials , 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","Series 2. Incoming Letters , 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials , 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials , 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Series 5. Publications  are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials , 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Series 7. Artifacts  consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Series 8. Oversize Materials  include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes."],"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. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_c68ed3bea540a6ee59d4eaa1e27b67f2\"\u003ePapers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9dc7c8d9f7c51ec00b6cea0108cfd551\"\u003eWest 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/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["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/"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","McNeill family","Pease family","McNeill, Louise","Anderson, Maggie","De Chocour, Rene.","Havighurst, Marion, 1894-1974","Havighurst, Walter, 1901-1994","McNeill, G.D. (George Douglas), 1877-","Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1937-"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["McNeill family","Pease family","Anderson, Maggie","De Chocour, Rene.","Havighurst, Marion, 1894-1974","Havighurst, Walter, 1901-1994","McNeill, G.D. (George Douglas), 1877-","McNeill, Louise","Rockefeller, John D. 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Va.)","West Virginia","Appalachian Region -- History","American literature -- Appalachian Region","Poetry -- Appalachian Region","Farm life -- West Virginia","Mountain life  -- West Virginia","Poets laureate -- West Virginia","Poets, American -- 20th century","Poets, American -- West Virginia","West Virginia - Poetry.","Women authors, American   -- 20th century","Women authors, American   -- West Virginia -- 20th century","Women poets, American   -- 20th century","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","Louise McNeill was born on 9 January 1911 on the family farm in Buckeye, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the daughter of Marietta Grace McNeill (1879-1961) and G.D. (George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026 Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.","\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as  American Mercury ,  Atlantic Monthly ,  Christian Science Monitor ,  Farm Journal ,  Good Housekeeping ,  Harper's ,  Ladies Home Journal ,  Saturday Evening Post , and  Saturday Review of Literature . Her first book of poetry,  Mountain White , was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.","\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938.  Gauley Mountain  (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems,  Time Is Our House , was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.","\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.","\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.","\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry.  From a Dark Mountain  was published in 1972 and was followed by  Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore  (1972),  Elderberry Flood  (1979), and  Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems  (1991). McNeill's memoirs,  Milkweed Ladies , was published in 1988.","\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for  Time Is Our House ; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for  Paradox Hill ; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.","\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to  Elderberry Flood  and named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.","\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book,  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. Louise McNeill Pease died in Malden, West Virginia, in June 1993.","2215, 3201","Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","There are eight series in this collection:","Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated ","Series 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) ","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated ","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) ","Series 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) ","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated ","Series 7. Artifacts ","Series 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated ","Series 1. Biographical Materials , 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","Series 2. Incoming Letters , 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials , 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials , 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Series 5. Publications  are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials , 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Series 7. Artifacts  consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Series 8. Oversize Materials  include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","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.","Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","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","McNeill family","Pease family","McNeill, Louise","Anderson, Maggie","De Chocour, Rene.","Havighurst, Marion, 1894-1974","Havighurst, Walter, 1901-1994","McNeill, G.D. 