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Thom, James Alexander mss., ca. 1973-2000

Summary Information

Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu

Creator
Thom, James Alexander

Title
Thom, James Alexander mss.,ca. 1973-2000

Collection No.
LMC 2627

Extent
3,500 items

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Collection consists primarly of writings and corresondence related to Thom's publications.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Born in Gosport, Indiana, Thom graduated from Butler University and subsequently served in the Marine Corps. After an early career as a reporter and journalist at the Indianapolis Star, he joined the faculty of the Indiana University School of Journalism. His career as a novelist began in the 1970's. Known for the depth and accuracy of his research, Thom was the inaugural winner of the Gene and Marilyn Glick National Indiana Author Award in 2009. His major historical novels include Follow the River, Long Knife, From Sea to Shining Sea, and Panther in the Sky. Thom lives with his wife, Dark Rain, in a 130-year-old cabin he rebuilt in the hill country near Bloomington. Dark Rain, herself a writer, co-authored Warrior Woman with Thom.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Writings; II. Correspondence; III. Printed; IV. Biographical Material; V. Drawings; VI. Clippings; VII. Business Records; VIII. Writers' Conferences and Workshops; IX. Miscellaneous; X. Audio-Visual.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists primarly of writings and corresondence related to Thom's publications. Writings include research, notes, drafts and page proofs pertaining to novels, articles and short stories by Thom, Dark Rain, both Thom and Dark Rain, and other authors. Correspondents include publishers and authors Richard Cady, Lucia St. Clair Robson, Scott Russell Sanders and Kurt Vonnegut. Other correspondents include former Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen, politician and writer Ken Coates, and historian and author Howard Zinn.

The Printed series contains Thom's writings, as well as promotional materials and other printed materials. Business Records include contracts and agreements relating to Thom's novels and materials from Dark Rain's service on the National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council. The Audio-Visual series includes tapes from "James Alexander Thom: Storyteller," a program about Thom's life created by Indiana University Radio and TV Services that aired in 1990.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2005-2010
Usage Restrictions
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.

Preferred Citation
[Item], Thom, James Alexander mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing Information
Processed by Danielle Emerling.

Completed in 2011.

Series: Box 1 Writings

Organized into the following subseries: Writings by James Alexander Thom; writings by Dark Rain Thom; and writings by other authors. Arranged alphabetically by title. Includes articles, short stories and novels.

Subseries: Box 1 Thom, James Alexander
"Back to It All," Draft, undated
"Born in the Comfort Zone," Draft, undated
"Camping Where the Stuff Is," Draft, undated
The Children of First Man, Notes
The Children of First Man, Draft, undated

(7 folders)

The Children of First Man, Typescript, undated

(6 folders)

The Children of First Man, Galley Proofs, 1995

(4 folders)

Box 2 The Children of First Man, Printer's Copy, undated

(5 folders)

Box 22 (Oversize) The Children of First Man, Map, sketched by J.A. Thom
Box 2 "Columbus, Indiana," Notes, undated
Country Gentlemen, Drafts, 1976
"Creative Insomnia: How to Make the Most of Those Sleepless Hours," Draft, undated
"Do Good Books Go to Heaven?" Typescript, undated
"Droll Sad Song to Bury By," Typescript, undated

(2 folders)

"Dust," Typescript, 1969
"English and the Edible Grocery," Draft, undated
"The Faustus With the Mostes,'" Draft, undated
"The Fence: Crime's Real Profiteer," Draft, 1976
"Flagging Patriotism," Draft, undated
Flint and Steel [Sign Talker], Research,undated

(6 folders)

Flint and Steel [Sign Talker], Notes, undated
Flint and Steel [Sign Talker], Draft, undated
Box 3 Flint and Steel [Sign Talker], Typescript, undated

(8 folders)

Flint and Steel [Sign Talker], Draft, undated

(3 folders)

Flint and Steel [Sign Talker], Printer's Copy, undated

(3 folders)

Flint and Steel [Sign Talker], Galley Proofs, undated

(2 folders)

Box Flint and Steel [Sign Talker], Galley Proofs, undated
Flint and Steel [Sign Talker] Questions , Draft, undated
From Sea to Shining Sea, Research, undated

(3 folders)

From Sea to Shining Sea, Notes, undated
From Sea to Shining Sea, Notes, 1981
From Sea to Shining Sea, Draft, undated

(11 folders)

