» Stuart (Jesse) papers, circa 1928-1984

This collection consists of information donated together with 23 books written by Jesse Stuart. It includes a 1967 letter written by Stuart to Dorothy White describing how White’s father encouraged Stuart to pursue literature a photograph of Dorothy White’s father, Clark White an inscribed copy of a pamphlet containing some of Stuart’s earliest writings (Lyrics from Lincoln Memorial University, c.1928) a copy of a pamphlet about Stuart and annotated by him (The Man… Jesse Stuart, c.1965) a file of clippings about Stuart and his work book jackets from Stuart’s books which contain biographical information and printed ephemera (including a postcard of his home). The books have been cataloged individually at the College of Charleston library.