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People, 1905-1906

Description

95 photographs of George Sterling, Carolyn Rand Sterling, Joan London Miller, Becky London Fleming, Xavier Martinez, Charmian Kittredge London, Manyoungi, Constance Skinner, Luther Burbank, Edgar Lucien Larkin, and Jack London. Most of the photographs were taken in Glen Ellen. A few were taken in Oakland, Santa Rosa, or Los Angeles, California.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1866-1977.
Call number
JLP 425
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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