Pyle mss. II, 1921-1953
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
Creator
Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945
TitlePyle mss. II,1921-1953
Collection No.
LMC 1879
Extent
162 items
Language
Materials are in
English.
Abstract
The Pyle mss. II, 1921-1953, consist primarily of letters from journalist Ernest Taylor Pyle, 1900-1945, to his parents and
aunt,
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Ernest Taylor Pyle (1900-1945), also known as Ernie Pyle, was a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist.
After attending Indiana University Bloomington, Pyle served as a newspaper correspondent and columnist who
covered the lives of ordinary people as well as soldiers in World War II. Pyle was killed in battle at
Ie Shima in the Pacific.
Scope and Content Note
The Pyle mss. II, 1921-1953, consist primarily of letters from journalist Ernest Taylor Pyle, 1900-1945, to his parents and
aunt, written during
Pyle's travels as a newspaper columnist and World War II correspondent. A poem written by Pyle while a schoolboy in Dana,
Indiana is present, as
well as three letters written to his family while he was a student at Indiana University. Other items include letters from
various relatives,
fellow journalists, and readers of his column, as well as a letter of October 21, 1884, from congressman Joseph Gurney Cannon
to Pyle's
grandfather Lambert Taylor. Pyle's travels are further documented by a photograph of him and his wife, with others, embarking
on a trip of South
America, and a map of South America with their various stops noted.
Correspondents include: Joseph Gurney Cannon, Rosamund (Zuck) Peters Goodman, Jack Rohe Howard, Roy Wilson Howard, Poe (Siebolds)
Jones, Lee
Graham Miller, Ernest Taylor Pyle, Geraldine (Siebolds) Pyle, Lincoln Saxton, and Edward Reilly Stettinius.
A typescript copy of Pyle's March 31, 1942, column from
The Washington Post and a typed inventory describing each
item complete the collection.
Related Material
Pyle mss., Pyle mss. III, Pyle mss. IV, Pyle mss. V, Pyle mss. VI, and Pyle mss. VII also located at the Lilly Library,
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition InformationAcquired 1984
Gift. George Bales, Pepperdine College, Malibu, California via the School of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington.
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], Pyle mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Box 1
Copy of original inventory
1884-1925
1929-1937
1938
1939, Jan.-June
1939, July-Dec.
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944-1953
Miscellaneous
Photographs
Box 2
Oversize correspondence.
Apr. 1, 1922
