Janice Holt Giles papers, 1949-1966.

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Janice Holt Giles papers, 1949-1966.

This is a gathering of manuscripts and correspondence of Janice Holt Giles.

5.7 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6822741

University of Kentucky Libraries

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Swan, Oliver G.

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Giles, Henry E.

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Author. Henry E. Giles was married to Janice Holt Giles, whom he had met while in the service during World War II. After their marriage, the couple moved to Henry's native county, Adair, in Kentucky, and began their writing careers. From the description of Henry E. Giles papers, 1951- 1965. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13766805 ...

Giles, Janice Holt 1909-1979

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The novelist Janice Holt Giles was born March 28, 1905, in Altus, Arkansas, and grew up in both Arkansas and Oklahoma. She attended the University of Arkansas and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1941, she moved to Kentucky, working in Frankfort and Louisville. She later met and married native Kentuckian, Henry Giles, and settled on a farm near his boyhood home in Adair County. Her first novel, THE ENDURING HILLS, was published in 1950, after which she became a full-time writer...