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COLLECTION SUMMARY
Title:
Beryl Stewart Papers
Dates:
1923-1981 (bulk 1947-1960)
Creator:
Beryl Stewart
Physical Description:
27.44 linear feet—21 containers
Collection number:
MA 14
Language:
Collection material in English.
Repository:
South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs
Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.
Abstract:
Manuscripts
and published works of Beryl Stewart as well as material she collected
and scrapbooks she created throughout her career.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance:
Jean Walz donated this collection to Briggs Library in 1988. It was
transferred to the Archives in 1997.
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to research without restriction.
This collection is housed at an off-site facility.
Requests to view this material must be made at least 24 hours in
advance.
Copyright Status:
Copyright 2007 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives.
Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from
this finding aid.
It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material
to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if
necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information
on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received
before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP
2003)
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item]. Beryl Stewart Papers, MA 14, South Dakota
State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.
D.
Processing Information:
This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on July 7, 1998.
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
The following terms have
been used to index the description of this collection in the
subject guide.
They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or
location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Names:
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Stewart, Beryl DeHaven.
-
Walz, Jean.
Subjects:
BACKGROUND NOTE
Rhea Beryl DeHaven Stewart was born on September 2, 1899
in Linden, Iowa, to Albert and Eva DeHaven. The first years of Beryl's
life were spent in Iowa, after which she homesteaded with her parents
near Capa, South Dakota in 1907. In 1915, she and her family moved to
Wessington, SD, which remained her home for most of her life.
In the fall of 1915, Beryl started teaching when she was
drafted from high school to teach a group of 26 pupils in a rural
school. In 1926, she completed her high school work at Northern States
Teachers' college in Aberdeen, SD. She later took a teacher's course
there and she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education. She
was a student assistant in various departments while she attended
college. She was a member of Kappa Delta Phi and Pi Kappa Delta,
national societies, Beaux Arts Club and the Pasque Board. She also
participated in forensics, dramatics and stagecraft activities.
In 1927, she accepted a position at Roosevelt Junior High
in Aberdeen, SD. In the spring of that year, she took over the English
and artwork in the new Simmons Junior High School. In 1930, she was
made Director of the English Department at Central High School in
Aberdeen. She taught English and dramatic courses and was adviser to
the Drama Club and Word Craft, a publication initiated by Stewart
and produced by students of the high school.
In 1932, Beryl was granted a Master of Arts degree from
the State University of Iowa. Her major field of study was English
literature.
On January 24, 1943, she married Chase David Stewart.
She gave up her career as a teacher to become a farm homemaker. They
resided near Wessington, SD.
Beryl Stewart was a long time contributor of poetry and
prose to many publications. She was a member of the South Dakota Press
Women and the National League of American Pen Women, serving the latter
as state president. Her writings were awarded prizes in national
competitions, poetry magazines and in South Dakota State Fair Literature
contests. Her name appears in Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in
South Dakota and International Who's Who in Poetry.
Although Mrs. Stewart left her career as a teacher to
become a farm homemaker, she retained her interest in education by
serving on the South Dakota Board of Education from 1947 to 1959. She
was also a member of President Eisenhower's Conference on Education in
1955. After her husband's death in February 1960, Mrs. Stewart returned
to teaching English at Sioux Falls College.
Beryl DeHaven Stewart died on September 20, 1961.
SCOPE and CONTENTS NOTE
This collection is composed of
manuscripts
and published works of Beryl Stewart as well as material she collected
and scrapbooks she created throughout her career.
The Collected works are composed of clippings
about Stewart from newspapers, a book in which her name is mentioned,
and several issues of Word Craft, a publication from Aberdeen Central
High School to which Stewart was an adviser.
The Correspondence covers the years from 1923 to
1942, and includes reference letters and letters from publishers.
The Manuscripts are composed of essays, poems and
short stories that Stewart wrote. Also included are works that Stewart
entered in the South Dakota State Fair literature contests, some of
which contain criticisms of her work and ribbons awarded. Many of these
are included in the scrapbooks.
The Published works are composed essays, poems and
short stories that Stewart published in several literary and rural
publications.
