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Denise Giardina, Author, Papers, 1900/2016

3.84 Linear Feet 7 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 5 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 notecard box, 3 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1 in. 0.22 Gigabytes 56 files, formats include .txt, .doc, .docx, and .po

Papers of Appalachian author Denise Giardina, whose 1987 novel Storming Heaven received the W. D. Weatherford Award, and 1992 novel The Unquiet Earth received the American Book Award and the Lillian Smith Book Award for fiction. The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels Good King Harry, Storming Heaven, The Unquiet Earth, Saints and Villains, and Emily's Ghost.

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Denise Giardina, Author, Papers, 1900/2016 3.84 Linear Feet 7 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 5 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 notecard box, 3 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1 in. 0.22 Gigabytes 56 files, formats include .txt, .doc, .docx, and .po

Giardina, Denise, 1951-

Papers of Appalachian author Denise Giardina, whose 1987 novel Storming Heaven received the W. D. Weatherford Award, and 1992 novel The Unquiet Earth received the American Book Award and the Lillian Smith Book Award for fiction. The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels Good King Harry, Storming Heaven, The Unquiet Earth, Saints and Villains, and Emily's Ghost.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Jayne Anne Phillips, Author, Papers, 1970/2022

2.34 Linear Feet 1 record carton, 15 in.; 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 oversized framed item, 3 in.; 2 oversized folders, 0.1 in.

This collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, photographs, artifacts, and publications of author Jayne Anne Phillips.

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Jayne Anne Phillips, Author, Papers, 1970/2022 2.34 Linear Feet 1 record carton, 15 in.; 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 oversized framed item, 3 in.; 2 oversized folders, 0.1 in.

Phillips, Jayne Anne

This collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, photographs, artifacts, and publications of author Jayne Anne Phillips.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Melville Davisson Post (1871-1930) Papers, 1811/1973, bulk 1850/1929

1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 1/4 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)

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.

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Melville Davisson Post (1871-1930) Papers, 1811/1973, bulk 1850/1929 1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 1/4 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)

Post, Melville Davisson, 1869-1930

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.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Meredith Sue Willis, Author, Papers, 1979/2010

2.5 Linear Feet 2 ft. 6 in. (2 record cartons, 15 in. each)

Papers and manuscript drafts of Meredith Sue Willis, an author from Clarksburg, West Virginia. Willis is known for her fiction based in West Virginia (notably Higher Ground [1981], Only Great Changes [1985], and Trespassers [1997]) and her non-fiction writing guides.

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Meredith Sue Willis, Author, Papers, 1979/2010 2.5 Linear Feet 2 ft. 6 in. (2 record cartons, 15 in. each)

Papers and manuscript drafts of Meredith Sue Willis, an author from Clarksburg, West Virginia. Willis is known for her fiction based in West Virginia (notably Higher Ground [1981], Only Great Changes [1985], and Trespassers [1997]) and her non-fiction writing guides.

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