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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect. [Date of source: 1997. Description is in English. Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00360::Robert Green Ingersoll Collection)//EN" "ViU00360.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to the Robert Green Ingersoll Collection A Collection in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature 7025-a

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 1997 Special Collections Department Staff 1997 Elizabeth Slomba Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #7025-a Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Robert Green Ingersoll Collection 1877-1899 7025-a 21 items English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

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Robert Green Ingersoll Collection, Accession 7025-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

 Acquisition Information

Deposit, 1964 November 17

 Funding Note

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

 Item Listing Manuscripts Essay on Religion 189[?] AMsS, 13 p.

[States that religious sincerity is no guarantee against being deceitful, providing numerous examples of liars from the Bible, Jehovah not excluded. Includes two pages of typescript from the essay.]

 Essay: "Has religion civilised the world?" n.d. AMs, 1 p.

[Argues against Christianity, claiming Christians do not turn the other cheek but rather have developed many sophisticated weapons.]

 Essay on Religion n.d. TMs, 2 p.

[Argues that lying and falsehood are essential to orthodox religion.]

 Letters Robert Green Ingersollto James W. Taylor 1877 Dec 26 ALS, 2 p.

[Thanks him for sending him the remarks of the Reverend A. Palmerwhich were stolen from his Steinway Hall speech; and calls Palmer a dishonest man.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto Clark Mills 1881 May 12 ALS, 2 p.

[Sends condolences on the occasion of the death of Mills' father.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto Mr. Hutchins 1884 ALS, 2 p.

[Offers his condolence.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto the Editor of the Herald 1884 Dec 11 ALS, 3 p.

[Denies that he copied his lecture on "The Mistakes of Moses" from a work by John Sherzer Hitteland offers a one thousand dollar reward to anyone who can prove it.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto Mr. Raymond 1889 Feb 20 ALS, 2 p.

[Mentions Judge John J. Bradyand his gratitude for an invitation to dine with the Insurance Men.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto Major James B. Pond 1890 Oct 23 ALS, 2 p.

[Asks Pond to advise Baron Harden-Hickey, an expert on Indian matters who was introduced to Ingersoll by Edgar Fawcetton the possibility of lecturing on Indian philosophy and religion.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto "My dear Friend" 1890 Dec 14 ALS, 3 p.

[Compliments correspondent on his new political novel (no title given).]

 Robert Green Ingersollto [John King] Cowen 1891 Apr 8 ALS, 2 p.

[Promises his correspondent tickets for his lecture on Shakespeare at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. ]

 Robert Green Ingersollto [Charles Warren] Clifford 1891 Aug 28 ALS, 2 p.

[Asks Clifford to call the stock-brokers together to raise money before September 15, as he cannot depend on him for a dollar.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto [Charles Warren] Clifford 1892 May 6 ALS, 2 p.

[Writes concerning financial matters.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto Mr. Deacon 1893 Apr 6 ALS, 1 p.

[Regrets his inability to come to the Clover Clubbecause he wil not be in the city at that time.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto Samuel S. McClure 1893 Aug 10 ALS, 1 p.

[Requests the payment of $1,000 to "Ouida," as the agreed upon price of her manuscript on "Birds."]

 Robert Green Ingersollto J. Frank 1894 May 12 ALS, 1 p.

[Insists that he has never been indicted for blasphemy in Delawareor in any other state.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto [James B.] Pond 1897 Feb 15 ALS, 1 p.

[Has instructed his agent to give Pond a box and regrets not receiving Pond's letter in time.]

 Robert Green Ingersollto Raley Husted Bell 1897 Mar 28 ALS, 4 p.

[Has read Bell's article about himself in Bell's magazine; does not consider himself worthy of such praise but is deeply grateful; cautions Bell not to injure himself by praising him too much in Georgia. ]

 Robert Green Ingersollto Mr. Bloch 1899 ALS, 2 p.

[Returns a letter which he does not find worth answering; and promises to write something on the subject soon.]

 Miscellaneous Engraved New Year's card with text by Robert Green Ingersoll, plus a calling card n.d. Greeting card J. W. Kellerto the Managing Editor of Nebraska State Journal n.d. Telegram

[Keller wants Ingersoll interviewed on the prayers that were offered in Cleveland, Ohiofor him but Ingersoll refuses. With ANS by William Reed Dunreyand Robert Green Ingersoll. ]