This collection currently contains 48 boxes of materials. They are divided in series that are only partially chronological.
Series 1: Biography and Criticism: these four boxes contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, Daugharty's VSC papers and coursework, essays on her writing by students, and stories and correspondence related to a short story anthology on "Rejections" (from publishers to famous writers) that she worked on in the early 1990's. The news clippings are organized first by related or reviewed publication, such as Dark of the Moon, and then there are general news articles that cover signings, interviews, and biographical sketches.
Series 2: The Short Stories (unpublished). These three boxes contain 75 short stories and/or short novellas that have never been published. Most would date from the 1980's and early 1990's, although Daugharty continues to write and publish short stories today. Although an attempt was made to determine chronological order within this series, most of the stories were undated and thus the series does not reflect the order of writing.
Series 3: Unpublished Novels: These 12 boxes contain versions of 12 full-length novels written prior to 1994. Here are Moon by Day, Two Shades of Morning, and Sling the Biscuit. Some of these have quite a few revisions included, which show a good deal of change and growth as a writer. Materials within each box were ordered chronologically based upon an analysis of edited changes through the different versions. This chronological order is an approximation only.
Series 4: Published novels and short story collections: Ten boxes contain the manuscripts, edits and final book copies of her previously published works. There is even a German edition of Necessary Lies. With the correspondence and news articles from series one, these notes, handwritten manuscripts, edited copies and final copies create a complete snapshot of the development of each book. Materials within each box were ordered chronologically based upon an analysis of edited changes through the different versions. This chronological order is an approximation only.
Series 5: Unpublished recent novels: Staten Bay is a departure from the works that previously defined a "Janice Daugharty" in that the novel is set much farther back in history and traces three generations of women from 1887-1999. The historical research necessary to write this 700+ page book is with the manuscripts. She interviewed "old timers," read and collected information on the time periods extensively, and those notes are in the collection.
Series 6: Recent Additions
| Valdosta State University Archives
Subjects (links to similar collections)
