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Contains 30 Results:

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

Letter written by James Whitcomb Riley to Mr. Fred M. Hopkins, November 21, 1896

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 52, Series 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series one contains three letters written by Riley to Mrs. Anna S. Brown, and they all pertain to "the old lisping jingle." There is one other letter written by Riley to fellow poet, Henry Abbey.

Dates: 1891 - 1901

Collection on James Whitcomb Riley

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 52
Scope and Contents 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: 1891 - 1951