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Finding Aid for the Lawrence Edwards Papers, 1934-1975


MS-0821

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, August 10, 2007.

Summary Information
Title: Lawrence Edwards Papers

Date/Date Range :   1934-1975

Extent: 4.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, and other materials documenting the life and works of Tennessee author Lawrence Edwards.

Call number: MS-0821

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Lawrence Edwards presented this collection to the University of Tennessee in 1975.
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], Lawrence Edwards Papers, MS-0821. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of four boxes divided into four series:

  1. Series I: Correspondence
  2. Series II: Personal and Family Records
  3. Series III: Literary Manuscripts
  4. Series IV: Miscellaneous Material

Biography / History

Lawrence "Larry" Edwards was born in a mining camp on the Tennessee-Kentucky border in 1907. His family moved to Speedwell, Tennessee (the subject of several of his later works) when he was five years old. He was educated at Lincoln Memorial University and at the University of Tennessee, and later taught at the University of Tennessee.


Collection Scope and Content Note

Lawrence Edwards wrote stories dealing primarily with growing up in his native Speedwell and with rural life in general. His research studies concern the letters of Jacob Tonson, the allegory of Thomas Usk's Testament of Love, the religion of Browning, the history of the Baptists of Tennessee (with particular attention to the Primitive Baptists of East Tennessee,) religion and education in antebellum Tennessee, and use of the library.

Edwards' correspondence comes mostly from family, friends, students, and colleagues. Of particular interest are letters from Jesse Stuart and "Tennessee Ernie" Ford. His genealogical research concerns old families of Speedwell. Edwards' published works have been catalogued and removed to the Rare Books Collection.

Interested researchers may also wish to consult UTK-MS-0336: Lawrence Edwards Papers for more information.

Subject Terms

  • Edwards, Lawrence, 1907-.
  • Authors, American -- Tennessee.
Contents List
   

Series I: Correspondence, 1934-1975
Box   1     Folder   1    
Correspondence, 1934 October 16-1936 June 18
Box   1     Folder   2    
Correspondence, 1936 June 18-1939 June 22
Box   1     Folder   3    
Correspondence, 1939 July 1-1939 February 17
Box   1     Folder   4    
Correspondence, 1941 May 16-1955 December 29
Box   1     Folder   5    
Correspondence, 1955 December 19-1958 July 16
Box   1     Folder   6    
Correspondence, 1958 August 26-1959 August 31
Box   1     Folder   7    
Correspondence, 1959 September 3-1960 February 3
Box   1     Folder   8    
Correspondence, 1960 February 18-1960 November 10
Box   1     Folder   9    
Correspondence, 1961 January 4-1961 December 20
Box   1     Folder   10    
Correspondence, 1961 December 22-1962 January 1
Box   1     Folder   11    
Correspondence, 1963 February 28-1962 January 1
Box   1     Folder   12    
Correspondence, 1963 October 3-1963 December 30
Box   2     Folder   13    
Correspondence, 1964 January 2-1964 August 27
Box   2     Folder   14    
Correspondence, 1964 August 31-1965 December 11
Box   2     Folder   15    
Correspondence, 1966 January 6-1966 September 6
Box   2     Folder   16    
Correspondence, 1966 September 8-1967 June 6
Box   2     Folder   17    
Correspondence, 1971 April 2-1971 October 21
Box   2     Folder   18    
Correspondence, 1971 October 21-1971 December 6
Box   2     Folder   19    
Correspondence, 1971 December 8-1971 December 16
Box   2     Folder   20    
Correspondence, 1971 December 17-1971 December 31
Box   2     Folder   21    
Correspondence, 1972 January 3-1972 April 24
Box   2     Folder   22    
Correspondence, 1972 April 27-1972 August 24
Box   2     Folder   23    
Correspondence, 1972 August 25-1972 November 18
Box   2     Folder   24    
Correspondence, 1972 November 27-1975 March 11
   

Series II: Personal and Family Records, 1938
Box   3     Folder   25    
Lawrence Edwards' Diary, 1938
Box   3     Folder   26    
Photographs
Box   3     Folder   27    
Genealogical Records
   

Series III: Literary Manuscripts
Box   3     Folder   28    
Literary Manuscript: The Barn Builder

Box   3     Folder   29    
Literary Manuscript: Before I Am Eighty...

Box   3     Folder   30    
Literary Manuscript: Biff and Little Biff

Box   3     Folder   31    
Literary Manuscript: Boogers and Ha'nts

Box   3     Folder   32    
Literary Manuscript: Boyhood and Youthful Rambles of a Tennessee Green Pod

Box   3     Folder   33    
Literary Manuscript: Burnt Sand

Box   3     Folder   34    
Literary Manuscript: The Case of the Swiped Dinner Bucket

Box   3     Folder   35    
Literary Manuscript: Cedar Thicket Ha'nt

Box   3     Folder   36    
Literary Manuscript: Chestnut Time

Box   3     Folder   37    
Literary Manuscript: Civil War Stories

Box   3     Folder   38    
Literary Manuscript: Clough: A Soul In Throll

Box   3     Folder   39    
Literary manuscript: Cumberland Gap

Box   3     Folder   40    
Literary Manuscript: Dark of the Moon --Ch. 1 : Paterfamilia

Box   3     Folder   41    
Literary Manuscript: A Day at a Primitive Baptist Meeting

