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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Note: incomplete, missing pages 24-41; these missing pages were part of the original collection and are cataloged as HM 71496.
HM 80301(1)
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of manuscripts by Zoë Akins, and other Akins family members, a few pieces of correspondence, a photographic album, drawings, reel-to-reel tapes, printed books, and ephemera.
HM 80301(2)
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of manuscripts by Zoë Akins, and other Akins family members, a few pieces of correspondence, a photographic album, drawings, reel-to-reel tapes, printed books, and ephemera.
HM 80301(3)
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of manuscripts by Zoë Akins, and other Akins family members, a few pieces of correspondence, a photographic album, drawings, reel-to-reel tapes, printed books, and ephemera.
HM 80301(4)
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of the following material: 1. Manuscripts (Boxes 1-3) are arranged alphabetically by author and title. Included in this series are manuscripts by Zoë Akins, including: "The Daughter of Mars," "Others Than Myself," (her unpublished memoir), "Papa," "Plans for Tomorrow," and "The Singing Swans." This series also includes manuscripts by Akins' family members: Sarah Elizabeth Akins (mother), Laurie Metcalf (great-niece), Marie Prewitt (sister), and Thomas Akins (nephew); also, an extensive appraisal for Akins' Brigden Road home, and a poem by Dorothy Robinson. 2. Correspondence, Photograph Album, Drawings and Ephemera (Box 3) is arranged alphabetically by author and subject. This series includes three business letters concerning "The Old Maid," by Edith Wharton, and two personal letters to Thomas Prewitt. Also included are a family photograph album of the Maginty and Mars families (relatives of Zoë Akins), two pencil drawings and two folders of Ephemera. 3. Addenda - Manuscripts, Photograph and Ephemera (Box 4) is arranged alphabetically by author and subject. This series includes the teleplay "Dinner Party," a dissertation by Ronald Mielech, a photograph of Zoë Akins, and printed material. 4. Addenda - Printed Material, Ephemera, Reel-to-Reel Tapes and Printed Books (Boxes 5-6) is arranged alphabetically by author and format. This series includes printed material, tapes of interviews, and books inscribed by and to Zoë Akins.
mssAkinsjan
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Manuscripts
this is written in an unknown hand, possibly by Akins' secretary; an autograph version, written by Akins', is cataloged in Manuscripts under "Last Will and Testament."
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