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The Dangerous Archipelago

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Description
Album is bound in textured black material. The title, "The Dangerous Archipelago" is embossed in the center of cover in gold lettering. The number "58" is affixed to the top of spine with glue. Photos in this album are of the aftermath of a 1906 hurricane on the islands of Tuamotus, taken by an Auckland news service. The Londons and Snark did not stop there, and photos were presumably purchased at a later date.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1906
Call number
JLP 496
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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