McDevitt, Wm. (William)—Archives
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Socialist, bookseller, author. Principal areas of interest included: McDevitt's simplified spelling and shorthand systems; the antiquarian book trade; socialism and the Socialist Party in San Francisco; contemporary literary figures including Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Father Tabb, and George Sterling. For additional biographical information see: Roos, Robert de, "An interview with William McDevitt, LL.M." (The Book Club of California Quarterly Newsletter, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 1954.)
From the guide to the Wm. (William) McDevitt Papers, 1892-1959, (The Bancroft Library)
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| creatorOf | Wm. (William) McDevitt Papers, 1892-1959 | Bancroft Library |
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| associatedWith | Jackson, Joseph Henry, 1894-1955 | person |
| associatedWith | London, Charmian | person |
| associatedWith | Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 | person |
| associatedWith | Meredith, William John | person |
| associatedWith | Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942 | person |
| associatedWith | Panama-Pacific International Exposition, (1915: San Francisco, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sexton, Veronica J. | person |
| associatedWith | Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 | person |
| associatedWith | Tabb, John B. (John Banister), 1845-1909 | person |
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