Guide to the James Thurber Family Collection



Series I: Thurber Family Papers, 1888-1975

Subseries I: Charles Thurber, 1888-1934
Box Name: Thurber Family Papers
Folder Names:
Portion of letter from Charles Thurber to Mame Fisher (on display in Museum Room), 1888
Letter from Charles Griffin to Senator J.B. Foraker recommending Charles Thurber, March 20, 1902
Charles Thurber's annual pass, The Columbus Baseball Club, 1925
Campaign cards, Charles Thurber for State Representative, 1934
Subseries II: Mary Fisher Thurber, 1899-1955
Box Name: Thurber Family Papers
Folder Names:
Receipt from William Fisher to Mary Fisher Thurber for 5000 shares of Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Company , November 25, 1899
Mary Thurber's membership cards, OSU Mothers' Club, 1948; 1953
Mary Thurber's membership cards, Columbus Women's Club, 1949; 1955
Mary Thurber's membership card, Virginia Wright Mother's Guild of Columbus, 1955
Mary Thurber's F&R Lazarus circulating library card, undated
Subseries III: William Thurber, 1902-1970
Box Name: Thurber Family Papers
Folder Names:
William Thurber's Columbus Public Schools report cards, 1902; 1907; 1908
William Thurber: "Telling His Fortune" drawing, undated
Christmas cards from Libba and Bill Thurber, 1970; undated
Postcards to Robert Thurber from William Thurber, 1955; 1961; 1962; 1963
Subseries IV: Robert Thurber, 1906-1968
Box Name: Thurber Family Papers
Folder Names:
Letter from Robert?, 1906
Robert's Columbus Public School report cards (1909 and 1910 on display in Robert's room), 1907-1910
Robert Thurber's published descriptions about his trip to Boston to see the World Series Clippings as guests of the Daily Monitor by winning its Monitor Puzzle contest (on display in Robert's room), 1916
Article titles include: "Here They Are - Three Lucky Men Who Win in Contest"
"Monitor Puzzle Winners Are On Way To Boston"
"Some Game, Says Monitor Winner; Myers Is Star"
"Engine Down, Delays Party Off To Boston"
"Monitor Party Sees Big Moose Break Its Neck" (on display in Robert's room)
Letter to Robert regarding James Thurber's estate, 1968
Subseries V: Robert Thurber's Sports Ephemera, 1880s-1961
Box Name: Thurber Family Papers
Folder Names:
"Home Run, ""Our National Game, "and "Foul Ball" with poetry and prose on reverse, ca. 1880s
Baseball ephemera, 1956-1961
Ohio State University football and basketball ephemera, 1957-1963
Boxing and tennis ephemera, 1919; 1927
Page from Ohio State football program (on display in Robert's room), 1917
Clippings of printed photos of Red Sox vs. Brooklyn World Series game (on display in Robert's room), 1916
Sports notes and quizzes, undated
Baseball score card (on display in Robert's room), undated
Subseries VI: Rosemary Thurber Sauers, 1970-1975
Box Name: Thurber Family Papers
Folder Names:
Christmas cards from Rosemary Thurber Sauers to Paul and Buffie Austin, 1970; 1972; 1975

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