Poetry
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 119 Collections and/or Records:
Henry N. Dick, Clark's Anabasis and the Hymn of Deborah poem
Collection — Folder S2521
Identifier: S2521
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of Henry N. Dick’s Clark's Anabasis and the Hymn of Deborah, his epic poem commemorating the deeds of George Rogers Clark and his translation of the "Song of Deborah" from the Book of Judges (1944).
Dates:
1944
Hezlep W. Clark papers
Collection — Folder S2015
Identifier: S2015
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autographed, signed document from Hezlep W. Clark in Bloomington, Indiana [?] on May 15, 1905 regarding poetry.
Dates:
1905/05/15
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hezlep W. Clark papers
Ignatius Brown papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1960
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed poems and writings, pencil drawings and official documents from Ignatius Brown and others in Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana; Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee ranging from 1856 to 1861 and regarding life, Civil War battles, and a vessel clearance from port.There is also an oversize folder containing editions of newspapers including the Weekly Indiana Citizen, the Central Normal News,...
Dates:
1856-1861, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ignatius Brown papers
Indiana Federation of Clubs, 7th District history reports
Collection — Folder S1567
Identifier: S1567
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 4 typed reports by Mrs. Charles L. Stubbs, ranging from 1926 to 1927, for the Seventh District of the Indiana Federation of Clubs, regarding the Women's Clubs Radio Hour, speakers bureau, "Cooperation for the Blind," the poetry contest, the Book of Press Clippings, prizes and honorable mentions, citizenship training, and other activities of the 101 women's clubs affiliated with the organization.
Dates:
1926-1927
INverse Poetry Archive collection
Collection
Identifier: L730
Scope and Contents
This collection includes printed copies of poems, applications, and project documentation, as well as digital files, from the INverse Poetry Archive, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the Indiana State Library in Indiana ranging from 2018 to 2022 regarding the contributed works of numerous Hoosier poets and the creation and activities of the archive. Some the digital files include audio recordings of the poets reading the submitted poems, which are available online in the archive.
Dates:
2018-2022
Irene McDaniel scrapbook
Collection — Folder S877
Identifier: S0877
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one scrapbook, compiled by Irene McDaniel in 1963, regarding poems and newspaper clippings relating to Abraham Lincoln.
Dates:
1963
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Irene McDaniel scrapbook
Jacob Moorehouse Ward, Sr. collection
Collection — Folder S1357
Identifier: S1357
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed copies of poems and essays by Jacob Moorehouse Ward, Sr. written from 1838 to 1847, transcribed by descendant Merton W. Grills in 1935.There are also essays by other authors, collected by Ward, such as the three-page essay on "The Death of Daniel Webster" by E. C. Baldwin.
Dates:
1935
James Elmore collection
Collection — Folder S2135
Identifier: S2135
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence regarding the authorship of “Sassafras,” a poem first published in the Crawfordsville Journal and attributed to James Elmore. Elmore denied authorship and it was later believed to have been written as a joke by Jesse A. Greene, editor of the Crawfordsville Journal. The collection includes typewritten copies of letters written in April 1945 by Caroline Dunn, Indiana Historical Society...
Dates:
1945-1955
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James Elmore collection
James Siddall papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3291
Scope and Contents
This collection includes "Dantucker with Speed," a incomplete handwritten poem about the nomination and election of James Polk (circa 1844). On the back of the same paper, there is a poem that begins, "O death within thy ruthless grasp" and a February 7, 1844 receipt from the Indianapolis office of the Sinking Fund for Asa Anderson and Esquire Ward regarding payment of interest on a loan. The collection also has a February 28, 1846 "Penmanship" receipt and includes a pencil drawing of a woman...
Dates:
1837-1846
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James Siddall papers
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).
There are also broadsides and printed portraits of Riley, ranging from 1900 to 1947 and undated (OBD038).
Dates:
1876-1947
