Letters & Correspondence
This archive contains the correspondence of John G. Neihardt (1881-1973). Among the outgoing correspondence originally collected by his biographer, Lucile Aly, we find letters that Neihardt wrote to the literary editors of various journals and presses, and the editors of newspapers he worked for (e.g. the Minneapolis Journal, Kansas City Journal Post, Joseph Pulitzer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch), as well as to other writers, such as George Sterling, Upton Sinclair and Mari Sandoz. Through his letters to close confidantes and friends, including Nicholas and Ben Black Elk, we can trace the evolution of his various essays and short stories and his longer works, Black Elk Speaks and A Cycle of the West.
We can also observe the trajectory of Neihardt’s growing literary and intellectual reputation through his letters to public figures such as then-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman and through the numerous honors and awards he received from state and regional organizations and national literary societies (as well as his “row” with Poetry Magazine and his near-misses with the Pulitzer). Many letters provide information and insights into his joyfully chaotic family life, including their many moves from Bancroft to Minneapolis, to Branson, St. Louis and beyond. Others offer details of Neihardt’s extensive and adventurous research-trips down the Missouri River and along the central portion of the Oregon Trail. His “outgoing” letters were sent as close to home as the Black Hills in South Dakota and as far away as New Delhi, India.
The incoming letters held at the Neihardt Center in Bancroft, NE are equally diverse, dating from the fall of 1900 to late 1973. They include correspondence with writers, critics and thinkers of national stature, such as Jessie B. Rittenhouse, H. L. Mencken, Louis Untermeyer, Sinclair, Pulitzer, Carl Sandberg, Carl Van Doren, and J. E. Boodin, as well as a number of writers with close Nebraska ties, such as Mildred Bennett, Nellie Yost, Marion Marsh Brown and Sandoz.
1355 documents
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Cyril Clemens, September 9, 1969September 9, 1969Clémens, Cyril 1902-1999
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Dale T. Schoenberger, May 1, 1969May 1, 1969Schoenberger, Dale T., 1939-1993
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to David Starr Jordan, November 10, 1918November 10, 1918Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Dearest Ones, January 13, 1923January 13, 1923Unknown
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Dennis G. Bonner, May 9, 1973May 9, 1973Bonner, Dennis G.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Dick Cavett, November 21, 1972November 21, 1972Cavett, Dick
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Dick Lewin, May 9, 1973May 9, 1973Lewin, Dick
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Don R. Mitchell, September 4, 1973September 4, 1973Mitchell, Don R.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Donald C. Dickinson, October 17, 1968October 17, 1968Dickinson, Donald C., 1927-2016
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Donald F. Danker, February 16, 1973February 16, 1973Danker, Donald F. (Donald Floyd)
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Donald F. Danker, September 20, 1961September 20, 1961Danker, Donald F. (Donald Floyd)
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Douglas L. Wilson, December 11, 1972December 11, 1972Wilson, Douglas L.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Douglas L. Wilson, January 26, 1973January 26, 1973Wilson, Douglas L.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Dr. Bowen, January 15, 1955January 15, 1955Bowen, Dr.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Dr. Slade Kendrick, October 10, 1959October 10, 1959Kendrick, M. Slade (Myron Slade)
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Durward B. Varner, April 25, 1972April 25, 1972Varner, Durward B.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Durward B. Varner, May 24, 1972May 24, 1972Varner, Durward B.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Earl Thompson, November 29, 1972November 29, 1972Thompson, Earl
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skilling and John Chaffee, December 18, 1962December 18, 1962Skilling, Edna, and Chaffee, John E. W.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skilling, August 31, 1963August 31, 1963Skilling, Edna
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skilling, December 17, 1964December 17, 1964Skilling, Edna
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skilling, Hugh H. Skilling, and John E. W. Chaffee, December 20, 1961December 20, 1961Skilling, Edna, Skilling, Hugh H., and Chaffee, John E. W.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skilling, November 1, 1961November 1, 1961Skilling, Edna
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skilling, October 6, 1960October 6, 1960Skilling, Edna
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skillings, April 6, 1960April 6, 1960Skilling, Edna
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skillings, August 1, 1961August 1, 1961Skilling, Edna
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna Skillings, September 10, 1962September 10, 1962Skilling, Edna
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edna, February 21, 1958February 21, 1958Edna
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edward C. Lambert, November 3, 1972November 3, 1972Lambert, Edward C.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edward H. Weatherly, November 1, 1972November 1, 1972Weatherly, Edward H. (Edward Howell), 1905-1984
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Edward H. Weatherly, November 1, 1972November 1, 1972Weatherly, Edward H. (Edward Howell), 1905-1984
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Elmer E. Holm, November 17, 1941November 17, 1941Holm, Elmer E.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Elmer E. Holm, September 4, 1938September 4, 1938Holm, Elmer E.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Emma Jean Walker, August 23, 1969August 23, 1969Walker, Emma Jean
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Esse Teich Emmert, Decemeber 18, 1972December 18, 1972Emmert, Esse Teich
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Ethel Anderson, February 16, 1970February 16, 1970Anderson, Ethel
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Ethel D. Johnson, May 18, 1969May 18, 1969Johnson, Ethel D.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to F. B. Decker, October 27, 1971October 27, 1971Decker, F. B.
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to F. I. Herriott, January 27, 1934January 27, 1934Herriott, F. I. (Frank Irving), 1868-1941
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frances Jacob Alberts, January 24, 1972January 24, 1972Alberts, Frances Jacobs, 1907-1989
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, April 10, 1921April 10, 1921Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, April 19, 1921April 19, 1921Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, August 11, 1920August 11, 1920Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, August 13, 1920August 13, 1920Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, August 3, 1920August 3, 1920Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, December 14, 1920December 14, 1920Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, December 14, 1926December 14, 1926Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, December 15, 1920December 15, 1920Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, December 15, 1925December 15, 1925Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964
- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Frank Luther Mott, February 24, 1922February 24, 1922Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964