Carnegie-Vincent Library

Nationally famous and internationally known and translated, poet-novelist Jesse Stuart is an American legend. His many honors and awards include nomination for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Out of the half-hundred books he has authored, three books alone: Man with a bull-tongue plow, The thread that runs true, and Taps for Private Tussie would have brought him lasting fame. A massive collection of poetry, novels, short stories, and articles ranks Stuart as one of the most prolific and beloved writers in American literature. (Jesse Stuart’s Literary Hall of Fame Certificate)

This finding aid is IN PROCESS. If you have any questions please contact the Archivist at: michelle.ganz@lmunet.edu or at 423-869-6304.

The collection is held in the University Archives of the Carnegie-Vincent Library of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee.

Note: Roland Carter (class of 1928) was one of Jesse’s closest friends from LMU. Jesse refers to him as Nick or Rol.

*(x) indicates the number of pages to the letter.

Box 1

Correspondences:

F.1. To Kincaid, Robert: June 1, 1932 (1)*

To Jesse: from Williams, CP: August 23, 1935 (This letter is a copy of the original held in the Jesse Stuart Foundation. Please cite it accordingly)

F.2. To Kincaid, Robert: August 1, 1939 (2)

To Kincaid, Robert: November 22, 1939 (4)

F.3. To Kincaid, Robert: September 28, 1943 (1)

To Carter, Nick: October 2, 1943 (1)

To Carter, Nick: November 7, 1943 (1)

To Carter, Nick: December 24, 1943 (4)

F.4. To Kincaid, Robert: January 2, 1944 (1)

To Carter, Nick: January 10, 1944 (1)

To Carter, Nick: February 1, 1944 (2)

To Carter, Nick: March 11, 1944 (2)

To Carter, Roland: March 27, 1944 (1)

To Carter, Nick: June 13, 1944 (2)

To Carter, Nick: June 19, 1944 (4)

To Carter, Nick: October 2, 1944 (2)

To Carter, Nick: December 25, 1944 (2)

F.5. To Carter, Nick: February 15, 1945 (3)

To Carter, Nick: March 27, 1945 (2)

To Carter, Nick: April 12, 1945 (2)

To Kincaid, Robert: July 31, 1945 (2)

F.6. To Carter, Nick: January 10, 1946 (2)

To Carter, Nick and Gillie: April 3, 1946 (2)

To Carter, Rol and Gillie: May 6, 1946 (2) (signed Jesse and Deane)

To Kincaid, Robert: March 22, 1946 (2)

To Kincaid, Robert: March 30, 1946 (2)

To Kincaid, Robert: April 10, 1946 (1)

To Kincaid, Robert: April 14, 1946 (1)

To Jesse: from SWM (Stewart McClelland): August 20, 1946 (1)

To Jones, –: August 13, 1946 (1)

To McClelland, Stewart: August 23, 1946

To Kincaid, Robert: September 6, 1946 (2)

To Kincaid, Robert: May 4, 1950

To Kincaid, Robert: May 5, 1950 (2)

To Kincaid, Robert: May 17, 1950

To Kincaid, Robert: May 22, 1950

 

Box 2

F.1. Illustrated envelopes: nd

F.2. Illustrated envelopes: nd

F.3. News clippings: 1961-1967
F.4. Publications: journals and magazines: 1958-1968

F.5. Programs and flyers: 1955-1968

F.6.Envelopes from Jesse Stuart to Roger T Smith

F.7. Articles by Jesse Stuart

F.8. Christmas and greeting cards and envelopes

F.9.Correspondednce: postcards to Dave Redmond: 1936-1988

f.10.DVD copy of 16mm films (total running time 5 minutes) (converted from 16mm film footage provided by the Stuart Foundation. Please cite accordingly)

Box 3

Unorganized news clippings, magazine and journal articles

Jesse Stuart material from Lowdenback Family Collection

In addition to two boxes of clippings, some eighty letters have been added to the Jesse Stuart Papers from the Lowdenback Family Collection, nearly all of them written by Stuart to Clifford Lowdenback.

