Finding Aid for the Julia Montgomery Street Papers, 1937-1974
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Julia Montgomery Street (1898-1993) wrote poems, children’s stories, trade journal articles, and radio plays, often based on careful research of North Carolina history. The Julia Montgomery Street Papers date from 1937 to 1974 and contain typescripts, illustrations, outlines, research notes, photographs, proofs, correspondence, biographical materials and clippings.
MSS 112
8 archival boxes
Collection is open for research.
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
[Identification of item], Finding Aid for the Julia Montgomery Street Papers (MSS 112), University Archives and Manuscripts, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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Julia Montgomery Street (1898-1993) was born in Concord, North Carolina, and grew up in Apex and Raleigh, She graduated from Woman's College (now UNCG) in 1923 with a degree in English. Before her marriage in 1924 to Dr. C.A. Street, she did graduate work in child psychology at UNC Chapel Hill and taught elementary school and summer school courses at Woman’s College. She also briefly worked for the Children’s Society of North Carolina.
Street's chief interest, however, was writing, and after her two children started school, she wrote poems, children’s stories, trade journal articles, and radio plays. Her first short story, “Hoecake and Buttermilk,” was published in 1939, and her first novel for children, Fiddler’s Fancy, in 1955. Subsequent published works include Moccasin Tracks (1955), Candle Love Feast (1959), Drover’s Gold (1961), Dulcie’s Whale (1963), North Carolina on Parade (1966) and Judaculla’s Handprint (1976). Mrs. Street was keenly interested in the history of North Carolina, and based her stories for children on carefully researched historical subjects.
Box 1
File 1. “A Call for John Henry.” Typescript of first novel sent to publishers, 1941. (Not published). Includes rough draft of earlier version entitled “John Henry and His Little Ox.”
File 2. “A Calf for John Henry.” Pencil illustrations.
File 3. 7 typescripts for radio plays, 1944-45.
File 4. 10 typescripts for radio plays, 1944-45.
File 5. 11 typescripts for radio plays, 1944-45.
File 6. 11 typescripts for radio plays, 1944-45.
File 7. “This Fair Land of Ours-North Carolina.” Outline for series of radio plays, 1970’s.
Box 2
File 1. Fiddler’s Fancy. (1955) Outline and research notes.
File 2. Manuscript, rough draft.
File 3. First typescript.
File 4. Typescript (carbon) corrected.
File 5. Typescript; clean copy.
File 6. Typescript; setting copy.
File 7. Dummy pages.
File 8. 2 page proofs and 21 plate proofs.
File 9. Jacket proofs.
File 10. 2 Black and White photographs of Street and materials from 1955 UNCG Library exhibit.
File 11. Newspaper clippings, 1955.
File 12. Correspondence re: book, 1954 and 1956.
Folio Range 1. Original jacket art.
Box 3
File 1. Salem Christmas Eve (1955). Typescript and sketches for illustrations. Includes loose sheets and newspaper clippings.
File 2. Salem Christmas Eve. Original linoleum block used for illustrations.
File 3. Moccasin Tracks. (1958) Manuscript.
File 4. Typescript; first draft.
File 5. Typescript; heavily corrected.
File 6. Typescript sent to publisher.
Box 4
File 1. Typescript; clean copy.
File 2. Typescript; front matter setting copy.
File 3. Typescript; setting copy.
File 4. Galleys.
File 5. Page Proofs.
Box 5
File 1. Plate Proofs.
File 2. Original illustrations.
File 3. Research materials.
File 4. Correspondence.
File 5. Candle Love Feast (1959). Typescript. Also typescripts of two different versions. Includes correspondence between the author and publisher, 1958-1960.
File 6. Drover’s Gold (1961) Research materials.
File 7. Drover’s Gold. Correspondence with publishers and others, 1957-1960.
Box 6
File 1. Dulcie’s Whale (1963) Research notes for “A Secret at Diamond City.” (Original title)
File 2. Early drafts; manuscript and typescript.
File 3. Complete typescript (carbon). Also typescript of chapters one and two, second draft.
File 4. North Carolina Parade. (1966) “Bread, Beauty and Brotherhood.” Typescript.
File 5. “Captain Cat.” Typescript.
File 6. “The Golden Doorstop.” Typescript.
File 7. “Hoecake for Breakfast.” Typescript.
File 8. “Lure of Distant Land.” Typescript.
File 9. “The Mosquito Fleet.” Typescript.
File 10. “Thar She Blows.” Typescript.
File 11. “Wildlife in Early North Carolina.” Typescript.
File 12. “Susan Carter’s Silk Dress.” Typescript.
File 13. Original pen and ink illustrations by Dixie Burrus Browning.
File 14. Notes and front matter.
Box 7
File 1. Research materials.
File 2. Research materials and early drafts.
File 3. Magazine articles, 1935, 1948-1954
File 4. 1959 talk on children’s books. Typescript with manuscript notes.
File 5. 3 plays, 1948-1955. Typescripts.
File 6. Juvenile poems. Manuscripts, not dated.
File 7. Poems. Typescripts. 1932-1955.
File 8. Fragments, mss. and typescripts. Not dated.
Box 8
File 1. Biographical material on Street, 1958, 1974. Includes photo of author with Woman’s College librarian Charles Adams and Elizabeth Holder.
File 2. Check stubs for accepted stories.
File 3. Rejection letters from publishers.
File 4. Correspondence, 1937-1965.
File 5. Short stories, 1947-1948. Typescripts.
File 6. Newspaper clippings, 1947-1963.
File 7. Unpublished stories. Manuscripts and typescripts.
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