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Virginia Stumbough Papers, 1930-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Virginia Stumbough Papers
- Dates
- 1930-1990 (inclusive)19301990
- Quantity
- 1.5 linear feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS 097
- Summary
- The Virginia Stumbough Papers document Stumbough's writing career and date from 1930 to 1998. Materials consist of manuscript drafts, correspondence, newspaper articles, research notes, bibliographies, brochures, and records of her publication submissions and sales.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Virginia Stumbough Papers document Stumbough's writing career and date from 1930 to 1998. Materials consist of manuscript drafts, correspondence, newspaper articles, research notes, bibliographies, brochures, and records of her publication submissions and sales.
The collection features manuscript materials for published and unpublished articles, stories, books, poems, and filmstrip scripts. Stumbough wrote for children and adult audiences on a range of topics including science and nature, history, arts and crafts, grief, spirituality and the occult. Additionally there is an emphasis on biographical and autobiographical writing in her work.
The collection includes Stumbough's research files and her own writings on extra sensory perception for both adults and children. These files demonstrate an interest in the work of Rudolf Steiner and contain notes, manuscripts, clippings, and correspondence with the Parapsychological Association of America, the American Society for Psychical Research, the Anthroposophical Society in America, and with renowned psychic Irene F. Hughes.
Additionally the collection contains photocopies of correspondence from Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer and articles regarding his work and Stumbough's annual donation of bars of soap to Schweitzer's children's hospital in Africa between 1949 and the mid 1950s.
Forms part of the Idaho Writers Archive.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Virginia Carter Stumbough was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on April 30, 1910. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri in 1930 and a Master's Degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1933. Later that year, Virginia married Harold D. Stumbough of Springfield, Illinois. The couple raised three children--John, Nora Gene and Craig--in Evanston, Illinois and then Cascade, Colorado before relocating to Idaho in the 1970s.
Stumbough's writing career spanned six decades in which she published articles, stories, and poetry for all ages on a variety of subjects. In 1995 Stumbough described her writing interests as "Anything an editor is willing to pay me for." Her work particularly focused on biographies and the occult.
Virginia Stumbough died in Boise on March 15, 2001.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[item description], Virginia Stumbough Papers, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Working Notes | 1967-1972 and undated |
| 1 | 2 | Resumes/Dossiers | circa 1948-1998 |
| 1 | 3 | Notebook: Submissions, Sales and Expenses | 1942-1990 |
| 1 | 4 | Submissions and Payments | 1952, 1978 and undated |
| 1 | 5 | "Law of the Press," University of Missouri | 1930 |
| 1 | 6 | Poems | 1945 and undated |
| 1 | 7 | Poems | 1988, 1990 and undated |
| 1 | 8-9 | Island Boy Drafts and Notes | circa 1953 |
| 1 | 10-13 | My First Year Alone Drafts and Notes | circa 1976-1977 |
| 1 | 14-17 | A Look Inside Myself Drafts and Notes | undated |
| 1 | 18 | Story Parade Magazine | 1952 |
| 1 | 19 | Albert Schweitzer Scrapbook | 1949-1965 |
| 1 | 20 | Albert Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities | 1997-1998 |
| 1 | 21 | Sooner or Later: Tales of a Pioneer Family | 1993-1995 and undated |
| 1 | 22-23 | 12,000 Miles on a Budget Drafts and Notes, circa 1953 | circa 1953 |
| 1 | 24 | Published Articles and Poems | 1950-1994 |
| 1 | 25-29 | Articles and Essays | circa 1940-1989 and undated |
| 2 | 1-2 | You,Too, are Psychic: ESP for Young People Chapter Notes | circa 1969-1971 |
| 2 | 3-6 | You,Too, are Psychic: ESP for Young People Drafts | circa 1969-1971 |
| 2 | 7-10 | Research: ESP and the Occult | 1964-1972 |
| 2 | 11 | Willie the Worm Artist's Mock-Up | undated |
| 2 | 12 | 3 Bugs in a Rug Cover Artwork | 1944 |
| oversize_drawers | drawer | ||
| 9034 | 1 | Illustrations by Betty Carroll | undated |
| 9034 | 1 | Psychology Flowchart | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Gwyn Hervochon
2013; updated 2023
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