PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00940::James Whitcomb Riley Collection)//EN" "ViU00940.sgm" A Guide to the James Whitcomb Riley CollectionRiley, James Whitcomb. 7133-qProcessed by Special Collections Dept. staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Elizabeth SlombaFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Virginia Library © 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect. [Date of source: 1997. Description is in English. Feb 17, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00940::James Whitcomb Riley Collection)//EN" "ViU00940.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 James Whitcomb Riley Collection A Collection in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature 7133-q

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 1997 Special Collections Department Staff 1997 Elizabeth Slomba Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #7133-q Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
James Whitcomb Riley Collection 1867-1940 7133-q ca. 700 items English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Acquisition Information

Deposit 1972 September 8

 Funding Note

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

 Item Listing Manuscripts Poem, "At Laker-Bee" n.d. AMsS, 2 p. Poem, "The Curse of the Wandering Foot" n.d. AMsS, 2 p. Poem, "An Empty Glove" n.d. AMsS, 1 p. Poem, "John Brown" n.d. AMsS, 1 p. Poem, "An Order for a Song" n.d. AMsS, 2 p. Poem, "Song" n.d. AMss, 1 p. List of poems on back of envelope [ca. 1891 Feb] AMs Poems and drawings written and drawn by James Whitcomb Rileyas a child n.d. Photostats, 17 items Poem, "The Bear Story" n.d. 2 photostats of AMs (incom.), 2 p. each Poem, "The Raggedy Man Observing" n.d. Typed trans., 1 p. Poem, "Bud Writes Some Rhymes" n.d. Typed trans., 1 p. Poem, "A Letter To a Child's Mother" n.d. Typed trans., 1 p. Poem, "A Sonnet" n.d. Typed trans., 1 p. Letters Viola Allento James Whitcomb Riley 1916 Jan 31 ALS, 4 p. w/env Frances Hodgson Burnettto James Whitcomb Riley 1915 Nov 26 ALS, 4 p. R. L. Dawsonto James Whitcomb Riley 1890 Nov 11 ALS, 1 p. Margaret Delandto James Whitcomb Riley 1916 Mar 27 TLS, 1 p. Julian Riley Dillabyto James Whitcomb Riley 1897 Apr 30 ALS, 3 p. w/env Mary Doddsto James Whitcomb Riley 1896 Nov 9 ALS, 6 p. w/env Ed[mund Eitel]to James Whitcomb Riley 1915 Mar 1 TLS, 2 p. w/env Carl Fisherto Guards of Indianapolis Speedway, re: James Whitcomb Riley 1916 May 24 TLS, 1 p. Libbie Fisherto James Whitcomb Riley 1892 Jun 2 ALS, 2 p. w/env Hotel Halcyonto James Whitcomb Riley 1915 4 bills K. O. Hertto A. J. Walkerre: James Whitcomb Riley's talk 1888 Jul 4 ALS, 2 p. w/env O[liver] W[endell] Holmesto [ James Whitcomb Riley?] 1867 Dec 28 ALS, 4 p. W[illiam] D[ean] Howellsto James Whitcomb Riley 1916 Feb 22 ALS, 2 p. [Silas] Weir Mitchellto James Whitcomb Riley 1903 May 15 LS, 2 p. w/env [Silas] Weir Mitchellto James Whitcomb Riley, encl. 2 1. AMs poem by Mitchell [1903 Aug 18] ALS, 2 p. w/env [Silas] Weir Mitchellto James Whitcomb Riley 1904 Dec 12 TLS, 3 p. w/env [Silas] Weir Mitchellto James Whitcomb Riley [1906 Jan 10] ALS, 2 p. w/env Letters, [Silas] Weir Mitchellto James Whitcomb Riley 1903-1913 TMs (trans.), 3 p. [Silas] Weir Mitchellto James Whitcomb Riley 1906 May 27 ALS, 2 p. w/env Frank Mooreto James Whitcomb Riley, encl. 19 1. AMs essay, "An American Poet" by Mira Southworth 1901 Jul 17 ALS, 2 p. w/env Munford to James Whitcomb Riley 1899 Mar 11 ALS, 3 p. F[rank] Payneto James Whitcomb Riley n.d. ALS, 3 p. George Payneto James Whitcomb Riley 1884 Jun 21 ALS, 2 p. w/env Lesley Payneto James Whitcomb Riley, encl. clippings 1907 Jul 17 ALS, 10 p. w/env Lesley Payneto James Whitcomb Riley 1907 Aug 20 ALS, 1 p. w/env Lesley Payneto James Whitcomb Riley, encl. clipping 1907 Aug 21 ALS, 8 p. w/env Lesley Payneto James Whitcomb Riley, encl. clippings and 2 photos 1908 Feb 13 ALS, 12 p. Mary Riley Payneto James Whitcomb Riley 1889 Aug 27 ALS, 3 p. Mary Riley Payneto James Whitcomb Riley [1889] Sep 7 ALS, 4 p. w/env Mary Riley Payneto James Whitcomb Riley n.d. ALS, 4 p. Gene Stratton Porterto James Whitcomb Riley [1910 Jan 5] ALS, 3 p. w/env Julia Rileyto [ James Whitcomb Riley] n.d. ALS (incom.), 4 p. Inscribed to James Whitcomb Rileyby Molly Elliott Seawell [1915 Dec 23] Inscribed calling card w/env John Philip Sousato James Whitcomb Riley 1915 Dec 15 ALS, 1 p. w/env Ella [Wheeler Wilcox]to James Whitcomb Riley 1876 Nov 7 ALS, 14 p. William Winterto James Whitcomb Riley 1915 Oct 23 ALS, 1 p. Unknown to James Whitcomb Riley n.d. AN in form of poem, 1 p. James Whitcomb Rileyto Unknown 1877 Jan 11 ALS (trans.) in form of poem, 5 p. Letters from James Whitcomb Rileyto Henderson and others 1877 TMs (trans.), 3 p. Miscellaneous Agreement between James Whitcomb Rileyand Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Letters, re: James Whitcomb Riley's speeches 1899 Aug 31 Legal document Page proofs for several poems by James Whitcomb Riley n.d. Page proofs, w/AMs corr., 8 items Re: James Whitcomb Riley's works, Riley Hospital, Riley Memorial, etc. ca. 1905-ca. 1935 Clippings, ca. 300 items Poems of James Whitcomb Riley n.d. Clippings, 17 items Papers of Mary and Lesley Payne Business Papers

