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Jack London letter to Albert Frederick Wilson

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1912 October 23.
Call number: mssHM 84417
Creator: London, Jack (1876-1916)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mary L. Wilson, December 2025.

Jack London letter to Charmian London

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A handwritten love letter from Jack London to Charmian Kittredge London written aboard the S.S. Siberia while en route to Japan, where London had an assignment as a newspaper correspondent to cover the Russo-Japanese War. The letter was written following their goodbye upon his departure and begins "God knows I love you, my woman" and ends with reference to Kittredge as "my true wife." The letter is not signed. With a 4.5 x 2 cm fragment of a printed photograph of London pinned to the first page.

mssHM 83601

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Jack London letter to R. O. Brittain

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This letter is a reply by Jack London to R. O. Brittain's critique of his short story "The Proud Goat of Aloysius Pankburn." In the letter, London uses racist language to refer to the Polynesian people. The letter was written from "Glen Ellen" on "Harbor Rest" stationery. The letter is typewritten but signed by London.

mssHM 84016

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Jack London letter to Marshall Bond

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Jack London wrote this letter to Marshall Bond in September 1901 from his new home on "56 Vayo Vista Avenue" in Oakland, California. This letter was apparently in response to an invitation to make a trip to the Bond family ranch in Santa Clara, California. London expresses his regret for having to postpone the trip stating "the delay caused by moving has thrown me so far back in my work that I cannot hope to catch up save by close application for time being...." London also talks about his 8-month-old daughter Joan, saying that she now has several teeth and "says 'Da-da.'"

mssHM 80606

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Jack London letter to Elinor Glyn

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Jack London letter to English novelist Elinor Glyn about exchanging books and visiting London's ranch in Glen Ellen. The letter is typed; signed by Jack London.

mssHM 82426

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Jack London letter to Cleve E. Long

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Jack London wrote this letter to "Comrade Long" in January 1915 from his home in Glen Ellen, California. In it he expresses regret that he "cannot join in the adventure" with Long and that he must travel to San Francisco to deal with a pressing matter. London also talks about his book The iron heel and complains about his "capitalist book buyers" and "capitalist publishers." He further states that he signed a new contract for several years but that it "stipulates that it must be acceptable fiction - - - of course, that means acceptable capitalistic fiction." The letter ends "Yours for the Revolution, Jack London."

mssHM 80608

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Jack London letter to editor of "Youth's Companion,"

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In this letter, London writes to the magazine's copy editor defending vital aspects of his story. London ends the letter by asking about his payment, which he had not yet received.

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Jack London letter to Albert Frederick Wilson

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