Box 22 (Oversize) From Sea to Shining Sea, Print, undated
Box 4 "The Handsome Stranger," Draft, 1989
"The Hectic," Typescript, undated

(3 folders)

"History of Mankind," Notes, undated
"Indiana," Draft, undated
"The Inspiring Story of How I Became a Seatbelt User," Typescript, undated
"It's All Over But the Shame," Draft, undated
"The Joys of Hearing Loss," Draft, undated
"Justice, Country Road Style," Draft, undated
Box 5 "The Last Commandment," Draft, undated

(4 folders)

"Letters from Dynavac," Notes, undated
"Letters from Dynavac," Draft, undated

(2 folders)

"Letters from Dynavac," Typescript, ca. 1970

(2 folders)

Long Knife, Notes, undated
Long Knife, Draft, undated

(13 folders)

Box 6 Long Knife, Draft, undated

(4 folders)

Long Knife Questions, Draft, undated
Mary Ingles [Follow the River], Notes, undated
Mary Ingles [Follow the River], Draft, undated

(7 folders)

Mary Ingles [Follow the River], Typescript, undated

(5 folders)

Box 24 (Oversize) Mary Ingles [Follow the River], Original Map
Box 6 "A Modest Proposal," Draft, undated
Nuggets, Notes, undated
Nuggets, Typescript, undated

(8 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1975

(3 folders)

Box 7 Nuggets, Typescript, 1976

(11 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1977

(5 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1978

(10 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1979

(12 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1980

(8 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1981

(9 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1982

(12 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1983

(10 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1984

(11 folders)

Box 8 Nuggets, Typescript, 1985

(12 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1986

(8 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1987

(10 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1988

(12 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1989

(12 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1990

(6 folders)

Nuggets, Typescript, 1991
Once Upon a Time It Was Now [Writing Historical Fiction] , Research, 2008

(2 folders)

Once Upon a Time It Was Now [Writing Historical Fiction] , Notes, 2009
Once Upon a Time It Was Now [Writing Historical Fiction] , Draft, undated
Once Upon a Time It Was Now [Writing Historical Fiction] , Draft, 2009

(2 folders)

Once Upon a Time It Was Now [Writing Historical Fiction] , Draft, June 2009
Once Upon a Time It Was Now [Writing Historical Fiction] , Draft, July 2009

(2 folders)

Box 22 (Oversize) Once Upon a Time It Was Now [Writing Historical Fiction] , Galley Proofs, October 2009
Box 8 Panther in the Sky, Research, undated
Box 9 Panther in the Sky, Research, undated
Panther in the Sky, Draft, undated

(4 notebooks)

Panther in the Sky, Draft, 1988

(9 folders)

Box 10 Panther in the Sky, Draft, undated

(5 folders)

Panther in the Sky, Proofs, September 1989

(2 folders)

Quality Daniels, Notes, undated
Quality Daniels, Typescript, undated

(2 folders)

Quality Daniels, Draft, undated

(2 folders)

"The Real Hero," Draft, undated
The Red Heart, Research, 1991-1995

(2 folders)

The Red Heart, Typescript, 1997

(4 folders)

Box 11 The Red Heart, Typescript, 1997

(2 folders)

The Red Heart, Printer's Copy, April 1997

(5 folders)

The Red Heart, Galley Proofs, April 1997
"Rejection Flip," Draft, 2004
"Saint Bittersweet," Notes, undated
"Saint Bittersweet," Draft, undated

(3 folders)

Saint Patrick's Battalion, Research, 1995-2006
Saint Patrick's Battalion, Research, undated
Saint Patrick's Battalion, Draft, undated

(4 folders)

Saint Patrick's Battalion, Draft, December 2005

(2 folders)

Box 12 Saint Patrick's Battalion, Draft, undated

(6 folders)

Saint Patrick's Battalion, Printer's Copy, 2006

(2 folders)

Saint Patrick's Battalion, Draft, undated
Saint Patrick's Battalion, Galley Proofs, 2006
Saint Patrick's Battalion, Galley Proofs, 2008

(2 folders)

Saint Patrick's Battalion, Illustrations, 2008
Box 23 (Oversize) Saint Patrick's Battalion, Illustrations
Box 12 "The Scandalmongers," Draft, undated
"So Ye Shall Reap," Typescript, undated

(2 folders)

"Solving the Problem, Mano a Mano," Draft, undated
"Speaking of Books Column," Draft, undated
"Staying Out of Hell," Typescript, 1985

