Wylly Folk St. John papers, 1928-1975

Summary

Creator:
St. John, Wylly Folk
Date:
1928-1975
Extent:
17 Linear Feet 37 document boxes, 10 half boxes, 1 oversized folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Wylly Folk St. John papers, ms2145, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains business and personal items, manuscripts and writings. The highlights of this collection are St. John's many published and unpublished manuscripts. Included are several letters from friends and admirers in and around Social Circle, Georgia, where she lived.

Biographical / historical:

Wylly Folk St. John (1908-1985) was an award-winning Georgia author of children's mystery fiction. After graduating from the University of Georgia's School of Journalism (1930), St. John began writing novels, and short stories, and as a staff writer for the Atlanta Journal Magazine. Her most acclaimed writing are eight mystery novels for juvenile readers, while she also produced many adult short stories published as back-of-the-book novels in magazines such as Redbook. Ms. St. John grew up in Savannah, Georgia, but moved to Social Circle, Georgia, where she was an active member of many citizen and community councils. St. John has also received many writing awards including Georgia Author of the Year, Georgia Author of the Year for Fiction, and Theta Sigma Phi's award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Wylly Folk St. John papers, ms2145, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.