Description: This is a portrait of journalist and author William Dean Howells, ca. 1900. Howells was born on March 1, 1837, in Martinsville (now Martins Ferry), Ohio, but later moved with his family to Hamilton, Dayton, Xenia, Columbus, Ashtabula and finally Jefferson. By his early 20s, Howells had become a newspaper reporter; he also began to write poetry and published his first collection in 1859. The Atlantic Monthly also began to publish his literary work, and Howells' reputation grew quickly. In 1860, the Republican Party selected him to write a biography of their presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln won the election of 1860 and rewarded Howells by appointing him the United States Consul to Venice. Howells remained in this position until 1865, when he returned to the United States and became an editor with The Atlantic Monthly, and later with Harper's and Cosmopolitan. Howells became a well-known novelist during the late 19th century, publishing his first novel, "Their Wedding Journey," in 1872. He authored 35 novels over the next fifty years, as well as numerous short stories, plays, and poems. Howells was the first president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died on May 11, 1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02671
Subjects: Authors, American--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Journalists
 

Description: Mrs. Zane Grey (Lina Elise) looking at collection of shells. Lina Elise Grey (1883-1957), (née Lina Elise Roth), known as Dolly, was the wife of writer Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Gray), born in Zanesville, Ohio (1872-1939). They got married in 1905 and settled Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. They had three children (Romer, Betty, and Lore). Zane was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors and he was such a prolific writer that between 1939, the year of his death, and 1963 an equivalent of a novel a year continued to be published posthumously by Harper. His wife, Dolly, is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and operates as Zane Grey Museum, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07553
Subjects: Authors, American--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Women--Pennsylvania; Books; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Lackawaxen (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: This photograph shows Zane Grey sitting in a Morris chair, writing, in his Hopi Indian home in Santa Catalina Island, California. Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Grey), (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author born in Zanesville, Ohio. He wrote popular adventure books and stories of the American frontier. After marrying his wife, Lina Elise (Dolly) Grey (1883-1957), the couple settled Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. In addition to raising their three children, Lina became Grey's manager and supporter, and edited his manuscripts. Grey self-published his first book "Betty Zane" in 1903 only to become the bestselling fiction author in the world during his lifetime, his most respected work being "Riders of the Purple Sage", published in 1912. In 1918 the Greys moved to California where the author formed his own motion picture company. Grey was a very prolific writer. During his 37 years of writing career, Grey published close to 70 novels, 12 non-fiction books, 250 short works, and 4 boy books. A number of his novels were converted into over 100 Western movies. He is considered to be one of the major literary influences on the film industry in Hollywood. The Greys' house in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania has been preserved as the Zane Grey Museum and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07554
Subjects: Authors, American--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Motion picture industry; Books; National Register of Historic Places
 

Description: This photograph shows Zane Grey and one of his two sons, Lauren or Romer, looking at a map. Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Grey), (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author born in Zanesville, Ohio. He wrote popular adventure books and stories of the American frontier. After marrying his wife, Lina Elise (Dolly) Grey (1883-1957), the couple settled Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. In addition to raising their three children, Lina became Grey's manager and supporter, and edited his manuscripts. Grey self-published his first book "Betty Zane" in 1903 only to become the bestselling fiction author in the world during his lifetime, his most respected work being "Riders of the Purple Sage", published in 1912. In 1918 the Greys moved to California where the author formed his own motion picture company. Grey was a very prolific writer. During his 37 years of writing career, Grey published close to 70 novels, 12 non-fiction books, 250 short works, and 4 boy books. A number of his novels were converted into over 100 Western movies. He is considered to be one of the major literary influences on the film industry in Hollywood. The Greys' house in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania has been preserved as the Zane Grey Museum and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07555
Subjects: Authors, American--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Motion picture industry; Books; National Register of Historic Places
 

Description: Lina Elise, wife of Zane Grey sitting in Morris chair with original lap board, on which Zane Grey wrote many of his first novels. Lina Elise Grey (1883-1957), (née Lina Elise Roth), known as Dolly, was the wife of writer Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Gray), born in Zanesville, Ohio (1872-1939). They got married in 1905 and settled Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. They had three children (Romer, Betty, and Lore). Zane was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors and he was such a prolific writer that between 1939, the year of his death, and 1963 an equivalent of a novel a year continued to be published posthumously by Harper. His wife, Dolly, is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and operates as Zane Grey Museum, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07556
Subjects: Authors, American--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Women--Pennsylvania; Books; National Register of Historic Places
 

