Ross F. Lockridge Jr. letters
Collection — Folder: S0845
Identifier: S0845
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two letters written by Ross F. Lockridge Jr. and sent to Mary E. Schell, an acquisitions librarian at the Indiana State Library, regarding a request by Schell for an autographed copy of his novel,Raintree County. The typewritten letters are dated October 8, 1947 and January 23, 1948 and include his handwritten signature. In the January 23rd letter, Lockridge mentions that he is "much harassed by sickness and family problems, along with the usual -- if not more than usual--ordeals of 'first noveling".
Dates
- 1947-1948
Creator
- Lockridge, Ross F., 1914-1948 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Hoosier author Ross F. Lockridge Jr. was born April 25, 1914 in Bloomington, Indiana to Ross F. and Elsie Lockridge Sr. He attended Indiana University and graduated in 1935 with the highest academic average by any student up to that time. During his junior year he studied at the Sorbonne and received the highest honors among the foreign students. He received his masters from Indiana and accepted a scholarship to Harvard in 1940 to work on a PhD, but never completed his dissertation. He married Vernice Baker in 1937 and they had 4 children. His only novel, Raintree County, was published on January 5, 1948 and quickly became a best seller. Just a day before his novel was listed as number one on the best sellers list, Lockridge committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning on March 6, 1948.
Source:
Greasley, Philip A., ed. Dictionary of Midwestern Literature. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001.
Source:
Greasley, Philip A., ed. Dictionary of Midwestern Literature. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer at the Indiana State Library on 1948/02/09.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/05/18 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2017/05/18 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Lockridge, Ross F., 1914-1948 (Person)
- Title
- Ross F. Lockridge Jr. letters
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
