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Flyleaves : a new book published by W. Thomas Taylor and printed at the Bird & Bull Press
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Publisher's prospectus of a volume of flyleaf inscriptions written by Bernard Shaw in 8 books in his personal library; these books were sold at auction on July 25, 1949.
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Go to New England! : treasureland of history
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"Boston via the Fall River Line"--text, in orange, below title. "Litho. in U.S.A."--text, small type, lower left corner. "Eldredge Company Brooklyn, N.Y."--text, small type, lower right corner. The Priscilla was launched on 8 Oct. 1893; she operated from 1894 to 1937 for the Fall River Line, which had several different parent companies; she was sold in 1937, scrapped in 1938. Focus of item: Priscilla.
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Plat of G. A. Swartwout's Sub-division situated in Pasadena Highlands, Pasadena, - - California
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Lake Avenue on the west, Maiden Lane on the east, New York Ave (Drive) on the south, Boston Avenue on the north. Brooklyn Avenue name later changed to Morada Drive. "71 Lots situated in Pasadena Highlands to be Sold at Auction, Thursday, Feb. 25, 1886, on the grounds, at noon, By Order of G. A. Swartwout. J. M. Batchelor & Co., Auctioneers." MS note: 340666. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Shaw, David
Manuscripts
Approx. 35 items: memos, letters, speech transcripts, clippings and other material related to LAT staffer David Shaw, the sometimes controversial LAT media critic. (Shaw died in 2005) Prominent names among the letters: Warren Christopher, Robert Lawrence Balzer, Sen. Alan Cranston. Other items: 30-pp. David Shaw speech transcript, at Univ. of Hawaii, 3/8/1983 ; 11-pp. speech transcript, remarks by Joel Strasser at Intl. Conference on Energy Use Management, Tucson, 10/25/1977 ; 48-pp. booklet produced by National News Council, An Open Press, which has a long article in it by Shaw, "Scoop - rush to judgement in the newsroom" ; etc. Examples of letters praising Shaw are included.
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Shaw family papers
Manuscripts
The family correspondence spans from 1919 to 1961. The letters are primarily from Hartley and Fern Shaw, writing to their daughters, Dorothy and Evelyn, at Pomona College in Claremont, California. Most of the letters are written from Glendale, California. Occasionally, the letters are written in the Pacific Electric Red Car, which they frequently refer to as the "machine." There are a couple of letters from Lucien Shaw, written on his Supreme Court of California letterhead. In one letter, Lucien Shaw offers some sage advice on the consequences of procrastination to Dorothy: "It is an awfully bad habit, making inconvenience for yourself, and what is worse, causing inconvenience to nearly everybody with whom you are associating. And there is no excuse for it" (1922, Jan. 8). The contents of the letters are general updates on family, friends, church, finances, and travels. However, in the wake of certain events, remarks about the Great Depression, World War II, Japanese relocation, the Korean War, racial segregation, and the advent of color television are mentioned.
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Manuscripts
The family correspondence spans from 1919 to 1961. The letters are primarily from Hartley and Fern Shaw, writing to their daughters, Dorothy and Evelyn, at Pomona College in Claremont, California. Most of the letters are written from Glendale, California. Occasionally, the letters are written in the Pacific Electric Red Car, which they frequently refer to as the "machine." There are a couple of letters from Lucien Shaw, written on his Supreme Court of California letterhead. In one letter, Lucien Shaw offers some sage advice on the consequences of procrastination to Dorothy: "It is an awfully bad habit, making inconvenience for yourself, and what is worse, causing inconvenience to nearly everybody with whom you are associating. And there is no excuse for it" (1922, Jan. 8). The contents of the letters are general updates on family, friends, church, finances, and travels. However, in the wake of certain events, remarks about the Great Depression, World War II, Japanese relocation, the Korean War, racial segregation, and the advent of color television are mentioned.
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