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John D. Weaver Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
These papers were donated by John D. Weaver in numerous batches between 1981 and 2000.
John Downing Weaver was born 4 February 1912 in Washington, D. C. He attended Georgetown University and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1932. He received his M. A. degree from George Washington University in 1933. He worked for the National Recovery Administration, and as a reporter, feature writer, book reviewer and copy editor for the Kansas City Star, 1935- 1940. Since 1940, he has been a freelance writer.
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Collection contains genealogy of the Poulton Family, published stories, articles, book reviews, books, correspondence with family and friends and news clippings by and relating to John D. Weaver, author, novelist, biographer and West Coast editor of "Travel and Leisure Magazine".
The collection contains 19 boxes. Inventories for boxes 1-16 are on the PDF document located: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf.
The inventory for boxes 17-19 are in the Finding Aid/Inventory section.
When the collection was physically grouped together, some accessions on the original PDF inventory are now repeated on the Finding Aid/Inventory.
Microfilm of Weaver's Kansas City Star scrapbooks (1936-1940) available at Special Collections.
Other Information:
A PDF document of this inventory is available online.
Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf
On loan by John D. Weaver. 40 items.
On loan by John D. Weaver. 15 items.
On loan by John D. Weaver. 26 items.
On loan by John D. Weaver. 51 items.
On loan by John D. Weaver.
Gift of John D. Weaever.
Gift of John D. Weaver
Gift of John D. Weaver
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John D. Weaver furnished many of the items. 2 Cys.
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Letters re: John D. Weaver's article on the Central Library which appeared in the 11 October 1976 issue of New West. Also includes reply by John D. Weaver.
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Text by John D. Weaver, interviews by Fred Ferretti. 2 Cys.
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An interview of Luis Valdez by John D. Weaver. Pst.
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Orginial & Pst.
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Quiz on California. 2 Cys.
Quiz on cities of the world. 2 Cys.
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Chinese Translation.
Autographed by D.W. Willis, lone survivor of the Brownsville Raid.
Including two obituaries about Harriet S. Weaver (1813-1988). 8 items.
Majority of correspondence from John D. Weaver to Jane W. Poulton; centers around everyday events: progress on books, latest medical reports, congratuations on literary achievements, deaths, change of residence and traveling plans. Also includes some correspondence with mother, close friends, and editors. 42 items.
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p. 124
2 copies
11 items.
No title or author
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p. 51
p. 8
18 items.
Acc. No. 85-24. 12 items.
Acc. No. 85-24. 6 items.
Also on microfilm, 4 vols. Bound material on Thomas Mann, 1938.
See Also Microfilm
See also Microfilm
See also Microfilm
See also Microfilm
1 volume
Miscellaneous & photos. 16 items.
3 items.
Publications about special collections at the University of California at Los Angeles. 7 items.
4 items.
Scope and Contents 3 3/8" x 5 3/8" black and white. Both are wearing heavy winter coats, hats and sturdy shoes. No background. 1 item Ph.
Scope and Contents 2 3/4" x 4 7/16" black and white. Background view of trees and fence. John wearing a cap, baggy clothes and no shoes. 1 item Ph.
(Not to be reproduced without permission of Marilyn Sanders.) (See medium oversize file.)
8 x 10 black and white printed on 11 x 14 paper and 8 x 10 ektacolor print Not to be reproduced without Ms. Sanders permission. Deposited in memory of their William and Mary professor Glenwood Clark.
Scope and Contents Glenwood Clark letters dated December 23, 1941 and April 11, 1942 Althea Hunt letters dated June 13, 1942 and May 23, 1948 enclosing radio script prepared by William and Mary student Grace Warren Landrum letter dated Mar 15, 1942 Includes John Weaver's newsletter "The Old Year" (telling of the unveiling of a tablet to Harriet Weaver) and "The New Year" (telling of his marriage to Chica Nimocks and their plans to settle in Durham, N.C.).
Collections no longer restricted or closed.
No longer restricted.
No longer restricted
No longer restricted.
No longer closed.
One notebook entitled "Collection No. 1206: Writings and Correspondence, Civic activities."
Copy of John Weaver's article on Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, from the Kansas City Star, June 16, 1938.
10 folders. Literary manuscripts: working draft, 1992 of book THE SENATOR AND THE SHARECROPPER'S SON; 1995 draft; reviews, etc. Published book transferred to Archives.
35 folders. Material relating to THE BROWNSVILLE RAID and THE SHARECROPPER'S SON AND THE SENATOR, both written by John Weaver, correspondence with his sister Jane Poulton, 1993-1997, and copies of letters to his first wife Harriet Weaver, 1943. 250 items.
Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.
Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.
Contents: Blockson Report, Chronology, Nick & Alice Longworth, and Chronology: Foraker, Roosevelt, Taft, 1846-1892 (draft)
Signed by the last survivor of the Brownsville raid and John D. Weaver.
