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A Guide to the James Whitcomb Riley Collection Riley, James Whitcomb. 7133-f

A Guide to the James Whitcomb Riley Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7133-f


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Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff

Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
7133-f
Title
James Whitcomb Riley Collection 1880-1915
Extent
ca. 65 items
Creator
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

James Whitcomb Riley Collection, Accession 7133-f, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Deposit [1963 December 17] 1966 April 8

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Charles Warren Stoddard
  • Charles Whiting
  • D. L. Milliken
  • DeWitt Miller
  • Edmund Clarence Stedman
  • Emma Carleton
  • Eugene Debs
  • Eugene Field
  • F. C. Colver
  • George
  • George [Rontrell]
  • H. F. Hovey
  • H[jalmar] H[jorth] Boyesen
  • Henry E. Lower
  • Horace P. Chandler
  • J. H. Tennant
  • Jahu DeWitt Miller
  • James C. Young
  • James Whitcomb Riley
  • Jeannette Leonard Gilder
  • Joaquin Miller
  • John Boyle O'Reilly
  • Joseph P. Smith
  • Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • M. H. de Young
  • Madison Cawein
  • Robert Underwood Johnson
  • W. W. Ellsworth
  • Wallace A. Cathcart
  • William W. Ellsworth
  • [Amelie Rives] Troubetzkoy
  • [J. N.] Matthews
  • [James] Bogle
  • [Robert Underwood] Johnson
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Item Listing

Manuscripts
  • Poem, "Them Flowers," inscribed, "To My Good Friend Eugene Debs "
    1887 Sep 13
    AMsS, 1 p.
  • Poem, "The Cyclone," inscribed, "For Joseph P. Smith , " pasted on a sheet with a 1 p., TLS, 1891 Feb 27, M. H. de Young to Smith and a 1 p., ALS, 1891 Feb 27, George [Rontrell] to Smith
    1891 Mar 4
    AMsS, 1 p.
  • Poem beginning, "We know, not every morrow can be sad...," on fly-leaf of Old-Fashioned Roses, with index
    [1892]
    AMsS, 1 p.
  • Poem, "America's Thanksgiving", inscribed to J. H. Tennant
    1900 Nov 17
    AMsS, 2 p.
  • Poem, "When She Comes Home"
    n.d.
    AMsS, 1 p.
  • Two versions of poem, "Naughty Claude" on same sheet
    n.d.
    AMsS, 1 p.
  • Poem, "The Watches of the Night"
    n.d.
    AMsS, 1 p.
  • Poem, "Moonshiner's Serenade"
    n.d.
    AMsS, 2 p.
  • Poem, "Sleep"
    n.d.
    AMsS, 1 p.
  • Poem beginning, "One leads us through the watches of the night..."
    n.d.
    AMsS, 1 p.
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Letters
  • [ James Whitcomb Riley ] to "Dear Woman"
    1880 Jun 30
    ALS, 5 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to D. L. Milliken
    1884 Nov 24
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to [J. N.] Matthews
    1886 Sep 29
    ALS, 2 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to John Boyle O'Reilly
    1886 Dec 3
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Charles Whiting
    1887 Nov 9
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Carey
    1888 Apr 27
    ALS, 2 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Mrs. Boyesen
    1889 Dec 30
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Mr. Stoddart, with Indianapolis News clipping about Riley
    1890 Feb 15
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to [Venowine]
    1890 Feb 19
    ALS, 2 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to [Robert Underwood] Johnson
    1890 Jul 15
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Jahu DeWitt Miller
    1890 Dec 3
    ALS, 2 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Eugene Field
    1891 Jan 16
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to H[jalmar] H[jorth] Boyesen
    1891 Jan 19
    ALS, 2 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Mr. Smith
    1891 Mar 5
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Kate Douglas Wiggin
    1891 Mar 11
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Madison Cawein
    1891 Aug 11
    ALS, 2 p. w/env
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Madison Cawein
    1891 Dec 2
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Horace P. Chandler
    1892 Feb 6
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to George
    1892 Nov 30
    ALS, 3 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1892 Dec 26
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Joseph P. Smith
    1893 Jan 14
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Jeannette Leonard Gilder
    1893 Dec 19
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Mr. Ellwanger
    1894 Feb 11
    ALS, 3 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Carey
    1894 Aug 27
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1895 May 25
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Henry E. Lower
    1895 Dec 19
    ALS, 1 p. w/env
  • James Whitcomb Riley to [James] Bogle
    1897 Feb 11
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to William W. Ellsworth
    1897 Aug 9
    ALS, 3 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Edmund Clarence Stedman
    1898 Feb 4
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Miss [McKinney]
    1898 Jul 23
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Mr. Miller
    1898 Nov 6
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Envelope, [ James Whitcomb Riley ] to Wallace A. Cathcart
    1899 Jan 21
    Envelope
  • James Whitcomb Riley to DeWitt Miller
    1899 Nov 25
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Emma Carleton
    1900 Feb 21
    ALS, 1 p. w/env
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1900 Jul 23
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1900 Aug 25
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Mrs. H. F. Hovey
    1900 Sep 5
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to James C. Young
    1901 Nov 12
    ALS, 1 p. w/env
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1902 Jun 4
    ALS, 1 p. w/env
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1902 Jul 3
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1903 May 23
    ALS, 2 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1904 Mar 7
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to F. C. Colver
    1907 May 10
    TLS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to Robert Underwood Johnson
    1908 Sep 15
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to W. W. Ellsworth
    1910 Apr 1
    ALS, 1 p.
  • James Whitcomb Riley to [Amelie Rives] Troubetzkoy
    1915 Oct 19
    TLS, 1 p.
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Photographs
  • James Whitcomb Riley , inscribed, "With all best greetings and esteem"
    1897 Dec 2
    Photo, signed
  • Picturing James Whitcomb Riley
    n.d.
    5 commemorative stamps
  • James Whitcomb Riley , standing, inscribed, "To Charles Warren Stoddard "
    n.d.
    Photo signed
  • James Whitcomb Riley , head and shoulders, inscribed, "With best greetings and esteem"
    n.d.
    Photo signed
  • James Whitcomb Riley , inscribed, "To Joaquin Miller -'King and Comrade' "
    n.d.
    Photo signed
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Miscellaneous
  • "Brave love," James Whitcomb Riley 's favorite poem, with a letter from Riley printed on the same sheet
    n.d.
    Clipping
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