(3 folders)

"Talking War With Smedley's Ghost," Draft, undated
"Thoreau on Tonight," Draft, undated
"Too Much: An Essay," Draft, undated
Upon the Anvil, Typescript, undated
Box 13 Upon the Anvil, Typescript, undated
Upon the Anvil, Typescript, 1974

(2 folders)

Untitled Article, Typescript, undated
Untitled, Drafts, undated

(3 folders)

Untitled, Columns, Drafts, undated

(2 folders)

Untitled, Column, Draft, 2001, July 1
Voices in the Corridor, Notes, undated
Voices in the Corridor, Draft, undated

(2 folders)

"Volunteering for 'Operation Gratuitous Violence,'" Draft, undated
Subseries: Box 13 Thom, James Alexander & Thom, Dark Rain
Warrior Woman, Draft, undated

(9 folders)

Warrior Woman, Draft, 2003, January

(3 folders)

Box 14 Warrior Woman, Draft, 2003, January

(2 folders)

Warrior Woman, Draft, undated

(4 folders)

Warrior Woman, Draft, 2003, May
Warrior Woman, Draft, 2003, June

(5 folders)

Warrior Woman, Page Proofs, 2003, August

(1 folder)

Box 15 Warrior Woman, Page Proofs, 2003, August

(2 folders)

Subseries: Box 15 Thom, Dark Rain
Kohkumthena's Grandchildren: The Shawnee , Page Proofs, undated
Kohkumthena's Grandchildren: The Shawnee , Research, undated 
Kohkumthena's Grandchildren: The Shawnee , Notes, undated
Kohkumthena's Grandchildren: The Shawnee , Draft, undated

(14 folders)

Box 16 Kohkumthena's Grandchildren: The Shawnee , Draft, undated

(3 folders)

Subseries: Box 16 Writings by Others
Caporale, Janet & Michael, McGrail, Thomas, "Follow the River," Draft, 1991, February
Cromer, Cheryl, "Three Houses," Draft, 2007-2008
Kempling, Rev. Edwin, "A Comparison of Two Segments of Modern Society," undated
Unidentified Author, "Hand Prints," Draft, undated 
Unidentified Author, "Parking Problems," Draft, 1995
Unidentified Author, Untitled Poem, Draft, undated 
Orton, Bruce, Untitled, Draft, undated
Teetor, Mary Ann, "James Alexander Thom," Draft, 1988, February
Vanasse, K.C., "Mindy's Night Out," Draft, 1995
van Stolk, Charlotte M.U., "Mag," Draft, undated

(3 folders)

Wedeking, Stan, "James Alexander Thom: Coming Home Philosophically," Draft, undated
Series: Box 16 Correspondence

Organized into the following subseries: Correspondence with Publishers, Political Correspondence; and Other. Arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Publishers' folders also contain contracts and writings. Political Correspondence includes letters to state and national political representatives.

Subseries: Box 16 Correspondence with Publishers
AARP Modern Maturity, 2001, January 25
Ballantine/Random House, 1982-2009
Belch & Fart, 1977, June 15
Cardinal Publisher's Group, 2005, September 7
The Christian Science Monitor, 1976, November 17
Commentary, 1977, June 15
The Country Gentlemen, 1977, April 4
David McKay Company, Inc., 1977, February 16
The Floridian, 1977, June 15
Free Inquiry Magazine, undated
F+W Media, 2010, January 20
GEO, 1978
The Henry F. Henrichs Publications, Inc., 1977
The (Bloomington) Herald-Times, 2005-2009
Holiday, 1976, June 11
Hustler, 1977, June 15
International Creative Management, 1987-2010
In These Times, 2008, November 17
McIntosh and Otis, Inc., 1973 , 1976-1977
Miami Herald Tropic Magazine, 1976, December 11
The Mother Earth News, undated
The National Observer, 1973-1977
Newsweek, 1976 December 11
OUI, 1977, July 20
Pearson Custom Publishing, 2010, May 30
Penthouse, 1977, Mar. 4
Playboy, 1977
Quest/78, 1977
Reader's Digest, 1976-2008
The Republic, 1978, August 24
The Saturday Evening Post, 1976-1977
Schiavone Literary Agency, Inc., 2008-2009
The Sun, 2008, October 28
Writer's Digest Books, 2008-2010
Yachting, 1976, December 6
Subseries: Box 16 Political Correspondence
Political, 1992-2006
Subseries: Box 16 Other
Atkinson, Bill, 2005 , undated
The Authors Guild Bulletin, 2009, August 10
The Authors League Fund, 1993, Mar.
Bortko, Mike, 2006, Mar. 3-7
Baumann, J. Bruce, 1978
Berry, Wendell, 2009-2010
Beuson, Mary, 2004, September 21
Beyer, Werner W., 1977, January 20
Bohler, Chrisopher, 2006, Mar. 13
Bond, Victoria, 1995, December 26
Bowen, Otis R., 1992-2006
Breedan, Bill, 2006, August 17
Bruchac, Joseph, 2006, Mar.-June
Burke, Norma, 1987, November 16
Butler University, 2009, April 9
Cady, Richard, 1968-2008