Note: As much as possible, the list follows Lesley Payne's filing order and folder headings.

 From Library of Congress Copyright Officefor James Whitcomb Rileyworks, w/envelope 1901-1931 17 cards and letters, w/env Duplicates of papers submitted to James Noelre: motion picture rights, Bobbs-Merrillsubscription edition 1912-1922 Correspondence and memoranda Between Lesley Payneand book companies, re: proposal to publish James Whitcomb Rileyletters 1912-1923 Correspondence and agreements Corr. between Riley heirs; history of James Whitcomb Rileyestate; list of James Whitcomb Rileyproperty in hands of Edmund Eitel 1913-1919 Correspondence and memoranda Re: James Whitcomb Rileyestate; copyrights, etc. 1914-1923 Correspondence, agreements, memoranda Re: Scribner's Homestead Edition and relinquishment to Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1915-1917 Correspondence and agreements Bobbs-Merrill Co.to Marcus Dickey, re: proposed book on James Whitcomb Riley 1915 Mar 16 Trans. of TLS Will for Mary Riley Payne 1917 Oct 11 Will Includes statements of George Rayand Mary Judah 1917 Notes and statements Re: James Whitcomb Riley Memorial; distribution of shares in estate 1917-1919 Agreements Re: Bottsford letters, Riley baby pictures 1917-1919 Correspondence Frederic Burlingameto Lesley Payne, re: literary and movie rights 1917-1921 3 TLS Re: James Whitcomb Rileyestate and movie rights 1917-1923 Correspondence, affidavits, memoranda Re: subscription edition, serial articles, royalties 1917-1923 Correspondence and contracts Between James Whitcomb Rileyheirs and Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1918-1919 Drafts of contracts Re: settlement of James Whitcomb Rileyestate 1918-1927 Correspondence and agreements Agreement between Mary Riley Payneand J. M. Judah 1919 Nov 3 Deposit agreement Charles Millerto Lesley Payne, re: taxes, James Whitcomb Riley memorial 1920 19 TLS Charles Millerto Lesley Payne, re: royalties, taxes 1921 20 TLS Chiefly from Ernest Bradfordand William Osborne, re: James Whitcomb Rileycopyrights 1922-1927 Copies of correspondence and memoranda Re: settlement of James Whitcomb Rileyestate 1922-1928 Correspondence, memoranda, contracts Re: James Whitcomb Rileycopyrights 1925-1927 Correspondence Re: rights of "Little Orphant Annie" 1926 Correspondence Representative of Mary Riley Payneto Albert Beveridge, re: edition of James Whitcomb Rileyletters 1926 2 TL Correspondence between James Whitcomb Rileyheirs; contracts with Bobbs-Merrill Co., re: rights to Ripley material 1926-1929 Correspondence and contracts Mary Stubbsto Lesley Payne, re: income 1927 Dec 19 TLS Re: permissions to use James Whitcomb Rileypoems 1928 Correspondence Re: James Whitcomb Rileycopyrights 1928-1929 Correspondence From Victor Talking Machine Co. 1928-1930 Correspondence and royalty statements Browne and Phelpsto Bobbs-Merrill Co., re: copyrights for James Whitcomb Rileyheirs 1934-1936 2 TL Re: Mary Riley Payne's estate 1938 Jan 25 Correspondence and inventory To Riley heirs for The Bachelor Bard 1938 Sep 23 Assignment of copyright Elizabethand Harry Miesseto Lesley Payne, re: finances 1939-1943 10 ALS/TLS Between James Whitcomb Rileyand Bobbs-Merrill n.d. Memorandum of contract Re: rights to James Whitcomb Rileyletters n.d. Memorandum Inventories of James Whitcomb Rileyletters, manuscripts, and records n.d. Typed inventories Personal Papers Diary of Lesley Payne 1906 AMsS, ca. 40 p. Lesley Payne's list of James Whitcomb Rileyletters, in notebook n.d. AMs, ca. 75 p. "James Whitcomb Riley" by Lesley Payne n.d. TMs (carbon, incom.), 60 p. Lesley Payne's notes