Janice Holt Giles papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Janice Holt Giles papers
- Date
- 1949-1965 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 6.75 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Women authors -- 20th century.
- Drafts.
- Authors -- Correspondence.
- Proofs (Printing)
- Authors, American -- Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 64M119: [identification of item], Janice Holt Giles papers, 1949-1965, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Janice Holt Giles was born on March 28, 1905, in Altus, Arkansas, and spent her childhood in Oklahoma, where her parents were teachers. She married Otto Moore in 1927 and the couple had one daughter. After a divorce in 1939, she moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to work for Dr. Lewis Sherill, Dean of the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. In 1943, Janice Holt Giles met her second husband, Henry Giles, on a two day bus trip. The couple married in 1945 and settled in Knifley, Adair County, Kentucky, near Green River, where Henry Giles's family had lived for seven generations. They stayed in this region until her death on June 1, 1979.
- During her lifetime, Janice Holt Giles published over twenty works, including historical novels set in the Western frontier and contemporary fiction about the people of the Green River region in Kentucky. Giles also wrote autobiographical and nonfiction books, of which several were coauthored with her husband, such as A Little Better Than Plumb and The G.I. Journal of Sergeant Giles.
- Biographical Information. The Official Site of the Janice Holt Giles and Henry Giles Society. n.d. Web. 1 March 2012.
- Scope and Content
- The Janice Holt Giles papers (dated 1949-1965; 6.75 cubic feet; 15 boxes, 1 folder) consist of correspondence and manuscripts of Giles's books. The correspondence documents the communication between Giles and her agent Oliver G. Swan as well as her publishers. The manuscript series contains drafts of fifteen of Janice Holt Giles's books in various stages of completion. Some of the manuscripts are rough drafts or editor's copies and contain revisions and notes in the margins, while others are finished galley proofs. She originally wrote the manuscript Land Beyond the Mountains under the title Glory Road. It is recorded in this collection under its published title.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Correspondence, 1949-1956
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence series contains letters between Janice Holt Giles and her various editors and publishers between 1949 and 1956.
1949-1950
1950-1951
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
Manuscripts, 1950-1965
Scope and Contents
The Manuscripts series contains copies of Janice Holt Giles's books. Some of the manuscripts are drafts, while others are finished galley proofs. Most of the copies have corrections and revisions written on the pages.
Enduring Hills, 1950
Harbin's Ridge, 1951
Miss Willie, 1951
Tara's Healing, 1951
40 Acres and No Mule, 1952
The Plum Thicket, 1954
Hannah Fowler, 1955
The Believers, 1956
Land Beyond the Mountains (Glory Road), 1958
Johnny Osage, 1959
Savanna, 1960-1961
Voyage to Santa Fe, 1962
Voyage to Santa Fe, first section, 1962
Voyage to Santa Fe, second section, 1962
Voyage to Santa Fe, first section revisions, 1962
Voyage to Santa Fe, editor's copy, 1962
Voyage to Santa Fe, notes, route, and map, 1962
Voyage to Santa Fe, galley, 1962
A Little Better Than Plumb, 1963
Run Me a River, 1963-1964
G.I. Journal of Sergeant Giles, 1964-1965
G.I. Journal of Sergeant Giles, 1964
G.I. Journal of Sergeant Giles, carbon copy, 1964
G.I. Journal of Sergeant Giles, uncorrected proof, 1965
G.I. Journal of Sergeant Giles, final proof, 1965
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