(4 folders)

Canfield, Dr. Earle, 1985, November 3
Carpenter, Dan, 1993, October 9
Carter, Jared, 1985, January 10
Chatfield, Charles, 2010, February 6
Children, undated
Christman, David Paul, 1990, September 16
Clark, Lori, undated
Clark, Morris S., 1978, April 19
Clark, Ralph, 1985, September 20
Coates, Ken, 2007-2009
Coffey, Nancy, 2009, April 25
Connell, Jim, 2008, September 7
Coody, Jerry, 2006, July 22
Box 17 Cooper, Fred L., 1993, October 21
Coverly, Dave, undated
Cripe, Dr. Nicholas M, 1977, January 31
David Walks-As-Bear, 2009, May 7
Deimling, Paula, 2007, February 21 
DePauw University, 1976, December 17
Doherty, Tom, 2008, December 21 
Donohue, Jean, undated
Donsbach, Margaret, 2010, April 8-9
Doran, Terrence, 1994
Drouillard-Borceff, Ellen, undated
Drouillard, Nancy, 2005, January 7
Douglas, Charles, 2006, October 10
Du Bois, Nancy, 1995, June 15
Early, Rex, 2009, Mar. 30
Egan, Maurice F., 1995, Mar. 4
Eiseley, Loren, 1970-1974
Everett, Walter & Shirley, 2010, Mar. 24
Fielder, Paul C., 2010, April 8-9
Florentine Films, undated
Garinger, Alan K., 2007, Mar. 29
Garrett, Jerry, undated
Grant, Joe, undated
Gray, Dr. Richard, 1977, January 29
Guardino, Peter, 2005-2008
Gummo, Richard H., 1977, Mar. 15
Haas, Greg, 2005, August 30
Halliburton, Pam, 1997, Mar. 17
Hanover College, Center for Free Inquiry, 2006, October
Harik, Elsa, Mar. 25
Harrison, Sam, 1996, September 19
Healy, Thomas P., 2006, Mar. 24
Hellmich, Nanci, 1994, August 17
Hoosier Hero Dollars for Scholars, 2006
Huddlestone, Warren, 1975, August-1976, May
Huser, Verne, 2005, May 16
Imhoff, Jeep & Kat, 2009, July 11
Indiana History Project, 1996, January 5
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation, Inc., 2009, October 14
Jablinski, Folino, Roberts & Martin, 2000, December 1
Jacobs, Andy, 2004-2007
Joega, Jeffrey J., 2009, Mar. 8
Kendallville & Limberlost Public Library, undated
Kijimeendigo, 1996, February 4
Klein, Marge & Al, 1977, April 7
Krementz, Jill, 2007, June 13
Kria, Gale, 2002-2006
Laenger, Victoria, 1989, August 27
Lahr, Eleanor M., 1987-2008
Lawrence, Colonel L. Edward, 1992, July 8
LaVergne, Thomas, 2005-2006
Leonard, Mike, 2006, October 25
Lindsey, Bettye, 1989, May 16
Lindsey, Bob, 1989, Mar. 1
Lowe, Jack A., 2008, December 12
Martinez, Rueben, 2007, February- Mar.
Mathis-Eddy, Darlene, 1996, October 5
McBride, Alexander P., 1996, October 31
McCullaugh, Gwen & Stephen, 1993
McLeod, Inez, 1977, Mar. 10
Metzger, Evelyn, 1975, December 29
Miller, Scott, 2010, May 29
Mitchell, Breon, 2010, December 1
Moore, Bob, 2003-2005
Moulton, Faye & Gary, 2004, May 18
Muirhead, Capt. Buddy, 2006, April
Muzzleloader, 1992, May 6
Neary, Dennis, 2006, October 15
Nelson, Betsy, 1997, Mar. 14
The New York Times Book Review, 1981, September 26
Nussbaum, Lowell, 1978, April 25
O'Brien, Bill, 2008, November 17
Office of the First Lady, 1999, July 2
Osborne, Trudi, 1985, October 24
Portteus, Bill & Shirley, 2006, October 22
Reynolds, Clay, 2006, October 9
Rigato, Jo-Ann, 2008, August 3
Robson, Lucia St. Clair, 1993-2009
Ronda, James P., 2006, May 31
Rothschild, Matthew, 2010, Mar.-May
Rushford, Renie, 1997, Mar. 15
Rydberg, Brenda, 1996, June 16
Salstrom, Paul, 2008, June 30
Sanders, Scott Russell, 1993-2007
Sawsah-Lawaqway, Shemah-Whispering Wheat, Sawshah Tauna-Untaming, undated
Scheckler, Jackie, 2009, February 12
Shields, Charles J., 2007-2008
Sims, Oliver W., undated
Slaughter, Eric, undated
Smithsonian Magazine, 1993, September 21
Sobrer, Pep, June 19
Sons of the American Revolution, 2005-2007
Stevens, Peter F., 2006, October 2
Stewart, Brenda, 2009
Strother, Bill, 1992, January 13
Sweet, Dr. Cody, 1981, January 5
Teller, W., 1977, January 24
Thom, Dark Rain, undated
Thom, James A. III., 1977, Mar. 23
Thom, Julia Swain, 1991, Mar. 18
Titman, John, 1974, December 1
Vonnegut, Kurt, 2003-2007
Weatherford, Jack, 1994, January 24
Wendell, Benjamin A., 2006, Mar.-October
West, Andy, 1975, November 21
William, John, 2006, Mar. 20
Williams, Sheila J., 2005, November 14
Winter, Pat, 1994, June 28
Yeager, Phyllis, 2003, September 13
Zinn, Howard, 2006-2008
Fan Mail, 1963-1970
Multiple Correspondents, undated
Unidentified, 1976-2010
Series: Box 17 Printed

