Dreiser mss. III, 1928-1945
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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Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
Creator
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
TitleDreiser mss. III, 1928-1945
Collection No.
LMC 1288
Extent
20 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Dreiser mss. III, 1928-1945,
consists of several photographs and one lithograph pertaining to author Theodore
Dreiser, 1871-1945.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Dreiser was born the twelfth of thirteen children in Terre Haute, IN and attended
Indiana University in Bloomington briefly before dropping out in 1890. He married
Sara White in 1898, and they separated in 1909 although never formally divorced.
Dreiser became a renowned author of literary naturalism (other American writers in
the movement included Jack London, Edith Wharton, Frank Norris, and Stephen Crane).
His best known novels are
Sister Carrie (although a
commercial failure at the time in 1900),
Jeannie
Gerhardt
(1911), and
An American Tragedy
(1925). Politically, Dreiser was involved in socialist causes and wrote a
non-fiction book,
Dreiser Looks at Russia (1928), based
on his experiences visiting the Soviet Union. He did not officially join the
American Communist Party until shortly before his death in 1945.
Arrangement
The collection consists of nineteen photographs and one lithograph. Most of the
photographs are undated.
Scope and Content Note
Included are photographs of Theodore Dreiser with Olin
Downes, busts of John Cowper Powys and Paul Robeson, and two photographs of busts of
Theodore Dreiser by Edgardo Simone. One photograph and the lithograph are in a folio
folder.
Related Material
Related materials exist in the following collections also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana
University, Bloomington, Indiana: Dreiser mss. I, Dreiser mss. II, Dreiser mss. IV, and Dreiser mss. V.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift. Dr. Vera Dreiser, New York, New York. 1960
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], Dreiser mss. III, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Processing Information
Processed by staff.
Box 1
Photographs of Theodore Dreiser
Box 2
Photograph of Theodore Dreiser
Lithograph of Theodore Dreiser