Scope and Contents 2 folders. Pencil sketch of the Wren Building with article by John Weaver taped to the back; copy of his birth record; copy of letter by John Holmes, 29 Sept. 1936 regarding book reviewing and copy of 1932 College of William and Mary's Dean's List showing John Weaver ranked as second.
1 p.
2 pp.
2 folders. Copies of correspondence between John Weaver and the College of William and Mary regarding Glenwood Clark and Caskie Stinnett. Weaver and Stinnett were classmates and students of Professor Glenwood Clark. Dated 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
5 folders. One volume of letters entitled "Chica's Book," which contains correspondence with relatives and friends of John and Chica Weaver between 1989 and 1991. The book was privately published, 1991 and has an index of correspondents. Promiminent writers and authors number among the correspondents including his friend Caskie Stinnett, who was also a William and Mary alumnus, class of 1932.
26 folders. Papers of Jesse Stuart, Appalachian writer and friend of John Weaver, books by Jesse Stuart and Caskie Stinnett. Part of this collection was formerly on deposit at UCLA library.
Scope and Contents 8 x 10", black and white
Scope and Contents 7 7/8 x 7 7/8", color
Also, the Jesse Stuart Foundation Newsletter, vol. I, no. I, and a brochure, maps, and postcards of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.
Scope and Contents 3 folders. Copies of eight short stories and articles by John Weaver including "The Flesh is Heir", "Vital, Searching, Significant", "Artist in Exile: Thomas Mann", "Medicated Memoirs," "Studies in Success: Harlow Brooks," "Studies in Success: William N. MacCartney," "Kansas City as a Publishing Center," "Studies in Success: Chevalier Jackson," and "The Gravy Run." All published.
4 folders. Copies of news articles.
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Scope and Contents (see pp. 13-14: "Founding Father" by Eric S. Lander and Joseph J. Ellis). 1 item.
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Scope and Contents see pp. 1-12: "Writing and reading and Jesse Stuart" and pp. 342-361: "The threat that runs so true." 1 item.
4 folders. Bibliography of John Weaver's writings by Dorothy Olding, 1968. Anthology of tenth grade Humanities Program, Edsel Ford High School, vol. I including short stories by Jesse Stuart and John Weaver.
20 pp.
9 folders. Correspondence and articles relating to Weaver's sister, Jane Poulton, Swem Library, and his former professor at William and Mary Glenwood Clark.
4 folders. Duplicates of Caskie Stinnett correspondence and other letters including an original letter by Dean Charles Quittmeyer, July 30, 1983. Mimeographed copy of anthology including story by Jesse Stuart and one by John Weaver, in tenth grade English-Humanities course at Dearborn, Michigan High School.
Cy of ALS. 1 p.
One folder. Five periodical writings by John Weaver including articles and fiction from The American, The Ego and It, Travel and Leisure, and Colliers.
1993.17Correspondence between John Weaver and family members and friends about their lives and families. Genealogy work done by John Weaver. Printed material about and by John Weaver and his wife, Harriett Weaver.
Correspondence with Bellamy and Helen Partridge, John Cheever, Jane Poulton and Harriett S. Weaver. Folder 9 has restriction by John Weaver: these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates.
Correspondence between John D. Weaver and John Cheever. Mention of William Weaver, John D. Weaver's brother, who moved to Italy.
Weaver-Partridge Correspondence, Volume II and III. A synopsis, from 1946 to 1958. Appears to be a chronology of the events in John D. Weaver's life, taken from his correspondence. Copies of letters from John D. Weaver to Bellamy and Helen Partridge. January 26, 1943 – Enlisted in the army and assigned to Frank Capra's unit of signal corps, which is making morale shorts. May 15, 1943 – Moved from signal corps to another unit. December 8, 1943 – To be stationed in New York, New York. January, 1946 – Promoted to technical sergeant in the Army. January 20, 1947 - Harriett's mother dies. February 25, 1946 – Implies that John Weaver is now a civilian. December 2, 1948 – Sold "Christmas Story" for $50,000 to RKO. March 1949 - Bought their first house on Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles, California. October 1956 – John Weaver's Father died. July 5, 1960 – Telegram from Helen Partridge saying Bellamy died.
Discuss where their Mother should live. Talks about Harriett's melanoma and other health issues. Copies of articles and discussion of writing projects. March 23, 1973 - Weaver family moves from Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. to Whites Speak Drive, Sherman Oaks, Cal. July 1975 - Weaver family moves from White Peaks Drive to Deervale Drive. August [1978] - "...I've finished the first draft of the 2-hour teleplay on Jamestown, 1607-1646..." September 1978 - John Weaver's Mother dies. Mention of family conflict.
