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Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

George S. Cottman papers

 Collection
Identifier: L039
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, research, newspaper articles and drafts of speeches and articles from George S. Cottman in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1872 to 1937 regarding Indiana history, business and family business and articles by other writers concerning history.
Dates: 1857-1937, undated

Indiana authors autographs collection

 Collection — Folder: S1484
Identifier: S1484
Scope and Contents This collection contains items, such as correspondence with librarians, with the autographs of authors and writers in Indiana and the United States collected by the Indiana State Library between 1881 and 1955. Autographs include William Herschell, Zona Gale, Frederick Landis, James Whitcomb Riley, Ethel Arnold Tilden and Charles Dudley Warner.
Dates: 1881-1940

James Whitcomb Riley collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: L135
Scope and Contents The collection contains James Whitcomb Riley’s letters to Kentucky author Madison Cawein, general correspondence, and manuscript poems written by Riley, as well as other materials, ranging from 1876 to 1940. Also included are printed copies of Riley’s poems, essays, and newspaper stories about Riley.

There are also broadsides and printed portraits of Riley, ranging from 1900 to 1947 and undated (OBD038).
Dates: 1876-1947

Nona J. Morford collection

 Collection — Folder: S1552
Identifier: S1552
Scope and Contents The single item in this collection is a post card with a printed poem about James Whitcomb Riley by Nona J. Morford on one side. This card was published by the Hancock County Poetry Society, Greenfield, Indiana. On the other side is the following hand-written message in ink: "Dear Miss Malloch, Thank you for ordering a copy of my book, "Fulfillment", to be placed in the Indiana State Library. I hope you will find time to read, and find something of the beautiful I have tried to express in my...
Dates: 1952