By Meg Hixon
Title: Riley, James Whitcomb. Letters to James Newton Matthews, 1890
ID: 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0032
Creator: Matthews, James Newton (1852-1910)
Extent: 2.0 Items
Date Acquired: 11/30/1936
Languages: English [eng]
This collection consists of two personal letters that James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) wrote to James Newton Matthews (1852-1910) on June 10, 1890, and November 12, 1890.
In the first letter (1 page), Riley describes his frustration with his U.S. publishers after learning that one of his books may go out of print, and requests advice on the matter from Matthews. In the second letter (5 pages), Riley expresses relief after finishing several months' worth of poetry, discusses other poets' work at length, and describes his frustration with the recent actions of "Mr. Dawson."
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Acquisition Source: Donated by John Needels Chester
Related Materials: The letters arrived at the library with a copy of Afterwhiles (811 R45A 1888); this copy contains a manuscript inscription from James Whitcomb Riley to James Newton Matthews.
Finding Aid Revision History: Revised by Meg Hixon (September 2016) and Dana Miller (December 2023).
Other Note: Former shelfmark: 811 R45a 1888 sup
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