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Johnsville in the olden time, and other stories
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Twenty-four unforgettable and chilling stories by some of the world's best-loved, most celebrated writers.
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Manuscripts
The Manuscripts series contains various poems, stories, and historical accounts written by Samuel L. Kreider. Many of these accounts relate to individuals like Charles Victor Hall and Mary Hall (original homesteaders of Los Angeles' West Adams area), structures like the Los Angeles High School, and other California histories. It also includes notes, reports, and other documents from the Friday Morning Club and its prominent members. Beyond the private papers, this series holds many documents relating to U.S. trade with Japan and the federal General Accounting Office branch in Los Angeles. There is also a Japanese poem. The series is arranged in alphabetical order and then chronologically. The Correspondence series is primarily related to Samuel L. Kreider. Most of the letters are work-related with a large percentage of them pertaining to U.S. trade with Japanese businesses. Moreover, there is also private correspondence. Mr. Kreider corresponded with many locally and nationally prominent people. The list includes, but is not limited to Fletcher Bowron, Herbert Hoover, and Lansing Hoskins Beach. He also has correspondence from C.C. Julian & Royalties Co. The series also contains letters Mr. Kreider wrote to various newspapers and magazines about publishing his historical accounts and stories. Lastly, there is correspondence pertaining to Mr. and Mrs. Kreider's philanthropic work within the Los Angeles High School Alumni Association and the Friday Morning Club. One letter is specifically from Caroline M. Severance. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by author and then by addressee.
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Publisher: East Village Other (New York, N.Y.) Related Content: "[swastika]" (p. 24, short story) Note: Story appeared in Erections, ejaculations and exhibitions... and The most beautiful woman in town, with a swastika as the title. "(1971)" written in ms. in upper left corner of p. [1]. Related Content Author: Charles Bukowski
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Visual Materials
A panoramic view of an area near Corona. Eight men stand in an open field, some of them with surveyor's equipment. An automobile is parked a short distance away from the group, in the middle of the undeveloped land. Writing in white in lower right corner reads "# 403 ; Aerograph Co ; 5880 Moneta Ave ; Los Angeles Cal."
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A collection of stories featuring a wide variety of characters and locations-- London, Paris, Africa, provincial Holland, Puerto Rico, and beyond. Most of the people are transplanted or have tried to graft themselves onto a new culture, and they struggle against the odds to maintain their humor, to write, to fall in love or keep their marriages intact.
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A collection of stories featuring a wide variety of characters and locations-- London, Paris, Africa, provincial Holland, Puerto Rico, and beyond. Most of the people are transplanted or have tried to graft themselves onto a new culture, and they struggle against the odds to maintain their humor, to write, to fall in love or keep their marriages intact.
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