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Jack London related material

Description
The collection consists of some literary papers and correspondence of Elwyn Irving Hoffman. Of note in the collection are letters from Jack and Charmian London and related materials which include fifty photographs of the voyage of "The Snark," the Londons, and their ranch at Glen Ellen. Other correspondents represented in the collection include: Mary Hunter Austin, Temple Bailey, Maynard Dixon, Lyndon Dodge, Dudley Kinsell, Charles Fletcher Lummis, Joaquin Miller, and Israel Zangwill. There are also some notebooks kept by Hoffman and sheet music.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1900-1919
Call number
mssHoffman
Creator
Hoffman, Elwyn Irving(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Marion Stuart, February 1951.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Austin, Mary, (1868-1934.)
Bailey, Temple, (1869-1953.)
Dixon, Maynard, (1875-1946.)
Dodge, Lyndon. (1876-1916.)
Kinsell, Dudley. (1859-1928.)
London, Charmian. (1837-1913.)
London, Jack, (1864-1926.)
Lummis, Charles Fletcher,
Miller, Joaquin,
Zangwill, Israel,
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