Wait, Frona Eunice, 1859-1946
Variant namesJournalist. The first newspaper woman on the San Francisco Examiner. She also worked for the San Francisco Call and the Chronicle. She was an author, lecturer, and conducted a radio broadcast. She was the model for Jack London's heroine in his first novel, "A Daughter of the Snows." She established the San Francisco Book Fair.
From the description of Frona Wait Colburn Collection, 1900-1942. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58745809
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | James, George Wharton, 1858-1923. Papers of George Wharton James, 1871-1921. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Colburn, Frona Eunice Wait. Manuscripts of Frona Eunice Wait Colburn [manuscript] 1913 and 1926. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Wait, Frona Eunice, 1859-1946. Frona Wait Colburn Collection, 1900-1942. | California state library | |
| creatorOf | Where beauty reigns :, circa 1800-1900 | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Keene, Florence R., 1878-. Papers of Florence R. Keene, 1896-1950. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens |
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| associatedWith | Chamberlain, Arthur H. | person |
| associatedWith | Hadley, Grace T. | person |
| associatedWith | Holliday, Carl. | person |
| associatedWith | James, George Wharton, 1858-1923. | person |
| associatedWith | Keene, Florence R., 1878- | person |
| associatedWith | Miller, Marian Sutherland. | person |
| associatedWith | Portland Hotel (Portland, Or.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ryan, Marah Ellis, 1866-1934. | person |
| associatedWith | San Francisco Book Fair. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Smith, Mrs. Walter V. | family |
| associatedWith | Tenney, Agnes Manney. | person |
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Birth 1859
Death 1946
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