The Writer's Philosophy of Life

Description

The collection includes literary manuscripts of most of London's works, extensive correspondence files, documents, photographs, ephemera, and scrapbooks.

Type

Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)

Production date

1866-1977.

Call number

JLE 169

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.

Restrictions

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

NOT AVAILABLE: Albums 1-92 and Large albums 1-30: Do not circulate. Use digital reproductions in the Huntington Digital Library.

RESTRICTED: Boxes 283, 284, 287, 433, 591, 592, 594, 624 and Volumes 1-30: Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.

RESTRICTED: Boxes 595, 596, 623: housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.

Associated people

London, Charmian.

Shepard, Eliza London.

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