Newton Booth Tarkington collection S2459 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit October 20, 2016 Describing Archives: A Content Standard 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 - Page 2 - Newton Booth Tarkington collection S2459 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 - Page 3 - Newton Booth Tarkington collection S2459 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 - Page 5 -.