Newton Booth Tarkington collection S2459

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Rare Books and Manuscripts 140 North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204 317-232-3671 Newton Booth Tarkington collection S2459

Table of Contents

Summary Information ...... 3 Biographical Note...... 4 Scope and Contents...... 4 Arrangement...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 4 Controlled Access Headings...... 5

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Summary Information

Repository Rare Books and Manuscripts

Title Newton Booth Tarkington collection

Date 1892-1951

Extent 0.01 Cubic feet 1 folder; 1 oversize folder

Language English

Preferred Citation Newton Booth Tarkington collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library

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Biographical Note

Booth Tarkington, born July 29, 1869 in Indianapolis, Ind. and died May 19, 1946, Indianapolis, was an American novelist and dramatist, best-known for his satirical and sometimes romanticized pictures of American Midwesterners. His works included "The Gentleman from Indiana" (1899), "Penrod" (1914), "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1918), "Alice Adams" (1921), and numerous other novels, short stories, and plays.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes letters to and from Booth Tarkington from individuals such as Richard F. Ward, Indianapolis journalist Mary Dyer Lemon, the Silberman brothers (art dealers in New York), typescripts of essays and poems, and other miscellaneous documents.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Administrative Information

Publication Information Rare Books and Manuscripts

Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research.

- Page 4 - Newton Booth Tarkington collection S2459 Conditions Governing Use Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Custodial History This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts in multiple part donations from various donors from 1926 to 1998.

Accruals No further additions are expected.

Processing Information Collection processing completed 2015/07/27 by Kori Nell. EAD finding aid created 2016/08/01 by Kori Nell.

Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

• Essays

Personal Name(s)

• Tarkington, Newton Booth 1869-1946 -- Archives • Tarkington, Newton Booth 1869-1946

Subject(s)

• Authors, American--Indiana--20th century • Books • Letter writing--Indiana

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