Adams mss., 1912-1981
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
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Creator
Adams, Reily Gibson, 1911-
TitleAdams mss., 1912-1981
Collection No.
LMC 1005
Extent
97 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Adams mss., 1912-1981, consist of
letters, photographs, and writings by and about Booth Tarkington, author of
Indianapolis and Kennebunkport, Maine, collected by Reily Gibson Adams, whose wife
was a relative of Tarkington.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Reily C. Adams was a corporation official of Indianapolis.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: I. Biographical material, II. Correspondence, III.
Photographs, IV. Writings.
Scope and Content Note
Biographical materials include clippings and printed matter about Tarkington. The
correspondence spans the period from 1917 to 1981 and includes letters of
Tarkington, his friends and relatives, as well as those of Adams. Photographs of
Tarkington number twenty, ranging from childhood to old age, alone and in groups.
Other photographs are those of his wife, Susanah (Keifer) Robinson Tarkington, and
their families; the homes and boat of Tarkington; and Elizabeth Trotter, his
secretary.
Two prose pieces by Tarkington, entitled "Peter" (Apr. 1942) and "Why the Solid South?"
(Nov. 8, 1944), and two undated poems are filed with the correspondence as well as
an undated poem by Mrs. Tarkington. The writings are biographical accounts of
Tarkington by relatives Susanah (Jameson) Mayberry in 1979 (published as My amiable
uncle in 1983 by Purdue University Press) and Eleanor Adams Linsmith in 1981.
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Indexing Terms
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Names
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Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 --Correspondence.
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Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.
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Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.
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Fontanne, Lynn.
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Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993
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Jameson, Margaret Booth.
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Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937.
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Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957.
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Street, Julian, 1879-1947.
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Vail, R. W. G. (Robert William Glenroie), 1890-1966.
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Trotter, Elizabeth.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1983
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Adams mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing InformationProcessed by Staff.
Completed in 2013
Box 1
Biographical materials, 1912-1981
(4 folders)
Correspondence,
1917-1981
(4 folders)
Box 2
Photographs: Tarkington, Booth
Photographs: Tarkington, Susanah (Keifer) Robinson
Photographs: Tarkington and Jameson families
Photographs: Tarkington homes and boat
Photographs: Trotter, Elizabeth
Photographs: Unidentified
Mayberry, Susanah (Jameson).
My Amiable Uncle. Ch. 1-6.
1979
Mayberry, Susanah (Jameson).
My Amiable Uncle. Ch. 7-13.
1979
Mayberry, Susanah (Jameson).
My Amiable Uncle. Ch. 14-16.
1979
Mayberry, Susanah (Jameson).
My Amiable Uncle. Conclusion. Bibliography.
1979
Linsmith, Eleanor Adams.
"Booth Tarkington."
Handwritter 6th grade class easy. 1981
