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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Seeds of extinction : Jeffersonian philanthropy and the American Indian
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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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Rare Books
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of the literary and personal papers of American novelist, essayist and political activist Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1943), best known for her portrayals of life in California and New Mexico. It includes correspondence and literary manuscripts by both Austin and numerous other authors, editors and friends, as well as ephemera and photographs. Literary manuscripts include Austin's personal journals, short stories, poems, essays, and numerous drafts of novels. The correspondence deals with Austin's personal life and business dealings as well as her activities with Indian rights and the water right controversies in California's Owens Valley and in the Southwest. There are also materials related to Austin's interests in folklore and religion in New Mexico and the Southwest. The more than 1,200 photographs in the collection date from 1869 to the 1920s and include personal and family photographs of Mary Austin, her friends, relatives, homes, and various topics related to her interests.
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Manuscripts
Binders: These binders were created by Forrest Coggan himself. They contain photographs, manuscripts, blue prints and designs, letters, etc. The binders has four sub-series: Forrest Designs, Photos-Career, Words-Career, and Correspondence. These binders cover Forrest's childhood, his experience in the US Army, his dance career, and his work as a designer, etc. (1923-2006). The binders have an index. The Correspondence series contains letters between Forrest and his family (chiefly his mother Blanche Coggan), other dancers, ex-students, authors, professors, and dance departments at universities in the United States.
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