for biography of James Whitcomb Riley n.d. AMs, ca. 35 p. Genealogical notes re: Riley family n.d. TMs, 2 p. Speech, "Memories of Riley" by William Hough n.d. TMs, 11 p. Poem beginning, "Down the lane he comes..." by unknown n.d. AMs, 2 p. Metaphysical notes by [ Mary Riley Payne] n.d. AMs and TMs, ca. 50 p. Letters J. H. Armingtonto Lesley Payne 1939 Mar 31 TLS, 1 p. Jessie [Barroquillo]to Lesley Payne 1940 Mar 28 ALS, 2 p. Clara [Bottsford]to Mary Riley Payne 1887 Sep 7 ALS, 3 p. w/env Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne 1911 Oct 9 ALS, 3 p. Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne [1912] Feb 26 ALS, 8 p. w/env Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne 1912 Mar 26 ALS, 8 p. w/env Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne [1912] May 6 ALS, 4 p. w/env Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne 1912 Sep 5 ALS, 4 p. Guido Della Bonato [ Lesley Payne] 1912 Sep 21 ALS, 4 p. w/env Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne 1912 Nov 2 ALS, 4 p. Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne 1913 [Aug 22] ALS, 2 p. Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne, encl. photo 1914 May 21 ALS, 4 p. Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne 1914 Jan 8 ALS, 4 p. w/env Guido Della Bonato Lesley Payne Sep 4 ALS, 4 p. Marcus Dickeyto Lesley Payne 1935 May 1 TLS, 1 p. w/env Arthur Downingto Lesley Payne 1939 Apr 25 TLS, 3 p. David Francisto Henry Eitel 1916 Aug 31 TLS, 1 p. w/env Citizens of Greenfield to Mary Riley Payne, bound [1916] TLS, 8 p. George Hittto Arthur Swann 1935 Mar 16 TLS (carbon), 2 p. w/env George Hittto Lesley Payne 1936 Aug 3 ALS, 2 p. w/env H. K. Landisto Lesley Payne 1939 Mar 22 ALS, 1 p. M. McKenzie to Mary Riley Payne 1892 Jul 26 ALS, 2 p. Albert Macyto Lesley Payne, encl. photo of Macy 1938 Jan 17 TLS, 2 p. w/env [Silas] Weir Mitchellto Edmund Eitel 1913 Feb 3 TLS, 1 p. Lesley Payneto unknown n.d. AL (draft), 1 p. Mary Riley Payneto Dr. Murphy n.d. ALS, 4 p. Julia Rileyto Mary Riley Payne 1927 Oct 24 ALS, 2 p. w/env Richard Rileyto Mary Riley Payne 1929 Mar 8 TLS, 1 p. Mary Roberts Rinehartto [Edmund] Eitel 1917 Feb 22 TLS, 1 p. John Townsend Trowbridgeto [Edmund] Eitel 1915 Jun 29 ALS, 4 p. Clara Wambachto Mary Riley Payne 1903 Sep 23 ALS, 11 p. w/env Photographs James Whitcomb Riley, head and shoulders 1892 Oct 6 copies of photo James Whitcomb Riley, standing n.d. Photo James Whitcomb Riley, seated, w/unidentified man standing beside him n.d. 2 copies of photo James Whitcomb Riley, seated n.d. Photo James Whitcomb Riley, profile n.d. Photo James Whitcomb Riley, head and shoulders n.d. Photo James Whitcomb Riley, standing n.d. 2 copies of photo James Whitcomb Riley, head and shoulders n.d. Photo from book James Whitcomb Riley, half-seated on chair n.d. 3 photos on posters James Whitcomb Riley, w/members of the Payne family n.d. Photo Riley monument in Indianapolis n.d. Photo on card Riley hospital in Indianapolis n.d. Photo on card "The Old Swimming Hole" in Greenfield, Indiana n.d. Photo on card Old Seminary Homestead in Greenfield, Indiana n.d. Photo on card Lesley Payneas a child n.d. 3 photos Lesley Payne, older, standing n.d. Photo Lesley Payne, profile n.d. Photo Lesley Payne, seated n.d. Photo Four unidentified men n.d. 2 tintypes Unidentified man, head and shoulders n.d. Photo Unidentified man with beard, seated n.d. Photo [For photos of Mary Riley Payneand Lesley Payne] n.d. 4 negatives Hall Caine, seated n.d. Photo Clara Laughlin, profile n.d. Photo, signed Miscellaneous Notes, envelopes, cards, etc. 1886-1930, n.d. Miscellaneous items