Category Archives: Famous Hoosiers

Hoosier Authors: Paul Dresser

Posted on June 25, 2019 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by Mona Meyer, Archives and Special Collections Metadata Librarian. Back on August 8, 2017, my colleague James Wethington wrote about the Hoosier author, Theodore Dreiser. I bet you didn’t know that another Dreiser boy also gained literary fame, … Continue reading →

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“The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow…”

Posted on June 10, 2019 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by Mona Meyer, Archives and Special Collections Metadata Librarian. You probably recognize this as a lyric from the musical Annie, which premiered on Broadway in 1977 and won a Tony award for Best Musical. There were Broadway revivals … Continue reading →

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Famous Hoosiers: Louise Dresser

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by James Wethington, library assistant of the University Archives and Special Collections. As our series, “Famous Hoosiers”, wraps up, we are going to focus on motion picture entertainers. One of the best-known Tri-State residents such as Johnny Depp, … Continue reading →

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Famous Hoosiers: Booth Tarkington

Posted on June 28, 2017 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by James Wethington, library assistant of the University Archives and Special Collections. As our series, “Famous Hoosiers” continues, Indiana has an influential lineage of Hoosiers authors such as Norman Bridwell, Gene Stratton-Porter, John Green, Lew Wallace, and Kurt … Continue reading →

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Famous Hoosiers: Winfield Denton

Posted on June 20, 2017 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by James Wethington, library assistant of the University Archives and Special Collections. Throughout the two hundred year history, there have been numerous politicians serving and representing the state of Indiana. As we continue our series, “Famous Hoosiers”, we … Continue reading →

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