Correspondence with Theodore and Vera Dreiser and Paul Dresser, ca. 1905-1965.

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Correspondence with Theodore and Vera Dreiser and Paul Dresser, ca. 1905-1965.

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Program is for a 1959 Evansville, Indiana performance of The Dark at the Top of the Stairs with an autographed photo of Louise Dresser on the back cover (Louise Dresser was not in the performance, but was a patron of the Evansville theatre).

21 items (131 leaves + 1 program).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Dresser, Louise, 1878-1965

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Dresser, Paul, 1858-1906

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Song writer. From the description of Papers 1897-1904. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 702670236 Paul Dresser, a native of Terre Haute, Ind., was the older brother of novelist Theodore Dreiser. In 1873 he changed his surname. Dresser held a number of jobs, including working for minstrel shows, but found some success as a songwriter. He is best known as the author of the state song of Indiana, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away." From the description ...