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Noncirculating; available for research.
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U. S. Code). Reproductions can be made only if they are to be used for "private
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Biographical Sketch
Eugenia Stone was born in the
mountains of Nevada in 1879, and was raised on the flat lands of Carson City.
She was the daughter of William Hamilton, an attorney,
and Cassiline Stone. Educated at universities in
southern California, her first job was in teaching. Her
freelance career began in 1920 and continued until her
death at the age of 92.
Stone wrote several books under the name of Gene Stone. The deserts and wide open spaces of the American west were her subjects of choice for her first published books; Sage Brush Stories: Jane and the Owl, vol. l (1920) and The Adventures of Jane vol. ll (1921). Later this theme returns in Sagebrush Filly (1960). She also wrote books of historical fiction including, Robin Hood s Arrow, (1948), Page Boy Of Camelot (1972) (previously titled Page Boy for King Arthur (1949)), and Squire for King Arthur (1955). Life in London and the early American colonies are the subjects for Tall Sails for Jamestown (1967), and The Story of Thomas Jefferson (1922).
Sources:
Scope and Content
The collection contains an edited typescript for Big
Wheels Rolling, an edited typescript for Tall
Sails for Jamestown and a notebook of hand
written and typed notes. Big Wheels Rolling
was based on stories from Eugenia Stone s
mother. It is an account of a family s trip from St.
Louis, Missouri, to Sacramento, California in the
1850's. Tall Sails from Jamestown is the
detailed historical account of a wealthy and privileged
young man, who seeks passage across the Atlantic.
Set in the 1600's, the reader follows the boy through
the poverty and roughness of a London port, to the
new colony in Jamestown, Virginia.
A small, 3-ring binder contains research material used in at least three of Ms. Stone s Books; Squire for King Arthur, Page Boy for King Arthur, and Tall Sails to Jamestown. The material is handwritten, typewritten and sketched. The topics include King Arthur s court, England in the 1600's, and early New York. There are notes, and a reference bibliography.
The de Grummond Collection holds original art for
Big Wheels Rolling by Lietta
in The Helen Dowd (Lietta) Papers (DG 0616).
A. Books (1942-1967)
B. Notebook and Photograph (undated)
Box/Folder
A. Books
Big Wheels Rolling by Eugenia Stone, illustrated by Lietta (Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton
Printers, 1942).
1/1-1/5 Edited typescript,
1/1 Chapters 1-7, pp. 1-52.
1/2 Chapters 8-13, pp. 53-103.
1/3 Chapters 14-19, pp. 104-154.
1/4 Chapters 20-25, pp. 155-200.
1/5 Chapters 26-29, pp. 202-234.
Tall Sails to Jamestown by Eugenia Stone (Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Co, 1967).
1/6-1/9 Edited typescript,
1/6 Chapters 1-5, pp. 1-44.
1/7 Chapters 6 -10, pp. 45-96.
1/8 Chapters 11-15, pp. 97-150.
1/9 Chapters 16-23, pp. 151-223.
B. Notebook
2/1-2/3 Contents of notebook, photocopied.
2/1 King Arthur's Court notes,
bibliography.
2/2 Notes from various sources, England.
2/3 Assorted notes on various subjects
and sketches.
2/4 Contents of notebook, original material.
C. Photograph
2/5 Autographed photo from Kathryn Novak
Studios, Pasedena, California.
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