Description: This photograph shows Zane Grey's living room in his Avalon, Catalina Island, California house, built in 1925. The house now serves as the Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel. Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Grey), (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author born in Zanesville, Ohio. He wrote popular adventure books and stories of the American frontier. After marrying his wife, Lina Elise (Dolly) Grey (1883-1957), the couple settled Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. In addition to raising their three children, Lina became Grey's manager and supporter, and edited his manuscripts. Grey self-published his first book "Betty Zane" in 1903 only to become the bestselling fiction author in the world during his lifetime, his most respected work being "Riders of the Purple Sage", published in 1912. In 1918 the Greys moved to California where the author formed his own motion picture company. Grey was a very prolific writer. During his 37 years of writing career, Grey published close to 70 novels, 12 non-fiction books, 250 short works, and 4 boy books. A number of his novels were converted into over 100 Western movies. He is considered to be one of the major literary influences on the film industry in Hollywood. The Greys' house in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania has been preserved as the Zane Grey Museum and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07557
Subjects: Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Authors, American--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Motion picture industry; Books; tourism
Places: Catalina Island (California)
 

Description: This is a portrait of journalist and author William Dean Howells, seen with his wife Elinor (Mead) Howells in Venice, Italy, where he served as U.S. Consul, ca. 1862-1865. Howells was born on March 1, 1837, in Martinsville (now Martins Ferry), Ohio. By his early 20s, Howells had become a newspaper reporter; he also began to write poetry and published his first collection in 1859. The Atlantic Monthly also began to publish his literary work, and Howells' reputation grew quickly. In 1860, the Republican Party selected him to write a biography of their presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln won the election of 1860 and rewarded Howells by appointing him the United States Consul to Venice. Howells remained in this position until 1865, when he returned to the United States and became an editor with The Atlantic Monthly. Howells became a well-known novelist during the late 19th century, publishing his first novel, "Their Wedding Journey," in 1872. He authored 35 novels over the next fifty years, as well as numerous short stories, plays, and poems. Howells was the first president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died on May 11, 1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC3403_001
Subjects: Authors, American--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Couples; United States - Officials and employees
Places: Venice (Italy)
 

Description: Exterior view of Logan County District Library in Bellefontaine, Ohio. The library was built in 1905 with money donated by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie donated money to build 111 libraries in Ohio in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04653
Subjects: Libraries--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio
Places: Bellefontaine (Ohio); Logan County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the Mansfield-Richland County Public Library in Mansfield, Ohio. The library was built in 1908 with money donated by Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie donated money to build 111 libraries in Ohio in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04654
Subjects: Libraries--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a collection of greeting cards, including one titled "My Garden of Prayer: An Inspirational Verse by Helen Steiner Rice." Helen Steiner Rice was a twentieth-century author, poet, and editor. She was born in Lorain, Ohio, on May 19, 1900. She initially hoped to become an attorney, but after her father's death, Steiner took a position with the Lorain Electric Light and Power Company and constructed silk lampshades to help her family meet its living expenses. Steiner was skilled at advertising and public speaking, and she received several promotions. In 1924, she became advertising manager for the Ohio Public Service Company and also served as the Ohio State Chairman of the Women's Public Information Committee of the Electric Light Association. She used both of these positions to argue for improved working conditions and additional rights for women in the workplace. Steiner also contributed articles to "Electric Light and Power," a trade magazine. In 1929, Steiner married Franklin Rice, vice-president of a Dayton, Ohio, bank. Their marriage lasted only three years. Franklin Rice committed suicide in 1932 due to bad investments in the stock market. To support herself, Helen Rice accepted a position as editor of greeting cards with the Gibson Art Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rice devoted the next fifty years of her life to writing greeting card verses. She became known as the "Poet Laureate of Inspirational Verse." Rice also published several books of poetry. Her first collection was published in 1967 and was called "Just for You: A Special Collection of Inspirational Verses." After a long career, Rice was able to amass a sizable fortune. She created the Helen Steiner Rice Foundation to assist charity groups that help needy and elderly people. Rice died in 1981. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06662
Subjects: Rice, Helen Steiner; Women--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Greeting cards; Christian poetry, American
Places: Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio State University bookplate designed by Thomas E. French, professor of engineering drawing and given in 1915 by the Class of 1890. The east front of the library building is pictured; the cartouche with the seal of the university is adapted from one of the four carved ornaments on the front of the building, and the motif of the border is from the buckeye. From p. 150 of "Some American College Book-Plates" by Harry Parker Ward (Columbus: The Champlin Printing Company, 1915). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05652
Subjects: Bookplates; French, Thomas Ewing, 1871-1944; Ohio State University--Pictorial works; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bookplate of Henry C. Shetrone (1876-1954; B.A. Denison University). The bookplate is shaped roughly like a butterfly with an inverted comma or apostrophe in each corner. Archaeological objects are featured including an arrowhead and a pipe. The inscription reads: "From the bookshelf of H.C. Shetrone." Shetrone was a journalist at various Ohio newspapers from 1903 until 1913, when he became assistant to William C. Mills at the Museum of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. He eventually succeeded Mills as director of the Society, serving from 1928 to 1947. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05657
Subjects: Bookplates; Shetrone, H. C.; Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Archaeology
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)