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Manuscripts

My people and some others

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Description: Album is bound in black textured material. The title, "My People and Some Others," is embossed in gold on the cover above an embossed fleur de lis graphic element. The number, "29" is affixed to the top of spine with glue. Photos are mostly of Charmian London's relatives and ancestors on her father's (Kittredge) side, in Maine. Also includes portraits of college friends, and a few that postdate Jack London's death.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1860-approximately 1920
Call number: JLP 467
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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