Letter to "My dear Miss Sharpe" [manuscript], 1899 June 2.
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Sharpe, Joseph Kinne, 1853-1920
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A native and resident of Indianapolis, Sharpe became an inventor of agricultural machinery and was associated with the Indiana Manufacturing Company. About 1915 he developed the "grain-saving wind stacker," which became the company's main product. The company, with Sharpe as president, was in debt to Theophilus King of Boston. Upon Sharpe's death, King sued his estate, ending the company in 1923. From the description of Papers, 1885-1922. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCa...
Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916
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American Poet. From the description of Little Orphant Annie. Last stanza : AMsS, [s.d.]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540708 James Whitcomb Riley was an American poet, journalist, and lecturer. From the description of James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964] bulk (1878-1915). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122363959 From the guide to the James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964, 1878-...
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946
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"These were written at periods when Mr. Tarkington and Susanah [his wife] were in Indianapolis and they wanted to have news from Kennebunkport, Maine. We had known him very shortly after we moved to Kennebunkport in about 1917, after the war. He was known as 'the gentleman from Indiana' and was a well known author at the time the first letter in this collection was written. . . . Mr. Tarkington had rented a house in Kennebunkport for many years but decided that he would like to design his own pl...
Eitel, Edmund Henry, 1886-1960
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A native of Indianapolis, Eitel was the nephew of James Whitcomb Riley. He served as his uncle's literary executor after Riley's death, and worked with Laurence Chambers to produce the standard biographical edition of Riley's work. From the description of Family papers, 1851-1920 (bulk 1913-1914). (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 28116617 Edmund Henry Eitel, an Indianapolis native, was the nephew and executive secretary of poet James Whitcomb Riley. ...
