Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Moody Street irregulars : a Kerouac newsletter
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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
Letters and postcards written by Jack Kerouac to editor, writer, and critic Patricia MacManus, who at the time was Kerouac's editor and the publicity director for Viking Press. Also postcard to MacManus from Kerouac's longtime friend Henri Cru. Also included are nine photocopies of letters and postcards from Kerouac to MacManus (these cannot be copied). In these letters and postcards he talks a lot about his books, including Dharma bums and On the road, and future writing projects, religion, other editors at Viking Press, his plans for his personal life and his mother. Also included with these letters is a sketch done by Kerouac of the Virgin Mary and infant as well as a "Holy picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe" card that Kerouac carried in his wallet.
mssKerouac
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of maps, field books, legal documents, business papers, and diaries related to the work of surveyors George Hansen, Alfred Solano, Sidney B. Reeve, and others. The maps and surveys in the collection are of the city of Los Angeles, Southern California ranchos, and subdivisions of the city of Los Angeles and neighboring towns. The collection contains over maps and sketch maps. Other subjects represented in the collection include: civil engineering, land subdivision, mines and mineral resources, and daily life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.
mssSolano
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Manuscripts
The collection contains over three hundred folders of correspondence that are arranged alphabetically by correspondent in fifty-eight boxes. The collection ranges from 1878 to 1972, with the bulk of the correspondence being from the years 1900 to 1979. The correspondence includes letters, telegrams, postcards, photographs and one record disc (box 26). The correspondence is mainly related to the library collection itself or to the library as an institution. The letters include commentary on the collection, the acquisition and transfer of items, inquiries about the holdings of the library, letters of thanks and congratulations from visitors, financial transactions, and letters between members of the staff. Box 52 contains miscellaneous files labeled as crank files which are often unsolicited.
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