-March 9, 1937
-March 26, 1937

-May 10, 1938 (JS to RLK)
-May 12, 1938

-April 11, 1949

-letter and envelop postmarked November 8, 1955

-August 25, 1956

-April 19, 1957
-April 24, 1957
-April 28, 1957
-May 22, 1957
-letter and envelop postmarked May 31, 1957
-July 16, 1957
-December 4, 1957
-December 16, 1957 (Mrs. Donald D. True to JS, & attached JS note)
-December 22, 1957
-December 30, 1957

-January 30, 1958
-January 30, 1958
-February 16, 1958
-March 7, 1958
-May 5, 1958
-November 4, 1958

-January 5, 1959
-January 22, 1959
-October 29, 1959
-November 8, 1959

-February 7, 1960
-February 12, 1960
-March 17, 1960
-June 29, 1960
-November 26, 1960 (JS to students, faculty, staff at McKell High School)
-December 24, 1960

-February 24, 1962
-March 31, 1962
-March 31, 1962 (JS to D. E. Mays)

-January 5, 1967
-September 8, 1967
-September 27, 1967
-November 15, 1967
-November 19, 1967
-November 23, 1967

-February 12, 1968
-March 29, 1968
-April 26, 1968
-September 19, 1968
-October 15, 1968

-February 13, 1969
-March 1, 1969
-March 12, 1969
-June 10, 1969
-July 6, 1969
-July 9, 1969
-August 19, 1969
-September 30, 1969
-October 19, 1969
-November 10, 1969
-December 11, 1969
-December 16, 1969

-January 8, 1970
-January 13, 1970
-February 23, 1970 (Mrs. Kenneth Bohack to JS)
-March 16, 1970
-March 26, 1970
-June 9, 1970
-June 20, 1970
-June 30, 1970
-letter and envelope postmarked August 29, 1970
-August 31, 1970
-October 22, 1970
-November 4, 1970
-December 4, 1970

-September 2, 1971 (Mrs. Edward P. Emerson to JS)
-September 17, 1971
-December 19, 1971

-August 24, 1972

-June 2, 1973

-February 1, 1975

Jesse Stuart material in Robert L. Kincaid Papers

The following items are located in the Robert Kincaid Collection in the University Archives. The Kincaid Collection is still IN PROCESS. This list was compiled by Dr. Earl Hess. The collection is held in the University Archives of the Carnegie-Vincent Library of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee.

Kincaid, Robert to Stuart, Jesse:

-August 4, 1939

-September 26, 1939

-November 28, 1939

-December 8, 1939

-February 28, 1940

-September 22, 1943

-October 2, 1943

-August 2, 1945

-March 26, 1946

-April 6, 1946

-April 12, 1946

-September 3, 1946

-September 11, 1946

-October 2, 1946

-October 22, 1946

-January 9, 1947

-January 16, 1947

-January 24, 1947

-January 30, 1947

-November 17, 1947

-December 8, 1947

-May 4, 1949

-May 13, 1949

-May 24, 1949

-November 1, 1949

-May 1, 1951

-May 14, 1951

-May 22, 1951

-August 6, 1951

-August 13, 1951

-February 14, 1952

-March 12, 1952

-March 21, 1952

-May 13, 1952

-August 22, 1952

-August 23, 1952

-September 8, 1952

-October 1, 1952

-December 29, 1952

-April 30, 1953

-June 9, 1953

-October 3, 1953

-October 14, 1953

-January 11, 1955

-January 19, 1955

-May 20, 1955

-June 20, 1955

-July 20, 1955

-August 5, 1955

-September 20, 1955

-October 7, 1955

-October 17, 1955

-October 17, 1955

-October 24, 1955

-November 1, 1955

-November 8, 1955

-November 25, 1955

-December 1, 1955

-January 3, 1956

Correspondence between Robert Kincaid and Fred Atkins Moore

-July 1, 1950

-July 5, 1950

W. I. Jones to Robert Kincaid

-February 11, 1952

Glennis Juanita Stuart to Robert Kincaid

-March 9, 1940

Correspondence between Robert Kincaid and George H. Curry

-September 26, 1955

-September 29, 1955

-October 17, 1955

-October 20, 1955

“Remarks at Jesse Stuart Day Ceremony”

-October 15, 1955

Lena Wells Voiers to Kincaid

-October 17, 1955

-October 19, 1955

James R. Sowards to Kincaid

-October 19, 1955

Correspondence between Kincaid and Belle Blankenship

-November 8, 1955

-November 15, 1955

Correspondence between Kincaid and C. S. Dale

-November 2, 1955

-November 4, 1955