Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Alger street. : The poetry of Horatio Alger, Jr
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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
The majority of the collection pertains to Joseph P. Loeb (1883-1974) and his attempts as an amateur book collector to procure editions of Horatio Alger's work. There are various letters to book dealers and collectors and numerous notecards on the provenance of individual Alger items. The collection contains around ninety letters written by Alger, the vast majority of which went to his friend, Irving Blake. Other addressees include Ernest Burks, Payson Smith, and William N. Washburn. Alger's correspondence addresses literary topics, his position with the New York tribune, and health and family matters. The collection also contains one manuscript poem by Alger: "Strive and Succeed! The world's temptations flee."
mssHM 32600-32688
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Manuscripts
The majority of the collection pertains to Joseph P. Loeb (1883-1974) and his attempts as an amateur book collector to procure editions of Horatio Alger's work. There are various letters to book dealers and collectors and numerous notecards on the provenance of individual Alger items. The collection contains around ninety letters written by Alger, the vast majority of which went to his friend, Irving Blake. Other addressees include Ernest Burks, Payson Smith, and William N. Washburn. Alger's correspondence addresses literary topics, his position with the New York tribune, and health and family matters. The collection also contains one manuscript poem by Alger: "Strive and Succeed! The world's temptations flee."
mssHM 32600-32688