Thorpe: The Lost Autobiography of an American Icon

Archive relating to an unpublished autobiography of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe, which Thorpe and his wife Patricia had arranged to have written by Associated Press writer Orlo Robertson in early 1950.

The archive consists mostly of their correspondence, which is highlighted by an ALS from Thorpe to his co-author, and a handwritten statement about Thorpe by revered football coach Pop Warner.