Box   3     Folder   42    
Literary Manuscript: Daylight Till Dark-Thirty

Box   3     Folder   43    
Literary Manuscript: Diary of Elbert Davis

Box   3     Folder   44    
Literary Manuscript: Divine Christ

Box   3     Folder   45    
Literary Manuscript: Early Impressions

Box   3     Folder   46    
Literary Manuscript-: Earth Child

Box   3     Folder   46a    
Literary Manuscript: Fire Fighter

Box   3     Folder   47    
Literary Manuscript: Fortnight at the Fort

Box   3     Folder   48    
Literary Manuscript: Genosee Folks

Box   3     Folder   49    
Literary Manuscript: Genuwine Jones

Box   3     Folder   50    
Literary Manuscript: Ghosts and Superstitions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Box   3     Folder   51    
Literary Manuscript: Ghosts and Superstitions --The Barber Ghost
Box   3     Folder   52    
Literary Manuscript: The Good Milk Cow

Box   3     Folder   53    
Literary Manuscript: A Page from Happy Days

Box   3     Folder   54    
Literary Manuscript: Haying Time

Box   3     Folder   55    
Literary Manuscript: I Saw Roosevelt On Adak

Box   3     Folder   56    
Literary Manuscript: Jiggs

Box   3     Folder   57    
Literary Manuscript: Marion and the Dodge

Box   3     Folder   58    
Literary Manuscript: My Boyhood In The Hills

Box   3     Folder   59    
Literary Manuscript: Nath

Box   3     Folder   60    
Literary Manuscript: Old School Tales 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Box   3     Folder   61    
Literary Manuscript: Parlor Date

Box   3     Folder   62    
Literary Manuscript: Personalia-- Giles Sprague's Wedding Night

Box   3     Folder   63    
Literary Manuscript: Personalia-- John Barleycorn, Hill Billy

Box   3     Folder   64    
Literary Manuscript: Personalia-- My Dad Made Big Tracks

Box   3     Folder   65    
Literary Manuscript: Personalia-- Uncle Bill Liked Speeches

Box   3     Folder   66    
Literary Manuscript: The Preacher Gets Churched

Box   3     Folder   67    
Literary Manuscript: Quarterhouse Incident

Box   3     Folder   68    
Literary Manuscript: Raw-Head-And-Bloody-Bones

Box   3     Folder   69    
Literary Manuscript: Red Top's Haircut

Box   3     Folder   70    
Literary Manuscript: Toe Nail Rock

Box   3     Folder   71    
Literary Manuscript: Ridin On Trains

Box   3     Folder   72    
Literary Manuscript: Salvation by Hysterics and Coercion

Box   3     Folder   73    
Literary Manuscript: Second Choice Teacher

Box   3     Folder   74    
Literary Manuscript: Shaggy Old Man

Box   3     Folder   75    
Literary Manuscript: Sin In Adeline

Box   3     Folder   76    
Literary Manuscript: Snakes Is The Best Pets

Box   3     Folder   77    
Literary Manuscript: The Square Dance

Box   3     Folder   78    
Literary Manuscript: Tales of the Cumberlands

Box   3     Folder   79    
Literary Manuscript: Talkin On The Phone

Box   3     Folder   80    
Literary Manuscript: Travels Without A Donkey

Box   3     Folder   81    
Literary Manuscript: Uncle Jeems

Box   3     Folder   82    
Literary Manuscript: Uncle Miles and Kitten At The Fair

Box   3     Folder   83    
Literary Manuscript: Uncle Miles and the Yankee Calvary

Box   3     Folder   84    
Literary Manuscript: The Veto

Box   3     Folder   85    
Literary Manuscript: What Shall We Say Of The Teacher?

Box   3     Folder   86    
Literary Manuscript: Wha ye a Whippin m'pig fer?

Box   3     Folder   87    
Literary Manuscript: Who cut up the Water Permillions?

Box   3     Folder   88    
Literary Manuscript: Working in the Fields and Woods

Box   3     Folder   89    
Literary Manuscript: Youthful Pedagogue

Box   3     Folder   90    
Literary Manuscript: Poetry-- The Cause

Box   3     Folder   91    
Literary Manuscript: Poetry-- Church Bells

Box   3     Folder   92    
Literary Manuscript: Poetry-- Clark Treadway

Box   3     Folder   93    
Literary Manuscript: Poetry-- Davis Creek

Box   3     Folder   94    
Research Manuscript: The Allegory of Thomas Usk's Testament of Love

Box   3     Folder   95    
Research Manuscript: A Glimpse At The Religion of Browning

Box   3     Folder   96    
Research Manuscript: History of the Baptists of with particular attention to the Primitive Baptist of East Tennessee

Box   3     Folder   97    
Research Manuscript: History of The Baptists of Tennessee with particular attention to the Primitive Baptist of East Tennessee , copy 2
Box   3     Folder   98    
Research Manuscript: Religion and Education In Tennessee In The Period Prior To The Civil War

Box   3     Folder   99    
Research Manuscript: The Use of the Library

Box   3     Folder   100    
Research Manuscript: Speech-- The Republican Party--Be Damned

Box   3     Folder   101    
Research Manuscript: Speech-- Work-That Is My Subject

   

Series IV: Miscellaneous Material
Box   4     Folder   102    
Miscellaneous material
Box   4     Folder   103    
Miscellaneous material
Box   4     Folder   104    
Miscellaneous material
Box   4     Folder   105    
Undated Material
Box   4     Folder   106    
Recipe and Information on Moonshine Whiskey
Box   4     Folder   107    
Class and Teaching Materials
Box   4     Folder   108    
Financial and Insurance Information
Box   4     Folder   109    
Financial and Insurance Information
Box   4     Folder   110    
Financial and Insurance Information
Box   4     Folder   111    
Periodical articles, reprints, and other publications
Box   4     Folder   112    
Periodical articles, reprints, and other publications
Box   4     Folder   113    
Newspaper Clippings
Box   4     Folder   114    
Items of Special Interest (letters of Jesse Stuart and Tennessee Ernie Ford and specimens of Confederate currency)