Subseries include Writings by Thom, Promotional Materials, and Other Printed Materials. Arranged by title of work.

Subseries: Box 17 Writings by Thom
"A Builder of Bridges: A Tribute," 1971, January 20
"Born in the Comfort Zone," Hoosier Times , 2001, July 8
"Business and Industry Column," The Indianapolis Star , 1964-1965
"Camping Where the Stuff Is," Hoosier Times , 2003, September 7
"Flagging Patriotism," Hoosier Times , undated
"Here's Henry," Hoosier Times, 2001, April 22
"Howard Zinn, A Hero With Bloomington Links," Hoosier Times, 2010, February 2
"It's All Over But the Shame," Hoosier Times , 2003, June 15
"Iraq Medal," Drawing, 2008, Mar. 15
"Justice is Served," Hoosier Times , undated
Letter to the Editor, Time, 1984, January 23
Letters to the Editor, The (Bloomington) Herald-Times , 2003-2007
"Living Aboard: What We've Learned," Boating, 1972, February
Nuggets, 1976, May , 1982, October , 1987, Mar.  & August
Nuggets, Reader's Digest, 1970, December
Porter Business College Brochures, 1969 , 1970-71
"Rating the Slobs, Litter-ally," Hoosier Times, 2001, September 9
"Real Living Doesn't Come on a Screen," undated
The Scrapbook, 1994 , 1995
"Semper Fou," 2006, July 5
"Solving the Iraq Problem, Mano a Mano," Hoosier Times, 2002, August 18
"Talking War with Smedley's Ghost," Hoosier Times, 2001, November 11
"Thoreau-ing Support," Hoosier Times , undated
"Try, Try Again," Hoosier Times, 2004, February 29
"Why Earth Should be Renamed Mars," Hoosier Times, 2002, April 14
"You Pay Yours, I Pay Mine," Hoosier Times , 2005, Mar. 27
Subseries: Box 17 Promotional Materials
"Author's Voices," Ballantine, 1994
The Children of First Man, Ballantine Itinerary, 1994
The Children of First Man, Cover Art, undated
Follow the River Movie, April 22
From Sea to Shining Sea, Cover Art, 1984
Kohkumthena's Grandchildren: The Shawnee , Guild Press of Indiana, undated
Mary Ingles [Follow the River], Postcards, 2010
Mary Ingles [Follow the River], Production Mat, undated
McCutcheon High School's Beyond the Pages, 1995, Mar. 15
Panther in the Sky, Cover Art, undated
Panther in the Sky, Hardcover list, undated
Panther in the Sky, Map, undated
Saint Patrick's Battalion, Advertisement, 2008, April 9
Saint Patrick's Battalion, Cover Art, 2008
Saint Patrick's Battalion, Press Release, 2008, November 3
Saint Patrick's Battalion, St. Patrick's Day Parade, 2009
Warrior Woman, Cover Art, undated
Writers Live at the Library, 1993-1995
Miscellaneous
Subseries: Box 17 Other Printed Materials
The Author's Guild Bulletin, 2008 , fall
Butler University Alumni Quarterly, 1995 , summer
Butler University Commencement, 1995, May 13
Congressional Record, 1979, November 8
"The Earth Cries," Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, 1995-1996
"Hope in Rejection? You've Got to be Kidding," Lutholtz, M. William, Indianapolis magazine, 1984, January
Indiana Civil Liberties Union, 2003 , fall
The Governor's Mansion, undated
The Highlander, January-February 1988
Nuggets, 1918
"Trampling Out the Vineyards," Vonnegut, Kurt, Indiana Civil Liberties Union, 2000, September 16
Series: Box 18 Biographical Material
Resume and Portfolio, 1966-1971
Miscellaneous
Series: Box 18 Drawings
Subseries: Box 18 Thom, James Alexander
Humoroids, undated
Political, 2001 , undated
Quality Daniels, Sketch, undated
Transactions Comic Strip, undated
Untitled, undated
Miscellaneous
Subseries: Box 18 Other Drawings
C., Leilana, Spirit Watcher, undated
Pett, Joe, Untitled, undated
Series: Box 18 Clippings
Clippings

