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Description
Bound in textured black material. The title, "The World Over," is embossed in gold lettering in center of cover, and a graphic flourish is embossed in gold below title. The number "8" is affixed to top of spine with glue. Images are nearly all souvenir photographs compiled by Charmian London of various locales, some she visited after Jack London's death. Also included are four original political cartoons drawn in ink and signed, "Johnson."
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1920
Call number
JLP 539
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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