Abstract

Jeanette Lanning Payne Davis wrote a letter to Random House Publishing Group requesting they publish her first volume of poetry, "Sea of Dreams." She writes that on of her "great ambitions is to become a major Southern writer."

Abstract Included with the summary Jeanette Lanning Payne Davis wrote about her life is a photograph of her in her cap and gown and a photocopy of a picture taken of Alcoa High School Central Office staff 1983-1984 that she appears in. Jeanette wrote the summary to read for her 30 year reunion at Maryville High School, class of 1957. She discusses her hobbies, likes and dislikes her religion, her husband, her parents, her academic and professional career, and the person she has become over the last...

Abstract

Jeanette Lanning Payne Davis wrote a short work titled "Wild Flowers In Hog Branch." In this work, she describes the one hundred acre mountain in all its wonder as it changes with the seasons. Jeanette writes about the birth, death, decay and rebirth she and her husband, Winston, witness on the mountain. Included with the short work is a map of Hog Branch that Winston "Sid" Davis and Jeanette Payne Davis drew.

Abstract The audio tape release forms include Jeanette Payne Davis’ request for permission to use taped discussions in future book(s) or article(s). The requests are to her uncle by marriage, Lee Bryson, and her grandfather, Fred C. Payne, both of whom granted permission. A letter stating that Jeanette's husband, Winston "Sid" Davis, is "authorized to use all information given to Jeanette Davis by Eunice Toomey [Jeanette’s Aunt], for publication and distribution" as he sees fit from Eunice’s son,...