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Yoshimatsu Nakata

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Description
Bound in textured black material. The title "Yoshimatsu Nakata" is embossed in the center of the cover in gold lettering. Images are those collected, and some possibly taken, by the Londons' valet of eight years, Yoshimatsu Nakata. Nakata accompanied the Londons on the Snark voyage, Roamer river cruises and their journey and the Northwest via horse-drawn carriage.
Type
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Date
1908-approximately 1915
Call number
JLP 530
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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