James E. Pollard Collection of Autographs
SPEC.RARE.CMS.0075
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
0.225 Cubic feet
1803, 1825-1948
James Edward Pollard (1894-1979) was an American journalist and academic born in Pennsylvania. He served as Director of the School of Journalism at Ohio State University from 1938 to 1958. The James E. Pollard Collection of Autographs, dated 1803, 1825-1948, contains autographs and signed correspondence from 81 prominent individuals, including an 1803 letter written and signed by early American printer Isaiah Thomas.
(1) 5" letter document box; (1) legal file folder
English
Pollard, James E. (James Edward), 1894-1979
Arrangement of Materials
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order by the signer's surname. Unidentified autographs are at the end of the list.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by James E. Pollard, date unknown
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], James E. Pollard Collection of Autographs, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0075, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.
Use of Materials
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Processing Information
Processed by: ATS student employees, 2022 July; Lindsay Resnick, 2022 September; Finding aid written by: Lindsay Resnick, 2022 September
Biographical Note
James Edward Pollard (1894-1979) was an American journalist and academic born in Pennsylvania. He served as Director of the School of Journalism at Ohio State University from 1938 to 1958. In 1958, he was appointed as the University Historian. Pollard retired from Ohio State in 1965 and died in Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 84.
Scope and Contents
The James E. Pollard Collection of Autographs, dated 1803, 1825-1948, contains autographs and signed correspondence from 81 prominent individuals from United States and British history, including an 1803 letter written and signed by early American printer Isaiah Thomas. Many of the individuals represented in the collection were American publishers, journalists, writers, and politicians, but a small minority were British. The title of each folder indicates whether it contains correspondence or just the individual's autograph.
Pollard, James E. (James Edward), 1894-1979
Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831
Authors, American--19th century
Authors, American--20th century
Autographs (manuscripts)
Correspondence
Journalists--United States--19th century
Journalists--United States--20th century
Politicians--United States--19th century
Politicians--United States--20th century
Publishers and publishing--United States--19th century
Publishers and publishing--United States--20th century
Signatures (names)
Bancroft (George) correspondence
1
1
1846 April 27
Baruch (Bernard) correspondence
1
2
1946 December 10
Benjamin (Park, Sr.) correspondence
1
3
1855 September 14
Bennett (James Gordon, Jr.) correspondence
1
4
circa 1880s
Beveridge (Albert J.) correspondence
1
5
1904 December 29
Billings (Josh) correspondence
1
6
circa 1858-before 1885
General Note
"Josh Billings" was the pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw.
Bowles (Samuel) correspondence
1
7
1860 April 4
Brisbane (Arthur) correspondence
1
8
1934 September 28
Browne (Charles Farrar), "A. Ward" autograph
1
9
circa 1858-before 1868
Bryant (William Cullen) correspondence
1
10
1864 December 2
Bryce (James), 1st Viscount Bryce, correspondence
1
11
1917 April 30
Capper (Arthur) correspondence
1
12
1944 July 9
Chase (Salmon P.) autograph
1
13
1861-1864
Cobbett (William) correspondence
1
14
1803, 1825
Cox (James M.) correspondence
1
15
1919 October 29
Dana (Charles Anderson) correspondence
1
16
1879, 1889
Davis (Elmer) correspondence
1
17
1943 February 23
Donahey (Vic) correspondence
1
18
1939 October 24
Ewing (Thomas, Sr.) correspondence
1
19
1878 May 26
Fairbanks (Charles W.) correspondence
1
19
1914 December 14
Farley (James A.) correspondence
1
20
1947 January 23
Fiske (John) autograph
1
21
1888 July 27
Fitzpatrick (Daniel R.) correspondence
1
22
1940 November 19
Garrison (William Lloyd) correspondence
1
23
1854 April 21
Gladden (Washington) correspondence
1
24
1880 October 30
Greeley (Horace) correspondence
1
25
1871 November 6
Halstead (Murat) correspondence
1
26
1869 October 20
Hanna (Marcus) correspondence
1
27
1897 June 28
Harmsworth (Alfred), 1st Viscount Northcliffe, correspondence
1
28
1917 January 25
Hay (John) autograph
1
29
before 1906
Hearst (Phoebe A.) correspondence
1
30
1889 May 22
Hearst (William Randolph) correspondence
1
31
1909 December 4
Hearst (William Randolph, Jr.) correspondence
1
32
1948 December 9
Holmes (Oliver Wendell, Jr.) autograph
1
33
before 1936
Holmes (Oliver Wendell, Sr.) autograph
1
34
1889 July 31
Howells (William Dean) correspondence
1
35
1872 January 11
Land (Emory S.) correspondence
1
36
1942 October 24
Lardner (Ring) correspondence
1
37
1926 November 14
Lausche (Frank J.) correspondence
RARE shared 3
1946 April 6
Lawrence (David) correspondence
1
38
1926 November 26
Locke (David Ross) correspondence
1
39
1867 February 10
Marble (Manton) correspondence
1
40
1872 November 12
McLean (John) correspondence
1
41
1947 December 29
McMaster (John B.) correspondence
1
42
1895 March 14
Medary (Samuel) correspondence
1
43
1858 March 5
Medill (Joseph) correspondence
1
44
1888 May 11
Mencken (H. L.) correspondence
1
45
1939 May 27
Morton (Levi P.) correspondence
1
46
1880 August 19
Morton (Oliver D.) correspondence
1
47
1879 May 12
Motley (John Lothrop) autograph and correspondence
1
48
1867 August 6
Munsey (Frank A.) correspondence
1
49
1908 December 4
Nast (Thomas) correspondence
1
50
1885 January 29
Nicolay (John George) autograph
1
51
circa 1861-before 1902
O'Daniel (W. Lee) correspondence
1
52
1942 November 16
O'Malley (Frank Ward) correspondence
1
53
1907 May 2
Pittman (Key) correspondence
1
54
1939 October 23
Pulitzer (Albert) correspondence
1
55
1884 April 21
Pulitzer (Joseph) autograph
1
56
before 1912
Raymond (Henry Jarvis) correspondence
1
57
1865 September 11
Reid (Whitelaw) correspondence
1
58
1884, 1899
Rhodes (James Ford) correspondence
1
59
1912 February 9
Rickenbacker (Edward) correspondence
1
60
1943 March 8
Russell (W. Howard) correspondence
1
61
1889 September 23
Schurz (Carl) correspondence
1
62
1878 March 16
Seward (William H.) correspondence
1
63
1862 July 18
Sparks (Jared) correspondence
1
64
1835 September 11
Stanton (Edwin) autograph
1
65
circa 1860-before 1870
Sulzberger (Arthur Hays) correspondence
1
66
1941 February 14
Taft (Robert A.) correspondence
1
67
1939 October 24
Thomas (Isaiah) correspondence
1
68
1803 January 3
Thurman (Allen G.) correspondence
1
69
1875 March 25
Villard (Oswald Garrison) correspondence
1
70
1928 March 29
Waite (Morrison Remick) autograph
1
71
1874-1888
Watterson (Henry) correspondence
1
72
1903 December 23
Webster (Daniel) correspondence
1
73
1827-1850
Weld (Theodore) correspondence
1
74
1858 September 27-28
Welles (Gideon) correspondence
1
75
1836 July 18
White (William Allen) correspondence
1
76
1938, 1939
Whitlock (Brand) autograph
1
77
before 1935
Unidentified autographs and correspondence
1
78
1840-1906, undated