Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
The derelict : further adventures of Charles Selden and his native friends in the South Seas
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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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Manuscripts
Professional and personal papers of Charles Nordhoff, including typescripts of Nordhoff's works, his incoming and outgoing correspondence dealing with writing and family matters, numerous photographs, and copies of magazines, journals and comic books in which articles or works by Nordhoff were published. Correspondents include James Norman Hall, Charles Nordhoff, former Secretary of the Interior Gifford Pinchot, Adlai Stevenson, A.P. Watt, Ellery Sedgwick, and others.
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Manuscripts
Four young women in white dresses and flower headpieces sit on front steps of building holding musical instruments.
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Manuscripts
Men and boys on fishing outing. They stand in shallow water, some pull a rowboat to shore.
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Manuscripts
A group of Marquesan men and women inspect a camera on a tripod in front of wooden building.
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Several groups of men in steam skiffs and on shore wearing white hats and pith helmets.
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Manuscripts
Several groupings of men on skiffs and on shore wearing white clothing and hats. A long skiff with barrels attached to sides in center of photo. Two men sand above on sail rigging. Shore and wooden buildings in background.
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