Manuscripts

Piedmont - Venice, 1901-1902

Description: 36 photographs of Venice, New York, Kent, England, Ireland, and a number of photographs of Elizabeth Wiley and Harley Wiley.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1866-1977.
Call number: JLP 419
Creator: London, Jack (1876-1916)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The nucleus of the collection was purchased by Henry Huntington from Charmian London in 1925. Additional groups of material were acquired by both gift and purchase from Mrs. London and later from literary executors Irving Shepard and I. Milo Shepard over many years. Further material has been acquired from other sources; the provenance of these items is noted on the individual folders.

Oahu, 1915

Manuscripts

40 photographs, most of Jack London and Charmian London in Pahoa. A few of Elizabeth Wiley at Beach Walk, and some island scenes.

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The photographs are all original (either contemporary prints made prior to 1917 or later prints made from the original negative). Each print is individually numbered with a "JLP" prefix and filed in its own envelope. Included in this section are a number of photographs of Elizabeth Wiley Baxter; Marshall and Louis Bond; Romaine Fielding; Hawaiian scenes (such as Diamond Head); Jack London Ranch scenes (including the cottage where the Londons lived, the dam and lake, eucalyptus fields, Jack London's gravesite, and the vineyards); George Wharton James; Martin Johnson; Dayelle and Willard Kittredge; Charmian London (over 31 photographs from 1879-1940); Elizabeth May Maddern London; Flora Wellman London; Jack London (over 54 photographs from 1896-1916); John London; Joan London Miller; New York, New York; Edward Biron Payne; Virginia Prentiss; Ninetta Wiley Eames Payne Springer; Louis Edwin Stevens; Vallejo, California; Venice, Italy; Vera Cruz, Mexico; Wake Robin Lodge (in Glen Ellen, California); Anna Strunsky Walling; and Jack London's Wolf House, as well as an array of South Sea Island photographs, some featuring Jack London's yacht Snark.

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People and Places

Manuscripts

67 photographs, including some of George Sterling, Charmian London, Anna Strunsky Walling, Ninetta Wiley Eames Payne Springer, and Edward Biron Payne. Also a number of views of the Jack London Ranch, some Mexican scenes, and a few photographs of the Bohemian Russian River Grove.

JLP 420

Europe 1902

Manuscripts

Bound in textured brown leather. The title, "Europe 1902," is embossed in gold lettering in the center of cover. The number "22" is affixed to the top of spine with glue. Images are panoramas and snapshots taken by Jack London during a three week tour of France, Germany, Italy, and Holland taken after completing his research for The People of the Abyss in London. Second half of album contains additional photos taken while in London, a several that are variations that did not appear in The People of the Abyss.

JLP 553

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Kittredge File

Manuscripts

The Kittredge File consists of manuscripts, letters, documents, and genealogical material pertaining to Charmian Kittredge London's family. The six-box file is rich in material documenting Charmian Kittredge (and Ninetta Wiley Eames Payne Springer's) heritage. Among the more interesting pieces in the file are: Dayelle Wiley Kittredge's "Diary of a Trip from Oshkosh, Wisconsin," her seven letters to her sister, Ninetta Wiley Eames Payne Springer and mother, Catherine Growall Wiley, and the letters from them. All the correspondence in the Kittredge File is filed in the Manuscripts Catalog and is designated by the call number "JLK."

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About the ranch

Manuscripts

Bound in textured black material. The title, "About the Ranch," is embossed on the cover in gold lettering. The number "36" is affixed to the spine with glue. Photographs are of the Beauty Ranch property in Sonoma County, the construction of the Wolf House, cultivation and restoration of agricultural fields, horses, and social gatherings.

JLP 474

Piedmont - Venice, 1901-1902

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