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FURTHER READING

  • James Thurber: His Life and Times by Harrison Kinney (1995)

  • Thurberville by Bob Hunter (2017)

  • Thurber: A Biography by Burton Bernstein (1975)

  • A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber by Michael J. Rosen (2019)

  • www.jamesthurber.org — Our sister site, managed by Thurber historian and Thurber House founding literary director Michael J. Rosen

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THE JAMES THURBER COLLECTION AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

The Ohio State University Rare Books and Manuscripts Library contains the largest collection of James Thurber materials in the world, dating back to 1896. The collection includes:

  • Original manuscripts and copies of James Thurber’s writing (published and unpublished), including novels, children’s books, stage productions, writing for The New Yorker, memoirs, and Thurber’s Columbus Dispatch column

  • Original James Thurber drawings, copies, prints, photographs, tearsheets, clippings, slides, and negatives of drawings (published and unpublished)

  • The original attic walls with James Thurber’s drawings on them, which were removed from his home in Newtown, Connecticut in 1976 by The Ohio State University's Professor of Thurber Studies, Lewis Branscomb

  • Transcripts and recordings of interviews and speeches given by James Thurber, including television and radio interviews and award acceptance speeches

  • Documents from James Thurber’s time spent at the United States embassy in Paris, including his passport

  • Correspondence between James Thurber and family, friends, colleagues, and publishers

  • Original photographs of Thurber and his family and friends

  • Materials from James Thurber's elementary and high schools

  • Photographs and clippings from James Thurber’s time at The Ohio State University

  • Clippings and recordings of Thurber’s honorary degrees from Kenyon College and The Ohio State University

  • Signed James Thurber books

  • Articles and interviews about James Thurber

  • Recordings and reviews of people reading and performing Thurber’s work and adaptations of his work, including A Thurber Carnival, the 1960 Tony Award-winning Broadway play directed by Burgess Meredith

  • Recordings and scripts of Jabberwock, a play loosely based on Thurber’s life by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

  • Articles and recordings of dedications to James Thurber, including Thurber Towers and Thurber Theatre

  • Portraits of James Thurber

  • Modern Thurber memorabilia, including the 2012 James Thurber commemorative bobblehead

James Thurber Papers Collection: Click here for more information about accessing this collection, including a listing of its contents.

Collection on James Thurber: Click here for more more information about accessing this collection, including a listing of its contents.

AUTHENTICATION AND APPRAISAL

Do you have a James Thurber signed book that you’d like to get authenticated and appraised? Members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America who do appraisals of signed books are a good resource for knowledgeable estimates. They are bound by a members’ code of ethics. Click here for a searchable database of ABAA appraisers.

Have a James Thurber note or drawing you aren’t sure is authentic? Contact us (please include high quality photos).


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James Thurber's work is still in copyright and cannot be used without written permission.

If you are interested in reprinting or performing James Thurber’s work (including writing, drawings, or stage plays), please send a license request to his literary representatives, the Barbara Hogenson Agency, at: BHogenson@aol.com

Thurber House cannot facilitate copyright requests.