Sanora Babb Papers circa 1840s-2006 (bulk 1928-2005)
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Koerner, Henry.
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Collins, Tom, 1897-
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Tom Collins is particularly noted for his time as the Federal Government Camp Manager of the Arvin/ Weedpatch camp in California from 1935-1937 which housed dust bowl agricultural migrants during the great depression. His association with and aid in background research for author John Steinbeck significantly influenced the novel The Grapes of Wrath and led to him being one of the two indidividuals the book was dedicated to. Born out of wedlock, raised in a Catholic orphanage, and drawn at on...
Wixson, Douglas C.
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McCoy, Esther.
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Howe, James Wong, 1899-1976
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Cinematographer. From the description of Reminiscences of James Wong Howe : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481335 Biography James Wong Howe was born Wong Tung Jim on August 28, 1899 in Kwantung (Canton), China. He moved to the United States at age 5. After pursuing a career as a professional boxer in the Northwest, Howe moved to Los Angeles and became a delivery b...
Villa, José García 1908-1997
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English poet and novelist. From the description of Two poems : manuscript copy of two poems in the hand of Edith Sitwell, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 772521603 ...
Crichton, Kyle, 1896-1960
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Novelist, critic and editor Kyle S. Crichton moved to New Mexico for health reasons after graduating from Lehigh University in 1917. Following his residence in the Presbyterian Sanitorium, Crichton worked for both the Albuquerque Herald and Tribune. In 1929 Crichton moved to New York to work as a book editor for Scribner's. In 1939 Collier's Weekly hired him as an associate editor. Writing under his own name, Crichton remained at Collier's until 1949. From the description of Letters ...
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012
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Ray Bradbury novelist and screenwriter; Herman Melville, novelist. From the description of Moby Dick : screenplay, 1956, January 27. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652495 Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, IL, Aug. 22, 1920; started his writing career in 1943; the winner of various awards, he is known primarily for writing fantasy and science fiction stories; he has authored numerous novels, short stories, plays, films, poems, and articles, includi...
Zatz, Asa.
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Ellison, Ralph.
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Bulosan, Carlos.
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Saroyan, William, 1908-1981
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Frances Ring was Editor at WESTWAYS in Los Angeles. From the description of Letters (and manuscripts and photos) to Frances Ring, 1970-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863419 Goldie Weisberg was a fellow writer whose work Saroyan had discovered in a literary magzine. Saroyan initiated the correspondence, which focuses on their respective reading, writing, and work lives. From the description of Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg, 1930-1938. (Unknown). Wor...
Traven, B.
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Babb, Sanora.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
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Margaret Gemmell, later van Judah, was a friend of Steinbeck's during their stay at Stanford University, 1925-26. Included with the papers is a manuscript in her own hand describing her friendship with Steinbeck. From the description of John Steinbeck papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866392 This is the producer's copy, property of Oscar Serlin; the play ran from 7 Apr. to 6 June, 1942. From the description of The moon is down, a play in 3 acts...
Babb, Dorothy, 1909-....
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Waldeen
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United States. Farm Security Administration
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The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was established within the United States Department of Agriculture to implement the provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Tenant Act of 1937. The agency also took over certain functions of its predecessor, the Resettlement Administration (RA). The FSA made available and administered long-term loans to tenants and sharecroppers, loaned funds to rural cooperatives, and operated camps for migrant farm workers. The FSA was abolished in 1946; the Farmers Home Adminis...
Babb, Sanora
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American author and journalist; writes novels and short stories; b. 1907. From the description of Sanora Babb collection, 1968-1973. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70967616 Sanora Louise Babb was born on April 21, 1907, at a hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas, though her parents Walter Babb and Jeanette “Jennie” (Parks) Babb (later Kempner) lived in Red Rock, in Oklahoma Territory. In 1909, the Babbs had their second daughter, Dorothy, while living in Way...