Scope and Contents Copies of original correspondence with some original letters from Jane Poulton. Jane W. Poulton lives in Durham, North Carolina. Topics include the adaptation of "Brownsville" into a play, articles and published material written by John D. Weaver and Jane Poulton, health of Harriett , Harriett's community involvement with banning fireworks and clearing of chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains, The College of William and Mary, disposition of family papers, and genealogy. January 1980 – Moving from Sherman Oaks, California to Encino, California. August 6, 1981 – John mentions his 50th anniversary at William and Mary, "have no intention of going near the place. I wouldn't want to be around so many old people." September 28, 1981 - William & Mary publishes a calendar with a write up and photograph of John Weaver. January 24, 1984 - Jane Poulton writes some biographical and work history of herself. November 9, 1981 - "Tom Graves, the president of W&M, is coming to town Thursday and we're to have drinks and dinner with him…" December 24, 1981- Includes Newsletter sent to family and friends. February 1983 - John resigns from Travel and Leisure. June 6, 1983 - Gives suggestions to Jane about how to handle her papers, such as putting full name of newspaper where an article is published. "I am very conscious of that sort of thing just now because the two scrapbooks that Harriett kept of our Kansas City Star years are in sad shape. The clippings tear at the slightest touch, so I'm having them microfilmed and will get two copies, one for UCLA and the other for William and Mary." Mentions article he wrote on Los Angeles in William and Mary's Alumni Gazette. February 24, 1984 - "…gift we're making to the Swem Library…book I treasure and it seemed to me that it belonged in Virginia…"
Copies of original correspondence with some originals from Jane Poulton. Topics include family matters, family history, computers, concerns about Harriett and other family members' health with details about Harriett's health problems and how it affects John and Jane's difficulty getting her dog book published. Includes writings and published material by both Jane Poulton and John Weaver. March 10, 1987 - Jane's husband, Jack Poulton, dies.
Topics include Harriet's health, computers, taxes, genealogy, family matters, Jane's published material, and John's projects, particularly "Brownsville." May 31, 1988 - Handwritten note: "brought Harriet home from the hospital." June 1988 - Possibility of Harriet and John moving to Durham, North Carolina area. June 1988 - Wrote letter to his brother, Hank, and wife, Kitty July 5, 1988 - Includes attached letter John Weaver wrote to Scott Donaldson, English professor at William and Mary, about his (Donaldson's) new biography of John Cheever that contained snide remarks attributed to John Weaver. August 25, 1988 - Harriett is in a nursing home. October 31, 1988 - Mention of family matters concerning their sister, Ann and other family members. November 15, 1988 - Jane writes about John's stress and depression as result of harriett's illness. November 24, 1988 - Jane appears to be offering him comfort because Harriett died. November 25, 1988 - Los Angeles Times Obituary of Harriett Weaver. December 12, 1988 - Jane talks of their sister Ann's well being, and her husband, Hugh who is trying to help. December 30, 1988 - Jane tells of visit to Ann's home. Obituary of Harriett S. Weaver in the Los Angeles Firefighter, January/February 1989 March 17, 1989 - Los Angeles Timse article about a memorial gathering for Harriett Weaver for her work with fire safety laws for hillside communities. Attached tribute by Jerry Fields, Fire Station #99. May 13, 1989 - Poem by Harriet. "How dear the framework of our little world..." May 16, 1989 - John writes, "...I am seeing Marilyn again from time to time, but I go to her now as a friend rather than a suitor. Our Lady of Hemet is a different proposition." October 18, 1989 - Doc Stinnett writes about the note he received from John telling him that he and Chica are married. William and Mary Magazine, Winter 1991, article about John Weaver, class of 1932
Per note by John Weaver, these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates. Correspondence between John and Harriett Weaver while he is stationed in New York City and she is in Los Angeles. Topic include news of friends, activities, John Weaver's job in the Army and details of Harriett's preparations to move to New York. John Weaver's mailing address in New York is: Sgt. John D. Weaver, Special Coverage Section, Screen Magazine, Signal Corps Photographic Center in Long Island City, new York. December 17, 1943 - letter from John Weaver, "...film on Negro troops building a road... said i was the 'minorities' expert... I told him two things... 2) troops should not be referred to as Negroes, but simply as American troops."
Also includes copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858
Correspondence between Jane Poulton and John Weaver about research in Virginia and California. Copies of census reports and notes.
Copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillsborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858.
Printed material either written by or about John D. Weaver or Harriett S. Weaver.
"At the Chelsea, Artists Do Their Thing", Article from Newsday by Paul D. Colford, January 1, 1984. Congressional Record, June 24, 1969 with a reference to John D. Weaver.
Saturday Evening Post, July 25, 1942. Includes article by John D. Weaver, "While Lions Roar." Signed: To the Mother of John D. Weaver, Mrs. Beatrice Weaver, with best regards. Ben Hibbs.
Harriett S. Weaver (1913-1988) Collection No. 1447"Residential Development and fire-Flood-Landslide Management in the Santa Monica Mountains. Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California at Los Angeles. Published 1989, The Encino Press, Encino California