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(George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026amp; Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAmerican Mercury\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHarper's\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLadies Home Journal\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c/emph\u003e, and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c/emph\u003e. Her first book of poetry, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMountain White\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGauley Mountain\u003c/emph\u003e (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTime Is Our House\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFrom a Dark Mountain\u003c/emph\u003e was published in 1972 and was followed by \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eParadox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore\u003c/emph\u003e (1972), \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eElderberry Flood\u003c/emph\u003e (1979), and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHill Daughter: New and Selected Poems\u003c/emph\u003e (1991). McNeill's memoirs, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMilkweed Ladies\u003c/emph\u003e, was published in 1988.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eTime Is Our House\u003c/emph\u003e; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eParadox Hill\u003c/emph\u003e; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eElderberry Flood \u003c/emph\u003eand named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFermi Buffalo\u003c/emph\u003e (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. Louise McNeill Pease died in Malden, West Virginia, in June 1993.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Louise McNeill was born on 9 January 1911 on the family farm in Buckeye, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the daughter of Marietta Grace McNeill (1879-1961) and G.D. (George Douglas) McNeill, both also of Buckeye. Marietta McNeill was a teacher. G.D. McNeill, an author, historian, and teacher, was born on the family farm on 23 May 1877, the son of Confederate captain James M. McNeill and Fanny Perkins McNeill. He joined the U.S. Navy in the early nineteenth century, and served with the Great White Fleet in 1907 on the SS Glacier. G.D. McNeill received an undergraduate degree from Concord College and earned a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio. During his career in education he served as a high school principal; superintendant of Pocahontas County schools; and professor at Davis \u0026 Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. G.D. and Marietta McNeill were married on 29 February 1903 and had four children: Ward K. McNeill, James W. McNeill, Louise McNeill Pease, and Elizabeth McNeill Dorsey.","\nLouise McNeill grew up on the farm that had been in her family since 1769 and attended the rural school house nearby. She graduated from Marlinton High School in 1927 and taught in the Pocahontas County schools during the 1930s. McNeill began to write poetry as a child, and as a young adult began publishing her work in national journals such as  American Mercury ,  Atlantic Monthly ,  Christian Science Monitor ,  Farm Journal ,  Good Housekeeping ,  Harper's ,  Ladies Home Journal ,  Saturday Evening Post , and  Saturday Review of Literature . Her first book of poetry,  Mountain White , was published in 1931 in a limited edition of two hundred copies as a prize awarded by poetry magazine Stardust.","\nMcNeill continued to write poetry and to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia, in 1936 and then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Miami University in Ohio in 1938.  Gauley Mountain  (1939) served as her thesis. McNeill worked with Walter Havighurst at Miami and formed a lifelong friendship with both Walter and his wife, Marion. That same year, McNeill won an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry prize scholarship to the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vermont, and she attended the school during the summer of 1938. Her third book of poems,  Time Is Our House , was published in 1942 as part of the Bread Loaf Poets Series.","\nMcNeill met her future husband, Roger W. Pease, while in Vermont. They were married in 1939 and had one son, Douglas M. Pease, in 1940. Roger W. Pease (1898-1990) was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1898, the son of Reverend C.B.F. Pease and Jessica Cole Pease. He attended the Loomis Preparatory School (now The Loomis Chaffee School) in Connecticut and then began studies at Yale University. He left the school to serve in World War I and returned to finish a degree in agriculture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1922.","\nLouise McNeill Pease and Roger Pease both attended the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop in the late 1930s and then the couple moved to Aiken, South Carolina, where he served as assistant headmaster and she taught at the Aiken Preparatory School from 1941 to 1946. Louise McNeill and Roger Pease returned to West Virginia after World War II and McNeill began her more than twenty-five year career as a professor of English and history. She also earned a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 1959. McNeill taught at Fairmont College (1947-1948); West Virginia University (1948-1953); Potomac State College (1959-1962); Concord College (1962-1967); and Fairmont State College (1969-1973). She retired in 1973.","\nMcNeill's poems regularly appeared in local and national publications throughout her adult life, but it was not until the early 1970s that she began publishing new collections of poetry.  