(4 folders)

Box 22 (Oversize) Clippings
Series: Box 18 Business Records

Includes contracts, agreements and correspondence for James Alexander Thom and Dark Rain Thom.

Subseries: Box 18 Thom, James Alexander
Follow the River, Larry Levinson Productions Film Contract, 1993
Follow the River, Ron Raley Film Offer, undated
Follow the River, Television Contract, 1987-1989
Invoices, 1977-2008
Monroe County Historical Society Loan Agreement, 1986, Mar. 19
Once Upon a Time It Was Now [How to Write Historical Fiction] , F+W Publications Inc., 2007-2008
Panther in the Sky, International Creative Management Dutch Contracts, 1989, May
Panther in the Sky, Turner Pictures Inc. Film Contract, 1991
Saint Patrick's Battalion, Cardinal Publishers Group Contract, undated
Subseries: Box 18 Thom, Dark Rain
Circle of Tribal Advisors, National Council

(5 folders)

East of the River Shawnee
Hanover College, Center for Free Inquiry, Crowe Academy, 2002, June 21-23
Hickory Works, 2003
Indiana Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission, 2008-2009
Indiana Native American Commission, 2006
Indiana Workforce Development, 2004
Lewis & Clark in Ohio, Essential Shawnee Tour
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, the Shawnee Connection, 2002
Lewis & Clark Native American Council, 2005
NAIAC
The National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council

(5 folders)

Box 19 The National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council (continued)

(12 folders)

The National Lewis & Clark Foundation
The National Lewis & Clark Foundation
Box 24 (Oversize) The National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Exhibition, Missouri Historical Society Floor Plan, 2002, August 16
Box 19 The National Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Ohio Campground Owners Association, Inc.
Shawnee Nation, United Remnant Band of Ohio, Contract, 1998
Miscellaneous
Series: Box 19 Writers' Conferences and Workshops
Imagination Conference, 2006, July 11-16
Midwest Writers Workshop, 1991

(2 folders)

Midwest Writers Workshop, 1998

(2 folders)

Series: Box 19 Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous

(2 folders)

Series: Box 20 Audio-Visual
Box 20 "James Alexander Thom: Storyteller," Indiana University Radio and TV Services, 3/4" U-matic tape, 1990

(18 tapes)

Box 21 "James Alexander Thom: Storyteller," Indiana University Radio and TV Services, 3/4" U-matic tape, 1990

(12 tapes)