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Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1869-07-29 - 1946-05-19

Biography

Booth Tarkington (1869-1946), American novelist and dramatist.

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Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Beer family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 73
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, writings, photographs, printed material, and other papers documenting the personal lives and professional careers of the Beer family. Extensive files of correspondence and papers for family members from the 1850s through the 1980s detail the lives and activities of such family members as William Collins Beer, a lobbyist for J.P. Morgan and Company, International Harvester Company, and the government of Italy, and a close friend of Mark Hanna; Thomas...
Dates: 1740-1981, bulk 1827-1981
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Beer family papers

The Ernest Trow Carter Papers

 Collection
Call Number: MSS 40
Abstract:

Music, correspondence, photographs, and additional materials by and about the American composer, conductor, and organist Ernest Trow Carter (1866-1953)

Dates: 1879-1974 (inclusive)
Found in: Gilmore Music Library > The Ernest Trow Carter Papers

Legal document relating to literary rights, 1943 December 7

 Part of Collection — Box 99: [Barcode: 39002140920084], Folder: 9
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Dates: 1943 December 7
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yale Collection of American Literature manuscript miscellany > T > TARKINGTON, BOOTH, 1869-1946

Letter : Kennebunkport, Me., to Mr. Wilson, [19]13 Oct 25

 Part of Collection — Box 43: [Barcode: 39002137170529], Folder: GROUP 740, F-1
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS agreeing to meet when he is next in New York.

Dates: [19]13 Oct 25
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yale Collection of American Literature manuscript miscellany > T > TARKINGTON, BOOTH, 1869-1946

Letter: San Francisco, to "Dear Jesse", 1891 March 24

 Part of Collection — Box 43: [Barcode: 39002137170529], Folder: GROUP 740, F-3
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS to an unidentified recipient regarding recipient's impending marriage. Verso contains a manuscript list of clothing in an unidentified hand.

Dates: 1891 March 24
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yale Collection of American Literature manuscript miscellany > T > TARKINGTON, BOOTH, 1869-1946

Letter : Seawood, Kennebunkport, Maine, to Albert S. Cook, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1919 June 4

 Part of Collection — Box 106: [Barcode: 39002140920340], Folder: 37
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

Typescript letter, signed, thanking Cook for sending him a poem by George Washington.

Dates: 1919 June 4
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yale Collection of American Literature manuscript miscellany > T > TARKINGTON, BOOTH, 1869-1946

Letters: Indianapolis, to Richard Harding Davis, 1913, undated

 Part of Collection — Box 43: [Barcode: 39002137170529], Folder: GROUP 740, F-2
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

Two ALS,dated February 27, 1913, and undated, regarding financial investments and Davis's opinion of Tarkington's work.

Dates: 1913, undated
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yale Collection of American Literature manuscript miscellany > T > TARKINGTON, BOOTH, 1869-1946

Letters: to Albert Bigelow Paine, 1905-1912

 Part of Collection — Box 43: [Barcode: 39002137170529], Folder: GROUP 740, F-4
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

Four ALS from Capri, October 3, 1905; Paris, February 4 and November 14, 1906; and Indianapolis, September 28, 1912, to Tarkington's friend Albert Bigelow Paine, describing his social and work activities, and news of mutual friends. Three letters contain cartoon drawings of Tarkington.

Dates: 1905-1912
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yale Collection of American Literature manuscript miscellany > T > TARKINGTON, BOOTH, 1869-1946

Letters : to Mr. [Elkan] Silberman, 1934-1935

 Part of Collection — Box 97: [Barcode: 39002140920043], Folder: 16
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Dates: 1934-1935
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yale Collection of American Literature manuscript miscellany > T > TARKINGTON, BOOTH, 1869-1946

Charles Parsons papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 387
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches, writings, scrapbooks, printed matter, clippings and memorabilia of Charles Parsons, bibliophile and conservative polemicist and ideologist. Also included are some papers of Parsons' wife, Mary Elizabeth Curry Parsons, and speeches and writings of friends and associates of Parsons. Most of the papers are related to Parsons' advocacy and support of various conservative and anti-communist causes and issues, with the bulk of the material covering the period 1934-1965....
Dates: 1880-1965
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Charles Parsons papers

TARKINGTON, BOOTH, 1869-1946

 Sub-Series
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Dates: [ca. 1800-ongoing]
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Yale Collection of American Literature manuscript miscellany > T