From a Dark Mountain  was published in 1972 and was followed by  Paradox Hill: From Appalachia to Lunar Shore  (1972),  Elderberry Flood  (1979), and  Hill Daughter: New and Selected Poems  (1991). McNeill's memoirs,  Milkweed Ladies , was published in 1988.","\nMcNeill received numerous awards and prizes during her lengthy literary career. These include an  Atlantic Monthly  poetry scholarship, 1938; the Bread Loaf Publication Award for  Time Is Our House ; the West Virginia Library Association Annual Book Award for  Paradox Hill ; the Appalachian Gold Medallion award in 1988; and honorary degrees from Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, 1989. McNeill was also inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 1989.","\nLouise McNeill was also honored by her home state of West Virginia. In 1977 she was named West Virginia Daughter of the Year with Governor John D. Rockefeller IV as Son of the Year. This was the beginning of a lasting friendship between the West Virginians. In 1979, Rockefeller wrote the introduction to  Elderberry Flood  and named McNeill the second poet laureate of the state. McNeill also earned the honor of West Virginian of the Year in 1985.","\nLouise and Roger moved to Connecticut in 1985 to live with their son, Douglas, and his family. Roger Pease died after a long illness on 24 September 1990. Louise returned to West Virginia. She completed a new book,  Fermi Buffalo  (1994), and was working on a book of essays on American history that she called \"Three Shades of Blue\" when she passed away. Louise McNeill Pease died in Malden, West Virginia, in June 1993."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3201, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Louise McNeill, Poet, Papers, A\u0026M 3201, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2215, 3201\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["2215, 3201"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are eight series in this collection:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 7. Artifacts \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Incoming Letters\u003c/emph\u003e, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Writings and Related Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Audio-Visual Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Publications\u003c/emph\u003e are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Financial and Legal Materials\u003c/emph\u003e, 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Artifacts\u003c/emph\u003e consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Oversize Materials\u003c/emph\u003e include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.","There are eight series in this collection:","Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated ","Series 2. Incoming Letters, 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993) ","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials, 1931-1993 and undated ","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials, 1900-1990s and undated (bulk 1965-1993) ","Series 5. Publications, 1939-1993 (bulk 1974-1993) ","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials, 1981-1992 and undated ","Series 7. Artifacts ","Series 8. Oversize, 1961-1990 and undated ","Series 1. Biographical Materials , 1860s, 1930s-2004 and undated, include awards and certificates; biographies of McNeill; newspaper clippings; curriculum vitae; genealogical materials related to the McNeill and Pease families; tributes to McNeill; and other items that record the history of McNeill's personal and professional life.","\nAwards and certificates document McNeill's status in West Virginia and include honorary degrees and programs from ceremonies honoring McNeill.","\nNewspaper clippings contain articles about some of McNeill's speaking engagements and her literary achievements (1961, 1972-1973) as well as poems that appeared in various newspapers from 1960 to 1982. Folders containing the original newspapers are followed by photocopies of each clipping.","\nCurriculum vitae from the early 1970s to 1992 trace the evolution of McNeill's teaching career and lists the publication of her poems and other writings. Several versions include handwritten annotations and revisions and also include the career of her husband, Roger Pease.","\nGenealogical materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, obituaries, military information, and other records about various members of the McNeill and Pease families. The items have been arranged by specific family members, including G.D. McNeill, James McNeill, Marietta McNeill, Thomas McNeill, Roger Pease, and Douglas Pease. Genealogical charts and information relating to the history of the McNeill family is filed under the family name. While most of the materials date from the 1940s to the 1980s, this section also includes James McNeill's Civil War diary.","\nThis series also includes biographies of McNeill written by two graduate students; a transcript of a 1985 West Virginia Public Radio interview with McNeill; and McNeill's address book, library card, and blank writing materials.","Series 2. Incoming Letters , 1936, 1950s-1993 (bulk 1970-1993), document Louise McNeill's personal relationships, career as a poet, and the importance of poetry and writing in her life. Letters are almost entirely those sent to McNeill; only a few letters penned by the poet are scattered throughout the series. Also includes greeting cards, sympathy cards, holiday cards, and birthday cards. This series contains only a few letters before 1970, including a photocopy of a 1936 letter from Louis Untermeyer about publishing Louise's poems in American Mercury and a letter from Jesse Stuart in 1967 also supporting her poetry.","\nLetters are chiefly from 1970 to 1993 and fall into two primary categories: letters relating to writing and Louise's poetry and those written from relatives and friends that largely contain news about family members, social activities, and health issues (although they also may comment on Louise's poetry). General incoming letters are arranged in chronological order. Letters sorted and grouped by Louise McNeill and undated letters from Louise's parents can be found at the end of the series.","\nMany letters from 1970 to 1993 comment on McNeill's poetry and on her published works, particularly Paradox Hill in 1979, Milkweed Ladies in 1988, and