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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Esmont papers

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This addition to MSS 16077 Jan Karon Papers contains personal and professional correspondence, and greeting cards; files and other documentation concerning the appraisal, purchase, ownership, operations and restoration of the Esmont house and estate by Jan Karon; correspondence concerning Karon's editorship of the magazine "Response," including with Langston Hughes; event and memorial programs; photographs of Esmont, family and friends; invitations; fan mail; correspondence about donations and organizations; speeches or talks by Jan Karon; publicity and miscellany.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921-2020

Creator

Extent

From the Series: 6.5 Cubic Feet (12 five inch legal document boxes, 1 two inch legal document box, one 14"x18" oversize folder and one 2'x3' oversize folder. Four optical disks have been interfiled in Box 137, one audiovisual DVD, two CD-R disks and one without a designation (Disks 93-96).)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States