The Scrapbooks are composed of scrapbooks that
include correspondence and clippings from publication to which Beryl
Stewart submitted her writings.
ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS
The collection is arranged into five series: Collected
works, correspondence, manuscripts, published works, and scrapbooks.
Folders are arranged in alphabetical order within each
series. The scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order.
SERIES 1: Collected works
Box 1.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
1 |
International Who's Who in Poetry, vol. 2 |
1958 |
|
2 |
Language Arts Course of Study for SD High Schools - Bulletin
8B/8D : 10th & 12th year |
1947 |
|
3 |
The
Mirror |
1933-1934 |
|
4 |
Newspaper clippings |
1960, 1981, [n.d.] |
|
5 |
Word
Craft |
1937
January |
|
6 |
Word
Craft |
1941
January, December |
|
7 |
Word
Craft |
1942
December |
|
8 |
Word
Craft |
1944
April |
|
9 |
Word
Craft |
1949
May |
SERIES 2: Correspondence
Box 1.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
10 |
Correspondence |
1923-1942 |
SERIES 3: Manuscripts
Box 1.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
11 |
Booklet - Wild Plum |
[n.d.] |
|
12 |
English Course of Study |
1939
September |
|
13 |
Essays |
[n.d.] |
|
14 |
Poems |
1960, [n.d.] |
Box 2.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
1 |
Short stories |
1960, [n.d.] |
|
2 |
State Fair Ribbons |
1960 |
|
3 |
Thesis |
1932
August |
SERIES 4: Published works
Box 2.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
4 |
The
American Bard |
1960
October-December |
|
5 |
The
Archer |
1951-1953 |
|
6 |
Blue
Moon |
1952, 1954-1956 |
|
7 |
Candor |
1956
January |
|
8 |
The
Christian Science Monitor |
1953-1955, 1957-1960 |
|
9 |
The
Country Poet |
1951-1952 |
|
10 |
The
English Journal |
1936
June |
|
11 |
Epos |
1950
Summer-Fall |
|
12 |
The
Farmer |
1950, 1952-1954, 1956, 1962 |
|
13 |
Florida Magazine of Verse |
1951-1952 |
|
14 |
From
Sea to Sea in Song |
1954 |
|
15 |
Ideals |
1951-1952, 1954, 1956, 1961 |
|
16 |
The
Improvement ERA |
1954, 1956, 1961 |
|
17 |
Kaleidograph |
1950-1951 |
|
18 |
Midwest Chaporrol |
[n.d.] |
|
19 |
The
Muse |
1958-1959 |
|
20 |
New
Athenaeum |
1950
Summer |
|
21 |
New
Verse Magazine |
1950-1951 |
|
22 |
Palmetto Voices |
1951 |
|
23 |
Paramount Collector-Hobbyist |
1946-1947 |
|
24 |
Pasque Petals |
1949-1950, 1958-1959 |
|
25 |
The
Pen Woman |
1955
June |
|
26 |
Prairie Winds |
1952
Winter |
|
27 |
Reflections |
1954
Summer |
|
28 |
SDEA
Journal |
1955-1956 |
|
29 |
Seydell Quarterly |
1956, 1960 |
|
30 |
The
Sioux City Journal |
1955, 1960 |
|
31 |
Stanza |
1949
Summer-Fall |
|
32 |
Unknown |
[n.d.] |
SERIES 5: Scrapbooks
Box 3-21.
|
Box |
Dates |
|
4 |
1947-1957 |
|
5 |
1947-1959 |
|
6 |
1947-1960 |
|
7 |
1950-1953 |
|
8 |
1951-1957 |
|
9 |
1951-1959 |
|
10 |
1951-1959 |
|
11 |
1952-1955 |
|
12 |
1952-1959 |
|
13 |
1953-1956 |
|
14 |
1953-1959 |
|
15 |
1953-1960 |
|
16 |
1954-1959 |
|
17 |
1954-1960 |
|
18 |
1955-1959 |
|
19 |
1957-1960 |
|
20 |
1959 |
|
21 |
[n.d.] |
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