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George Wharton James papers

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    George Wharton James letter to unknown addressee and offprint of article

    Manuscripts

    This letter, to an unknown addressee, is written on James' stationery, from Pasadena, California, June 5, 1920. It is a short note stating that he has been ill and is better and traveling to Salt Lake City "for a month of Mormon life." Included with the letter is an offprint of the article entitled "Charles F. Lummis: A Unique Literary Personage of Modern America," written by James (1912).

    mssHM 82396

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    George Wharton James letter to John F. Grabau

    Manuscripts

    Letter by George Wharton James to bookbinder John F. Grabau regarding Walt Whitman's Leaves of grass.

    mssHM 54961

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    Stereographs of Indians of the Southwest, California, and other views by George Wharton James and G. L. Rose

    Visual Materials

    429 stereographs by photographers George Wharton James and G. L. Rose of the American Southwest with images of Native Americans, including Cahuilla Indians, and scenes in California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Views of Hopi and Pueblo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico (many scenes at Acoma Pueblo); portraits of Hualapai Indians and school children in Arizona; canyons and landscape of the Southwest, including the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest. Notable in the collection are G. W. James's photographs of the Cahuilla Indian woman "Ramona" speaking into his phonograph, and other Cahuilla scenes published in his book "Through Ramona's Country." Other views in Southern California include the Plaza Church, Los Angeles; Mount Lowe railway and Alpine Tavern; San Juan Capistrano Mission; agriculture and farming in Riverside County, including fruit packing for the "Hemet Fruit Association"; Flores Adobe, South Pasadena; many views of Yosemite and horse and coach travelers; Mariposa Grove; camping wagons; hotel in Sonora, California. G. W. James appears in a few views; as does Horatio N. Rust and William W. Bass, trail builder in Grand Canyon.

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    James Whitcomb Riley papers

    Manuscripts

    A collection of letters, poems, photographs, and ephemera. The collection consists of letters to and from James Whitcomb Riley; correspondents include Bliss Carman, Madison Julius Cawein, James Newton Matthews, Nora Archibald Smith, and Kate Douglas Wiggin. The poems by Riley include "Bliss Carman," "To a Poet on His Marriage," and other verses. The collection also includes photographs of Riley and printed material. A number of the letters have typewritten transcriptions and envelopes.

    mssHM 44355-44422

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    James Whitcomb Riley papers

    Manuscripts

    A collection of letters, poems, photographs, and ephemera. The collection consists of letters to and from James Whitcomb Riley; correspondents include Bliss Carman, Madison Julius Cawein, James Newton Matthews, Nora Archibald Smith, and Kate Douglas Wiggin. The poems by Riley include "Bliss Carman," "To a Poet on His Marriage," and other verses. The collection also includes photographs of Riley and printed material. A number of the letters have typewritten transcriptions and envelopes.

    mssHM 44355-44422

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    James, George Wharton

    Manuscripts

    Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.

    mssMarston papers