Title: Jane Merchant Literary Manuscripts Collection

Date/Date Range :    1954-1963

Extent: 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

The Jane Merchant literary manuscripts collection contains the manuscripts of the poet's first six books of inspirational prose and poetry, all published by Abingdon Press.

Call number: MS-0333

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was a gift from Jane Merchant.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Jane Merchant Literary Manuscripts Collection, MS-0333. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of six folders.

Jane Hess Merchant was born in 1919 and died in 1972. She was confined to her bed at the age of twelve from the congenital bone disease Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which also caused her to go deaf at the age of twenty-three. From her bedroom, she was able to write more than 3,000 poems, more than 2,000 letters, dozens of prose pieces, and to publish ten collections of her poetry.

The Jane Merchant literary manuscript collection contains the typewritten manuscripts of Merchant's first six books published by Abingdon Press. Patrons interested in Merchant's life should also consult MS 2057: Sarah Rickets Collection of Jane Merchant, 1937-1992. The manuscript texts are arranged in chronological order by publication date.

• Poets, American -- Tennessee -- Knoxville.
• Merchant, Jane, 1919-1972.
• Authors, American -- Tennessee.
• American literature -- Women authors.