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In these two letters written by Garland, from his home in Hollywood, to Max Farrand, Garland is offering to give the Huntington Library his "records and manuscripts which form the basis of [his] latest book, 'The Mystery of the Buried Crosses.'" He states that other archives in California have offered to take the material and perhaps plan an exhibit of his material. Garland also plans on bringing guests to the Huntington. These letters were written just a few days before Hamlin's death.
mssHM 79070-79071
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This "travelette" includes three film reels of Hamlin Garland, his wife Zulima, and their daughters and grandchildren in and around their Hollywood home at 2045 De Mille Drive, where Hamlin resided for the last ten years of his life.
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Letter from William Hobart Hare in Boston, probably written to Edward Abbott. Hare, who was traveling from New York with his brother-in-law, writes that he may not arrive in Cambridge until just before a planned meeting. He also writes that he would be glad to stay with Abbott after the meeting. Includes a printed photograph of Hare.
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An autograph signed letter to Albert Frederick Wilson, an author, editor, and Professor of Journalism at New York University. London explains he and his wife, Charmian, are away from home to be with his daughter who is ill with typhoid; London also refers Wilson to his novel "Martin Eden" for information about his writing experience. The letter is in pencil, with the envelope; letter is heavily damaged with old tape repairs and loss of text.
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This 6-page letter details the experiences and adventures of an unidentified British former naval surgeon who was in Oahu in 1845 after several years of traveling (apparently it had been many years since he had written home). The author starts with his time in Peru where he served in the Peruvian Army under President Augustin Gamarra in his offensive against the armies of Chile and Bolivia; he also talks about Antonio de la Fuente. He details his experience in the army, battles fought, the harsh conditions, famine, bad weather, treating wounded soldiers, etc. He also describes in some detail the cities of Lima, Arequipa and Callao, Peru. The author left Callao on a ship for Monterey, California where he was appointed "Physician General" of the army by Juan Bautista Alvarado. After four years in California, the author joined a French vessel on a journey to Kamchatka and Siberia; he describes in detail his experiences there as well as the harsh conditions met by the crew. The author then went to Oahu and most recently had been appointed surgeon to the British ship Emma. The letter ends with a list of greetings to family and friends back in England. The letter is incomplete and unsigned.
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Buchanan wrote this letter in response to a letter he received from writer Ella Higginson requesting information on Indians in Alaska and Alaska in general. Buchanan suggests she read some of the Bulletins published by the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of Ethnology, as well as various works by Miner Bruce, Henry Henshaw, Otis Mason, and Dr. Sheldon Jackson. Higginson, who was from Washington, published her book Alaska, the great country three years later.
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