Box 1
Container
Contains 10 Collections and/or Records:
Sale, (Chic) Charles. The Specialist. St. Louis, Missouri: Specialist Publishing Company, 1929
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
1929
Sale, (Chic) Charles. I’ll Tell You Why. St. Louis, Missouri: Specialist Publishing Company, 1930
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
1930
Sale, (Chic) Charles. At the Sign of the "Liberty Bell." Oil City, Pennsylvania: The Penzoil Company, 1930
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
1930
Letter written by Nora L. Luce to Mary R. Payne (Riley's sister), January 20, 1931
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 4
Scope and Contents
(Letter asks Payne if Riley wrote "The Passing of the Backhouse."
Dates:
January 20, 1931
Greer, William Royal. Gems of American Architecture. Indianapolis, Indiana: State Machinery Company, Incorporated, 1935
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
1935
James Whitcomb Riley's, "The Passing of the Backhouse", undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
undated
Potts, Phil. The Country Plumber. Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Country Press, Incorporated, undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 7
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
undated
Envelope from The Outhouse Inn, undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 8
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
undated
Card, "Here's Elmer! The Only Guy in the Place That Knows What He's Doin", undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 9
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
Deaccession: undated
"Little Benny's Notebook," by Lee Pape, newspaper clipping, no publication information, undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 10
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 3, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates:
Deaccession: undated