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Rare Books
Fankwei, or, The San Jacinto in the seas of India, China, and Japan
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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
Personal and professional papers of Frank Wheat, with particular emphasis on his political activism and philanthropy. The papers cover his effort for the California Desert Protection Act (CDPA); the work on his California Desert Miracle, The Fight for Desert Parks and Wilderness (1999), and other environmental issues, particularly including mining's effect on the environment; the Alliance for Children's Rights, the Center for Law in the Public Interest and Human Rights Watch and his involvement with Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The collection also contains information on Wheat's legal career, including his presidency of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, his tenure as an SEC Commissioner, his expertise in securities and corporate law, and his involvement with the California Citizens Budget Commission and California Commission on Campaign Financing.
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Visual Materials
Houseflag in colors above in upper right. 3/4 port bow view of steamer under steam in lower center. "Occidental and Oriental S.S. Co. San Francisco, Cal." Published by Sunset Photo-Engraving Co., San Francisco, California. The steam vessel in the poster is either the Belgic or the Gaelic, sister ships built in 1885 by White Star and chartered to Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company; the Belgic operated under charter from 1885 to 1898, the Gaelic from 1885 to 1904.
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