2017-04-11 Preliminary Inventory for the James Ball Naylor Papers, circa 1895-1940 SPEC.RARE.CMS.0034 Finding aid prepared by Beth Crowner Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 July This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-08-22T16:41-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard James Ball Naylor Papers SPEC.RARE.CMS.0034 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.4 Cubic feet circa 1895-1940 James Ball Naylor was an American author, playwright, and physician from Malta, Ohio whose works included poetry, plays, reviews, short stories, speeches, political songs, advertisements, and novels for children and adults. The James Ball Naylor Papers date from circa 1895-1940, and contain typescripts and holograph manuscripts of James Ball Naylor’s plays and other works. Typescripts include two comedy sketches, a “rural drama,” a musical comedy, a novel, and a children’s serialization of verses. Holograph manuscripts include two short stories and two novels. (1) 5'' letter document box English Naylor, J. B. (James Ball), 1860-1945 Arrangement of Materials

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 Biographical Note

James Ball Naylor (1860-1945) was an American author and physician from Malta, Ohio whose works included poetry, reviews, short stories, speeches, political songs, advertisements, and novels for children and adults. His works often explored the rural communities of Ohio and Appalachia, and were written in a traditional realism style that became less popular after 1910. He used a pseudonym for some of his works, “S.Q. Lapius”, meant as a play on the Roman god of healing, Aesculapius, and his second wife, Lena, would sometimes recopy his writing before sending it to publishers. His first book was Current Coins Picked Up at a Country Railway Station, followed by other serializations in The Ohio Farmer and Ohio State Journal. Popular novels of Naylor’s include The Cabin in the Big Woods, The Kentuckian, Dicky Delightful in Rainbow Land, and Ralph Marlowe. Naylor also wrote a column from 1913-1923 in the Marion Star.

 Scope and Contents

The James Ball Naylor Papers contain typescripts and holograph manuscripts of James Ball Naylor’s plays and other works, with one recorded under his pen name “S.Q. Lapius.” Typescripts include two comedy sketches, a “rural drama,” a musical comedy, a novel, and a children’s serialization of verses. Holograph manuscripts include two short stories and two novels. Materials date from circa 1895-1940.

 Naylor, J. B. (James Ball), 1860-1945 Appalachian Region--19th century Appalachian Region--20th century Authors, American--Ohio--19th century Authors, American--Ohio--20th century Country life--Ohio--19th century Country life--Ohio--20th century Dramatists, American--Ohio--19th century Dramatists, American--Ohio--20th century Manuscripts for publication Plays (performing arts compositions) Typescripts The Adventures of the Elephant, the Monkey and the Clown typed manuscript 1 1 circa 1895-1940 The Castle of Doors and Shutters typed manuscript 1 2 circa 1895-1940 A Counterfeit Coin handwritten manuscript 1 3 circa 1895-1940 The Cowboy and the Doctor comedy sketch typed playscript 1 4 circa 1895-1940 The Fate of the Valley Belle handwritten manuscript 1 5 circa 1895-1940 The Jackies typed manuscript 1 6 circa 1895-1940 The Little Town of Toddville (A Rural Drama) typed playscript 1 7 circa 1895-1940 Two of a Kind comedy sketch typed playscript 1 8 circa 1895-1940 One Country, One People, One Flag handwritten manuscript 1 9 circa 1895-1940 When You and I Were Boys handwritten manuscript 1 10 circa 1895-1940