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The Society Islands

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Description: Bound in textured black material. The title "The Society Islands" is embossed in center of cover in gold lettering. The number "60" is affixed to the top of spine with glue. Images are of Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, some taken by London, some are souvenir photos and postcards. Images are primarily of the natural scenery and people of the islands. There are also several posed portraits of Ernest Darling, know as the Nature Man, taken by London.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1905-1908
Call number: JLP 498
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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