Hill Daughter in 1991. Louise's most frequent correspondents include her friend Rene de Chocour; Maggie Anderson, a friend and editor of Louise's books; and Marion and Walter Havighurst. Anderson writes often about Louise's work, their relationship, and her own poetry. Walter Havighurst was Louise's mentor and a lifelong friend. He typically writes about Louise's poems and career as well as about his own work and family. Letters from these people span these three decades.","\nLetters from the 1970s also include one or two items from Jack Beard, John McCulloch, Archibald MacLeish, Wilbur Schramm, and Jimmy Carter (1976). In addition, letters and cards from 1977 and 1979 offer congratulations to Louise on being West Virginia Daughter of the Year in 1977 and on becoming Poet Laureate of West Virginia in 1979.","\nMaterials from the 1980s also include letters from Stephen Vincent Benet, Devon McNamara, Arch A. Moore, Robert C. Byrd, and John D. Rockefeller IV, a long-time friend of McNeill's after both were honored by West Virginia in 1977.","\nLetters from 1990 to 1993 also provide additional documentation about Louise's career and role as poet laureate of West Virginia. They contain information about her participation in poetry anthologies, speaking engagements, and a radio production of Gauley Mountain as well as her payment as poet laureate and her reappointment in 1990. Items from this time include letters from Gaston Caperton, Larry Groce, Kirk Judd, and John D. Rockefeller IV.","\nLouise McNeill sorted some of her correspondence in manila folders. This original folder order has been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes.","\nThe folder \"Friends, Students, Faculty,\" contains letters from those groups of people and are almost entirely from the mid-1970s. Topics include Louise's poetry, Paradox Hill, G.D. McNeill, and personal news from family and friends. Of note are two letters from Robert Byrd in response to Louise's queries about impeaching Richard Nixon; notes and a letter written by Louise about Nixon; and a letter from Adlai Stevenson.","\nThe folder \"Precious Letters\" contains a handful of letters about Louise's poems and her published books. Includes letters from Jesse Stuart, Archibald MacLeish, Rene de Chocour, and Marion Havighurst.","Series 3. Writings and Related Materials , 1931-1993 and undated, includes drafts of published collections of poetry and memoirs, an unpublished book, loose poems, and other writings. It chiefly contains drafts of three published books, Milkweed Ladies (1988), Hill Daughter (1991), Fermi Buffalo (1994), and the unpublished essays, \"Three Shades of Blue.\" Drafts are both manuscripts and typescripts, some of which have handwritten annotations. This series also includes related materials such as book reviews, correspondence with the University of Pittsburgh Press, dust jackets, marketing materials, and notes for these books as well as a few such items for Mountain White (1931), Gauley Mountain (1939), and Elderberry Flood (1979). Drafts are organized in chronological order where possible.","\nMaterials related to Milkweed Ladies date from the 1970s to 1987 and include early versions of the memoirs, when it was titled \"Appalachian Heart.\" This subseries contains handwritten drafts, typescripts with annotations, a July 1987 typescript with comments on each chapter by Maggie Anderson, an August 1987 typescript, and related materials. Hill Daughter materials date from 1990 to 1992 and include both handwritten drafts of the included poems and McNeill's 1990 typescript copy of the publication. Materials related to Fermi Buffalo date from 1984 to 1993. This collection of poetry, which was published after McNeill's death in 1993, was initially called \"Tumblebug.\" This subseries also includes science articles that may have influenced McNeill's work.","\nThis series also contains drafts of an unpublished book of essays titled \"Three Shades of Blue.\" While there is one draft of the introductory section, this subseries consists almost entirely of handwritten notes and typescript drafts of the two main sections, \"Lorenzo Waugh\" and \"Lt. Glen Vaughan\" and includes comments by McNeill about the work. Almost all of the material is undated, but seems to have been written in the early 1990s.","\nAlso included are manuscript and typescript poems, composition books, and groups of poems organized and reviewed by McNeill. Loose poems are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Poems in folders 4-14 of box 9 were sorted into envelopes and labeled by Louise McNeill. Poems have been removed from the envelopes, but any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes. Within each folder poems are arranged alphabetically by title with untitled poems and scraps at the back of the folder. Almost all of the poems are undated. Since copies of the same poem may appear in multiple places, researchers are encouraged to review all folders that contain loose poems.","Series 4. Audio-Visual Materials , 1900-1993 (bulk 1930s-1993), consist of photographs, audio cassettes, and video cassettes. Photographs date from the early twentieth century to the 1990s and are arranged by subject and then by date when possible. Photographs include black-and-white and color photos; snapshots and portraits; and many unidentified people and places. They have been loosely arranged in the following categories: Louise McNeill (1930s-1990s), McNeill with family members (1942-1981); the Pease family (1965-1979); the McNeill family (1900, 1918, 1940s and 1981); identified and unidentified friends and family members, including Walter Havighurst, Robert Frost, and Louis Untermeyer (chiefly 1970s-1990s); homes and landscapes; and Navy battleships (1907).","\nAudio and video cassettes, 1975-1992 and undated, are related to McNeill's writing career and include both tributes to and interviews with McNeill. Topics