Meredith Nicholson letter
Collection — Folder: S3195
Identifier: S3195
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one letter from Meredith Nicholson in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Don Seitz, editor of the New York World, on October 24, 1914, regarding his friend James Whitcomb Riley.
Dates
- 1914/10/24
Creator
- Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available 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
Meredith Willis Nicholson was born on December 9, 1866, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Edward Willis and Emily Ellen (Meredith) Nicholson. A high school dropout, Nicholson worked a variety of jobs and briefly studied law before settling into a career as a writer. He worked as a reporter for the Indianapolis News (1884-1897) and published his first book, Short Flight, a collection of poems, in 1891. Nicholson went on to write 25 novels and 5 volumes of essays, including The Hoosiers (1900), The House of a Thousand Candles (1905), and The Hoosier Chronicle (1912). He was active in the Indiana Democratic Party and served as United States Minister to Paraguay (1933-1934), Venezuela (1935-1938), and Nicaragua (1938-1941). Other than his diplomatic service and three years in Denver, Colorado, Nicholson spent most of his life in Indianapolis. He died at the age of 81 on December 21, 1947, and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Section 4, Lot 6, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Sources:
Indiana Humanities. "Nicholson House." Indiana Humanities. Accessed February 28, 2025. https://indianahumanities.org/about-us/nicholson-house.
Russo, Dorothy Ritter, and Thelma Lois Sullivan. Seven Authors of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society, 1952.
Sources:
Indiana Humanities. "Nicholson House." Indiana Humanities. Accessed February 28, 2025. https://indianahumanities.org/about-us/nicholson-house.
Russo, Dorothy Ritter, and Thelma Lois Sullivan. Seven Authors of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society, 1952.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was purchased by Rare Books and Manuscripts from Argosy Book Store on 2024/10/28.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2024/11/21 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created 2024/11/21 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid revised 2025/02/28 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 (Person)
- Title
- Meredith Nicholson letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
