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Franklin Dickerson Walker papers

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Description: The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, ephemera and photographs, mostly pertaining to Walker's biographical research on Jack London (1876-1916). Included within the collection are copies of letters written by Jack London and his wife, Charmian London.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1900-1967.
Call number: mssHM 45153-45237
Creator: Walker, Franklin (1900-1978)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Franklin Dickerson Walker, January 1968.
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Franklin Dickerson Walker papers

Manuscripts

The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, ephemera and photographs, mostly pertaining to Walker's biographical research on Jack London (1876-1916). Included within the collection are copies of letters written by Jack London and his wife, Charmian London.

mssHM 45153-45327

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Franklin Walker page from San Francisco's literary frontier :

Manuscripts

One page from Franklin Walker's book San Francisco's literary frontier. Typewritten with handwritten corrections. The text relates to American writer Ambrose Bierce, Christianity, and the Chinese in San Francisco.

mssHM 84315

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Steven Centanni collection of Jack London, (bulk 1912-1915)

Manuscripts

This collection includes three manuscripts and 26 pieces of ephemera related to American author Jack London (1876-1916) and his second wife, writer Charmian London (1873-1955). The manuscripts consist of one letter from Jeanne Demoulin to Charmian London, dated June 14, 1935 (HM 82423); manuscript notes by Jack London for The Accident (HM 82424); and manuscript notes by Jack London for a New York novel (HM 82425). There is also one box of ephemera which includes three Bosworth Inc. film advertisements for films based on London's works (ca. 1914); a United States Navy recruiting pamphlet citing a letter by London (ca. 1916); an offprint of an article about Finn Haakon Frolich's bust of Jack London ([1915?]); a pamphlet in Esperanto of London's The Strength of the Strong (1914); pamphlets of London's Revolution, The Scab, and The Tramp; a reproduction of a photograph of Charmian London; nine pieces of Charmian London's stationery; and two publishers' advertising booklets for London consisting of one for The Star Rover, and another titled, "Jack London: The Author with the Sales."

mssHM 82423-82425

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7 negatives of images of Polynesia or Hawaii

Manuscripts

With envelope. London, Jack, 1876-1916. Man with floral trimmed hat and outrigger canoe with mast. 1 negative (two frames): b&w; 14x5cm. JLP 773a. London, Jack,. 1876-1916. Outrigger canoe with mast and well-dressed woman and man wearing hats. 1 negative (two frames): b&w;14x5cm. JLP 773b. Jack and Charmian London wearing leis and blank frame. 1 negative (two frames): b&w;14x5cm. JLP 773c. Unidentified man and Jack London, and unidentified man by stone wall. 1 negative (two frames): b&w;14x5cm. JLP 773d. London, Jack, 1876-1916. Charmian London wearing hat, and interior Polynesian scene. 1 negative (two frames): b&w;14x5cm. JLP 773e. Black frame and Jack London (?) on horseback. 1 negative (two frames): b&w;14x5cm. JLP 773f. Grove of trees, and men with pile of logs. 1 negative (two frames): b&w;14x5cm. JLP 773g.

JLP 773a-g

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Charmian London letters and manuscripts

Manuscripts

This material includes letters and manuscripts by Charmian London. Nine of the letters (1910-1926) are written to Margaret Smith Cobb, a California author, poet, and artist, and friend of both Charmian and Jack London. The letters concern family matters, lace making, their mutual writing projects, and health issues; the letters also mention Jack London, George Sterling, and Harry Houdini. There is one letter (Oct. 7, 1911) from Charmian to Elizabeth Maddern London ("Bessie"), Jack London's first wife. Also included are two typewritten carbon copies of a newspaper article ([approx. 1916]) Charmian wrote about British women during World War I; galley proofs ([approx. 1916]) of an article by Jack London, corrected by Charmian; and one empty envelope (June 26, 1917). All the material is in good condition, with some slight damage from normal use.

mssHM 83700-83712

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2 negatives of images of Hawaii

Manuscripts

With annotated envelope. London, Jack, 1876-1916. Woman (Charmian?) sitting on the prow of a boat. 1 negative ): b&w;5x8cm. JLP 774a. Men performing acrobatics on the beach. 1 negative: b&w; 8x5cm. JLP 774b.

JLP 774a-b

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