Manuscripts

Yoshimatsu Nakata

Description: Jack London's former valet, Yoshimatsu Nakata, stands in the driveway of his home in Hawaii.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1915
Call number: mssJL JLP 248
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