Poetry
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 127 Collections and/or Records:
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
Identifier: L135
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters, postcards, handwritten poems and printed copies, and a calling card from James Whitcomb Riley in Indiana, including a scrapbook of letters from Riley to Kentucky author Madison Cawein, as well as other materials such as clippings, postcards, biographies, regarding Riley, ranging from 1876 to 1947 and undated.
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
James Whitcomb Riley photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP050
Identifier: SP050
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs and illustrations in Indiana ranging from circa 1860 to circa 1930 regarding author James Whitcomb Riley, people and places associated with him, his dog "Lockerbie", and his works. There are also photographs from his funeral and statue dedication in Greenfield, Indiana
Dates:
circa 1860-circa 1930
Janice Musselman collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1003
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of poems, songs, scriptures and corrrespondence of the Mallery, Sallee, and Emmons families (1834 -1892). Several letters are written by Moses E. Sallee while he was with Company L, Indiana 8th Cavalry Regiment during the U.S. Civil War. Also included is the account book of J.M. Mallery of Noblesville, Indiana is (1835-1858). Some of the photocopies are illegible.
Dates:
1834-1892, undated
Jap Miller pamphlet
Collection — Folder S3433
Identifier: S3433
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one pamphlet about Isaac "Jap" Miller. It was printed around 1931 and contains biographical information written by Jap Miller and a poem written about him by James Whitcomb Riley in 1889.
Dates:
circa 1931
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jap Miller pamphlet
Jennie McDowell papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0880
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat copies of land grant, family letters, and poems from the Lindley and Woody families in Indiana, Maryland, and North Carolina ranging from 1813 to 1884.
Dates:
1813-1865, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jennie McDowell papers
Joaquin Miller collection
Collection — Folder S0958
Identifier: S0958
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one poem, entitled "To Russia" by Joaquin Miller, undated and a program for Joaquin Miller Day at the Panama-Pacific Exposition on November 10, 1915.
Dates:
1915
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joaquin Miller collection
John A. Botts poem
Collection — Folder S1037
Identifier: S1037
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an eleven stanza poem written by John A. Botts and dated June 12, 1863. The poem relates the movement and actions of Company C, 59th Indiana Regiment during the Vicksburg campaign of the U.S. Civil War. At the end of the poem there is a note dated June 25, 1863 from William Owen to Mary Owen that says, "Mary I send you this poetry and if you get it I want you to take good Cear [care] of it till I come home."
Dates:
1863/06/12
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John A. Botts poem