discussed during the various interviews include McNeill's poetry and rural imagery, her life and family, and her teaching. The undated interview with Topper Sherwood focuses on McNeill's PhD from West Virginia University. McNeill speaks about her classes, her professors, teaching, and her poetry. This series also contains a video of the 1989 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, which includes an introduction of Louise McNeill and McNeill's remarks.","Series 5. Publications  are chiefly books related to West Virginia and poetry, and include several of McNeill's own works. Each book is listed individually in the full inventory. Works written by McNeill are Gauley Mountain, Hill Daughter, and Milkweed Ladies.","Series 6. Financial and Legal Materials , 1981-1992 and undated, contains materials related to McNeill's expenses as an author. Documents include royalty and honorarium invoices, receipts, phone bills, and other records of her costs. Materials were gathered in preparation of income tax returns, but do not include official tax documents. Legal materials include deeds and information related to McNeill's will. Access to this entire series is restricted without curatorial permission.","Series 7. Artifacts  consist of several items belonging to Louise McNeill: binoculars, a name stamp, a Golden Horseshoe winner ribbon, and two handkerchiefs embroidered with her name. Artifacts have been stored separately in an oversize box.","Series 8. Oversize Materials  include two honorary degrees, a copy of the West Virginia Hillbilly that featured McNeill's poems, a McNeill family genealogical chart, and a framed photograph of a cabin.","\nLouise McNeill sorted and organized many papers in manila folders. The original folder order has largely been maintained. Any information written on the envelopes has been photocopied and included at the front of each folder. Folder titles reflect the content but not necessarily the exact wording found on the envelopes."],"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. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_c68ed3bea540a6ee59d4eaa1e27b67f2\"\u003ePapers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Louise McNeill (Pease), 1911-1993, of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, noted twentieth century Appalachian poet and author, poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 to 1993, and professor of history and English. Though most well-known for her lyrical poetry about the history and spirit of West Virginia, McNeill also wrote articles, short stories, essays, and her memoirs. Includes biographical materials, letters, writings, poems, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and personal materials documenting Louise McNeill's career as a poet and author and her personal life, chiefly from the 1970s to her death in 1993. Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographies of McNeill, clippings, curriculum vitae, and other genealogical materials. Letters are from literary figures, political figures, family and friends. Prominent correspondents include Maggie Anderson, Rene de Chocour, Marion Havighurst, Walter Havighurst, and John D. Rockefeller IV. Writings and related materials include manuscript and typescript drafts of McNeill's books, loose poems, and other writings as well as book reviews, press correspondence, and marketing materials. Audio-visual materials consist of photographs of Louise McNeill, her family, and friends, and tributes to and interviews with McNeill on audio and video cassette. Collection also contains publications, artifacts, and personal materials."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9dc7c8d9f7c51ec00b6cea0108cfd551\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Collection also contains a manuscript and typescript draft of the story \"The Hole in the Glass\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Bradmoor Murder\u003c/em\u003e, 1929); a biography of Melville Post by Charles Norton; and several black-and-white photographs of Templemoor, Post's childhood home.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2066#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2066","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2066","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2066","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2066","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_2066.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196194","title_ssm":["Melville Davisson Post (1871-1930) Papers"],"title_tesim":["Melville Davisson Post (1871-1930) Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1811-1973","1850-1929"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1850-1929"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1811-1973"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3673","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/2066"],"text":["A\u0026M 3673","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/2066","Melville Davisson Post (1871-1930) Papers","West Virginia -- Fiction","West Virginia - Writers.","Appalachian Region -- Fiction","Appalachian Region","American fiction -- West Virginia","American literature -- Appalachian Region","Authors, American -- 20th Century","Authors, American -- Appalachian Region","Crime in literature","Detective and mystery stories","Short stories, American","No special access restriction applies.","Melville Davisson Post was born on April 19, 1869, the son of Florence May Davisson (1843-1914) and Ira Carper Post (1842-1923). Florence and Ira Post married in October 1866 and had five children: Maud, Melville, Emma, Sydney, and Florence. Ira raised cattle in Harrison County, West Virginia, and held numerous herds of cattle as well as pasture land. In 1878 the Posts built a new home, \"Templemoor,\" where Melville spent the rest of his youth.","Melville Post attended the Academy