Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Mrs. W. N. Evans. Dated March 12, 1897. The letter is an apology for not being able to lecture as requested by Mrs. W. N. Evans and her committee. Partial envelope is included.
Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Mr. Allan Hendricks, Esq, Secy, Century Club in response to election to honorary membership of The Century Club. Dated Jan. 18, 1892. Written on Riley letterhead. Alternate side: unrelated list of...
Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Lucious Lybrand, responding to Lybrand's request for Riley to appear in a public engagement. Riley, recovering from health issues, is not able to honor the request at this time. Letter is dated...
Handwritten poem by James Whitcomb Riley entitled, Give Back the Dreams. The back side of the paper is a drawing of the title, Give Back The Dreams That I Have Known forming a figure eight. Signed and dated by James Whitcomb Riley Nov. 28, 1876
Postcard with illustrated James Whitcomb Riley poem. Reproduced signature of James Whitcomb Riley. The postcard is blank. Poem is about minding parents and being good.
A play portraying a Civil War Reenactment featuring Colonel Benton and Captain Reuben Riley, father of James Whitcomb Riley. The play was enacted by members of the Society of Indiana Pioneers at Brandywine Park, Greenfield, Indiana. May 25, 1940.
Booklet entitled Out To Old Aunt Mary's. The cover has only the title written on it. Page 1 features a photograph of James Whitcomb Riley. The second page has a quote, the date, and James Whitcomb Riley's signature. The third page lists...
A hand-written poem with no title. Dated 1888 and signed by James Whitcomb Riley. A hat illustration at top of page. A poem about not being happy about not having an umbrella when it is raining and happy to not have an umbrella when the sun is...
Handwritten letter. Riley is refusing to autograph the fly-leaves of his new book. He suggests instead that he send pictures with his written autograph to include with the books. He also offers to autograph other suitable papers if this way is...
Handwritten letter to Carey informing of Mr. Riley's date of arrival. He will be appear at Madison Square Gardens Concert Hall and has complimentary tickets.
Handwritten response from James Whitcomb Riley to unknown correspondent. Unknown correspondent requested Riley send a Thanksgiving poem, but Riley responds by saying he does not have one. He does, however, have another poem he could send...
Handwritten comments by Will N. Harben on printed form soliciting personal comments about James W. Riley for inclusion in special Riley issue of The Writer.
Newspaper reproduction of the original manuscript of a poem by James Whitcomb Riley, "Old Man and Jim," possibly a newspaper clipping. The manuscript copy shows how Riley changed the original name of the poem. Handwritten date of October 7, 1935.
Pamphlet containing brief autobiography of Riley along with excerpts from reviews from various newspapers. Riley's image appears on the front cover along with a poem by Samuel Rogers. A listing of Riley's books is included on the last page. No...
