Riggs, Lynn (Rollie Lynn), 1899-1954

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Vertical file. Newspaper clippings and tear sheets containing biographical information on prominent and historically significant Oklahomans. The index (finding aid) to this guide includes the people documented in this collection.

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Professor. Correspondence (1815-1893) from Benton's family; correspondence (1892-1896) from Guiseppe Verdi and Francesco Tamagno; memorabilia (1913-1970) concerning Lynn Riggs; scores (1911-1926) of Haydn's "The Seasons" and Mendolssohn's "Elijah"; four Japanese music books, one autographed by Puccini; programs (1899-1968) from various musical productions; scrapbooks (1900-1967) of reviews and programs; clippings (1924-1939); and posters (1924-1934) advertising the performances of Benton, a University of Oklahoma Voice Professor who sang professionally under the name of Joseph Bentonelli. Joseph Benton Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black and white original and copy prints of Comanche, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Arapaho, Sac and Fox, Sioux, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Crow, Ute, Shawnee, Omaha, Pueblo, Shoshoni, Pawnee, Ponca, Assinibone, Apache, Yakima Nez Perce, Umatilla, Wichita, Osage, Potawatomi and Flathead Indians. Also included are photographs of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars (1865-1891), Western forts and posts, the Little Big Horn battlefield, trails and settlements of the Southwest, soil conservation and dust storms, Oklahoma towns, mountain ranges and National Parks.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Researcher. Correspondence (1979-1994) of Phyllis Cole Braunlich regarding her research on the life and career of playwright Lynn Riggs. The collection also contains photocopied research materials (1927-1943) about Lynn Riggs, including genealogical information.

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Typescripts (1931-1954) of plays by Oklahoma playwright Lynn Riggs, and articles (1988-1993) regarding the works of Lynn Riggs, collected by a Lynn Riggs fan, Robert Shawn Riley. The collection also includes a finding aid to the Lynn Riggs Papers at the Beinecke Library, Yale University, and correspondence (1995-1998) of Rob Riley regarding research materials on Lynn Riggs, and photocopied sheet music by Lynn Riggs.

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Poet and playwright. Correspondence (1921-1936), some with poetry enclosed; newspaper and magazine clippings (1926-1966); and manuscripts (1924-1932) by or regarding Riggs and his works. The collection also includes playbills for a number of his plays. Lynn Riggs Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Correspondence (1928-1956) between Press directors, University of Oklahoma officials, and authors regarding books published by the press, its publishing procedures and standards, and its daily operations. Also included are readers' reports (1930-1956) of submitted manuscripts; rejected book manuscripts (1934-1956); accepted book manuscripts (n.d.); and minutes and proceedings (1944-1961) of various working committees of the University of Oklahoma and the American Association of University Presses. University of Oklahoma Press Photograph Collection also in repository.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Black-and-white and color copy prints of playwright Lynn Riggs and friends, including Ida Rauh Eastman, Enrique Gasque-Molina, Dr. Paul Green, Elizabeth Green, Willard “Spud” Johnson, George O’Neil, and Gilbert Seldes. The collection contains views of Yaddo writers’ colony in Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Villagra Book Shop and Sunmount Sanatarium in Santa Fe, New Mexico.