in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in 1885 and took courses in Morgantown the following year. He formally entered West Virginia University in 1887 and graduated in 1891. He returned for a year of legal studies, and received his LL.B. in 1892. Post served as a prosecuting attorney in Wheeling, West Virginia, and was also involved in the state's Democratic Party.","Post began writing short stories while in Wheeling, and his first work centered on the character of Randolph Mason. The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason was published in 1896, followed by The Man of Last Resort, of the Clients of Randolph Mason one year later. Other books included Dwellers in the Hills (1901), The Corrector of Destinies (1908), The Gilded Chair (1910), and The Nameless Thing (1912).","In 1903, Post married Ann Bloomfield \"Bloom\" Gamble Schoolfield. The couple lived in Grafton, West Virginia, where Post had formed a law partnership with another attorney. They had one son, Ira C. Post II, who died in 1906. Melville and Bloom left Grafton and from 1907 to 1914 spent their time traveling in Europe and enjoying extended stays with their families.","Beginning in 1908, Post's crime stories as well as his legal writing began to appear frequently in American popular magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post, The Atlantic Monthly, and Harper's Monthly Magazine. One of Post's most well-known characters, Uncle Abner, first appeared in 1911; Uncle Abner continued to figure prominently in Post's stories, and in 1918 a collection of stories featuring Abner was published: Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries. Post's later work included The Mystery at the Blue Villa (1919), The Sleuth of St. James Square (1920), The Mountain School-Teacher (1922), Monsieur Jonquelle: Prefect of Police of Paris (1923), Randolph Mason, Corrector of Destinies (1923), Walker of the Secret Service (1924), The Man Hunters (1926), The Revolt of the Birds (1927), The Bradmoor Murder (1929), The Garden in Asia (1929), and The Silent Witness (1930). He also continued to publish stories in serial publications.","Post built a home near Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1914-1915 that was based on Swiss architecture and that he nicknamed \"The Chalet.\" Bloom died of pneumonia in 1919. Melville Davisson Post lived at the Chalet until his death from a horse accident in 1930. He is buried in Clarksburg.","693, 1143, 1635, 3673","Papers of Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930), an American mystery and detective short story writer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The bulk of the materials date from 1850 to 1929 and primarily consist of Melville Davisson Post's personal and business letters and family financial and legal papers. Business letters mainly document the process of soliciting or accepting and then publishing Post's stories. Financial papers pertain to Post's personal finances in the 1920s, and legal documents from the 18th and early 19th century relate to several members of the Post and Davisson families. Collection also contains a manuscript and typescript draft of the story \"The Hole in the Glass\" ( The Bradmoor Murder , 1929); a biography of Melville Post by Charles Norton; and several black-and-white photographs of Templemoor, Post's childhood home.","Series include: \nSeries 1a. Letters -- Personal, 1890–1928 (box 1)  \nSeries 1b. Letters -- Business, 1909–1929 (box 1)  \nSeries 2. Writings, 1973, undated (box 2)  \nSeries 3a. Financial and Legal Papers -- Melville Davisson Post, 1914-1928 (box 2)  \nSeries 3b. 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Post served as a prosecuting attorney in Wheeling, West Virginia, and was also involved in the state's Democratic Party.","Post began writing short stories while in Wheeling, and his first work centered on the character of Randolph Mason. The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason was published in 1896, followed by The Man of Last Resort, of the Clients of Randolph Mason one year later. Other books included Dwellers in the Hills (1901), The Corrector of Destinies (1908), The Gilded Chair (1910), and The Nameless Thing (1912).","In 1903, Post married Ann Bloomfield \"Bloom\" Gamble Schoolfield. The couple lived in Grafton, West Virginia, where Post had formed a law partnership with another attorney. They had one son, Ira C. Post II, who died in 1906. Melville and Bloom left Grafton and from 1907 to 1914 spent their time traveling in Europe and enjoying extended stays with their families.","Beginning in 1908, Post's crime stories as well as his legal writing began to appear frequently in American popular magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post, The Atlantic Monthly, and Harper's Monthly Magazine. One of Post's most well-known characters, Uncle Abner, first appeared in 1911; Uncle Abner continued to figure prominently in Post's stories, and in 1918 a collection of stories featuring Abner was published: Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries. Post's later work included The Mystery at the Blue Villa (1919), The Sleuth of St. James Square (1920), The Mountain School-Teacher (1922), Monsieur Jonquelle: Prefect of Police of Paris (1923), Randolph Mason, Corrector of Destinies (1923), Walker of the Secret Service (1924), The Man Hunters (1926), The Revolt of the Birds (1927), The Bradmoor Murder (1929), The Garden in Asia (1929), and The Silent Witness (1930). He also continued to publish stories in serial publications.","Post built a home near Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1914-1915 that was based on Swiss architecture and that he nicknamed \"The Chalet.\" Bloom died of pneumonia in 1919. Melville Davisson Post lived at the Chalet until his death from a horse accident in 1930. 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