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Jesse Stuart Oral History Collection

The Jessie Stuart Oral History Collection consists of digitized audio recordings of, or related to, Kentucky author and poet Jesse Hilton Stuart. The recordings are of speeches, lectures, presentations, and interviews with Jesse Stuart from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Jesse Stuart was a writer, school teacher, and school administrator known for his short stories, poetry, novels and autobiographical works set in the hills and mountains of eastern Kentucky. Stuart was named the poet laureate of Kentucky in 1954.

Recordings are to be used for research purposes only. Commercial or for profit use is prohibited. Researchers must cite Morehead State University Special Collections & Archives as the repository where the collection is housed.
Download time and sound quality of the recordings may vary depending upon the length and condition of the original audio tape.

Submissions from 1953 1953

Interview given at the South Carolina Educational Conference, Jesse Stuart and Eve Blair

Submissions from 1959 1959

Interview by WHAS Television, Jesse Stuart and Bill Small

Presentation before the Huntington Woman's Club, Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1960 1960

Radio Interview from W-Hollow, Jesse Stuart

"The Hour" - Television Program, Jesse Stuart

Presentation on Housing in East Asia and Appalachia, Jesse Stuart

"Let's Find Out" - Television Program, Jesse Stuart, Alice Wyman, Havilah Babcock, and Everetta Love Blair

Interview at W-Hollow, Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1963 1963

Telephone Interview with Columbus (Georgia) High School, Jesse Stuart

Telephone Interview with Thomas Carr Howe (Indianapolis) High School, Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1964 1964

Readings from "Man with a Bull-Tongued Plow", Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1965 1965

Interview on Travels to Asia, Jesse Stuart

Discussion at W-Hollow Residence, Jesse Stuart and Deane Stuart

Submissions from 1966 1966

Question and Answer Session on Creative Writing, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on Writing Manuscripts for Publication, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on the Background on "The Thread that Runs so True", Jesse Stuart

Lecture on the Use of Semantics and Language, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on Advance Planning and Editing in Creative Writing, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on Greece and Greek Literature, Jesse Stuart

Symposium on the Works of Jesse Stuart, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on American Literature and Authors, Jesse Stuart

Presentation to Middle School and College Students at Eastern Kentucky University, Jesse Stuart and Richard Price

Telephone Interview with Curtis Adams 6th Grade Class, Jesse Stuart

Selected Readings of Short Stories, Jesse Stuart

Presentation on Life and Travels, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on Writing Poetry, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on the Creation of a Short Story, Jesse Stuart

Short Story Reading, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on Writing: Inspiration or Hard Work, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on the Art of Teaching English, Jesse Stuart

Panel Discussion at Eastern Kentucky State University (Part 1), Jesse Stuart, Harold E. Richardson, Geneva Owens, Kelly Thurman, and Janet Oldham

Lecture on the Influence of Greece upon Modern Literature, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on the Meanings of My Poetry, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on Short Stories and Novels, Jesse Stuart

Panel Discussion at Eastern Kentucky State University (Part 2), Jesse Stuart

Lecture on the Creative Process of Writing "Beyond Dark Hills", Jesse Stuart

Readings of Selected Poems at Eastern Kentucky University, Jesse Stuart

Lecture on the Use of Biography in the "The Thread that Runs so True", Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1970 1970

Contemporary American Poets Read Their Work: Jesse Stuart, Jesse Stuart

"People in the News" - Radio Program, Jesse Stuart

News Broadcast - Radio Program, Jerry Peterson and Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1971 1971

Poetry Readings, Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1972 1972

Interview at Jesse Stuart Suite, Murray State University, Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1973 1973

Speakers Forum at the Appalachian Arts Festival, Jesse Stuart and Jane Stuart

Honorary Doctorate presented to Jesse Stuart by Morehead State University., Jesse Stuart and Adron Doran

Submissions from 1974 1974

"Viewpoint" - Radio Program, Jesse Stuart and Jane Stuart

Submissions from 1975 1975

"A Look at Appalachia" - Television Program, Jesse Stuart, William Crawford Plumley, Billy Chaffin, Barbara Yeager, and Katherinw Whiting

Submissions from 1976 1976

"Come Walk the W-Hollow Road with Me" - Ballad, Yvonne Bunn

Presentation on Short Stories and Publishing, Jesse Stuart

Presentation at Banquet held at Murray State University, Jesse Stuart

Presentation before the United Methodist Club, Jesse Stuart

Submissions from 1982 1982

Creative Writing Workshop at Murray State University, Jesse Stuart