Grace Stuart correspondence and papers
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Grace Stuart correspondence and papers
Classmark: MS 1759
Creator(s): Stuart, Grace()
Date(s): c.1919-1971
Language: English
Size and medium: 12 boxes; manuscripts, typescripts, some photographs, and printed material (shelved alongside).
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8763
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Grace Stuart was the author of four books on psychology and three children’s books. She was born Agnes Grace Croll in Sheffield in 1898, and was the older of two daughters. Educated at state schools and the University of Sheffield, who awarded her a first class degree in English literature and French in 1919, Stuart hoped to become a teacher, but suffered debilitating rheumatoid arthritis which limited her opportunities. Grace Stuart was married to Gordon Stuart, a Unitarian minister; the couple had no children. Grace Stuart died in 1971. Her nephew, Professor Jon Glover, is her literary executor. Some of her papers and a manuscript of ‘The Minister’s Wife’ are housed at the Smith College library in the United States.
The collection includes Stuart’s personal and professional correspondence, including correspondence (and reviews) relating to her published works and broadcasts for the BBC, as well as drafts and notes for various unpublished works, most notably her autobiographical work ‘The Minister’s Wife’, and other miscellaneous papers. Stuart’s correspondents included Swedish novelist Tora Dahl and travel writer Freya Stark. One copy of each of Stuart’s published works is included in the collection.
Biography or history
Grace Stuart (1898-1971) was the author of four books on psychology and three children's books. She was born Agnes Grace Croll in Sheffield in 1898, and was the older of two daughters. Educated at state schools and the University of Sheffield, who awarded her a first class degree in English literature and French in 1919, Stuart hoped to become a teacher, but suffered debilitating rheumatoid arthritis which limited her opportunities. Grace Stuart was married to Gordon Stuart, a Unitarian minister; the couple had no children. Grace Stuart died in 1971. Her nephew, Professor Jon Glover, is her literary executor. Some of her papers and a manuscript of 'The Minister's Wife' are housed at the Smith College library in the United States.
System of arrangement
The MS 1759 catalogue is based on an historic inventory. The arrangement of material does not necessarily represent the original order of the archive and it is considered partly processed by an archivist. When making requests to consult, please be aware that there may be discrepancies between description and physical arrangement. The retrievable unit for this collection is file level.
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