Newberry Library - Wallace Rice papers, 1779-1939

Title Wallace Rice papers, 1779-1939

Creator Rice, Wallace, 1859-1939

Date 1885-1935

Subjects Book editors, Critics, Lyricists, Poets, American, Spanish-American War, 1898

Summary Mainly correspondence and works; also photographs and a small group of miscellaneous items. Includes letters mainly to Rice concerning his professional interests from Franklin P. Adams, Jane Addams, George Ade, Francis Fisher Browne, Bliss Carman, Mary H. Catherwood, Clarence Darrow, Finley Peter Dunne, Henry B. Fuller, Hamlin Garland, Edward Everett Hale, Alfred E. Housman, William Dean Howells, Julian Huxley, Ring Lardner, H.L. Mencken, Harriet Monroe, Frank Norris, Bliss Perry, Dorothy Richardson, Charles Edward Russell, George Santayana, Otis Skinner, Lincoln Steffens, Eunice Tietjens, Thorstein Veblen, Owen Wister, Frank Lloyd Wright and Edith Wyatt. Also letters from Horace Greeley and William Gillette to others. Works include many articles; a typescript of Infidels and Heretics (written with Clarence Darrow), an unfinished novel, a play, song lyrics, speeches, and Rice's own poetry and poetry collected for anthologizing. There are photographs of Wallace Rice, John A. Rice, Frank Leslie, and William T. Sherman. Among the miscellaneous items are memorabilia relating to Rice's father and ancestors, and articles and clippings about the Spanish-American War.

Biographical/Historical Note Chicago author, anthologist and lecturer. A life-long Chicago resident and son of hotel owner John A. Rice, Wallace Rice was educated at Racine College and Harvard, and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1884. Having little interest in the law, Rice soon began his literary career as a drama critic and a book critic for Chicago newspapers. He also wrote or edited more than ninety books and pamphlets, including pageants for historical occasions, plays and masques, hymns, song lyrics, and histories (Chicago Stock Exchange, People's Gas Light and Coke Co., Palmer House), and designed the Chicago Municipal flag (adopted 1917) and the Illinois Centennial flag. Rice was also very involved in theatrical and club activities (Cliff Dwellers, Society of Midland Authors, Stage Guild, Playwrights Theater and several other Chicago societies).

Extent 5 cubic ft. (8 boxes, 2 oversize boxes)

Format Anthologies, Correspondence, Photographs, Poetry

Archival Collection Title Wallace Rice papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Rice

BibID 207188

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 4569px × 3074px 40.22 MB

Filename 992071888805867_midwest_ms_rice_bx_03_fl_061_011.tif

Unique Identifier NL11CLZ7