Although not known as a fiction writer, Stuart wrote novels, poetry, short stories, and song lyrics, especially in his younger years. His biggest fiction succes,God Wears a Bow Tie, was published in 1949 to largely positive reviews which are included in this subseries. His radio scripts for the State Department are also represented. The bulk of the subseries includes his unpublished manuscripts and research notes, arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 1
Fiction, 1939-1976
Box 1
Published Fiction, 1939-1953, 8 folders
Box 1
State Department Radio Scripts, 1948-1954, 4 folders
Box 1
Unpublished Manuscripts and Notes, 1940-1976, 38 folders
Box 1
Poetry and Song Lyrics, 1946-1950, 8 folders
Box 2
Poetry and Song Lyrics, 1946-1950, 8 folders
Stuart spent time as a freelance journalist and worked on the staff of a variety of newspapers. This subseries includes clippings of his stories, notes and typescripts of both published and unpublished articles, and records of his time as a producer at WHOM-FM, where he and Louis Chu created the first Chinese-language radio program in New York. His file of story notes includes advertising and the book jacket for his major nonfiction success,The Secret Life of Walter Winchell(1953), which was a compilation of the series of exposé articles he wrote in 1951.
Box 2
Article Clips, 1944-1957, 16 folders
Box 2
Story Notes and Typescripts, 1944-1967, 15 folders
Box 22
WHOM-FM, 1950-1960, 5 folders