Ella Sterling Mighels papers, 1870-1934.

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Ella Sterling Mighels papers, 1870-1934.

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Correspondence; diaries (1900-1927), called "soulbooks"; literary manuscripts; four scrapbooks; and miscellaneous papers. The bulk of the collection consists of typescripts and manuscripts of Mighels' writings and stories. Correspondence includes letters to and from her second husband, Philip V. Mighels, an author, mainly about personal matters, including finances, real estate purchases, and literary sales. Many of the letters are from Mrs. Mighels to friends and fellow writers, often identified by first name or nickname only. Includes papers of Ark-adian Brothers and Sisters of California, a cultural and educational group for neighborhood children, established by Mighels in her home; and papers of the California Literature Society, of which Mighels was secretary. Correspondents include Ina Coolbrith, Ann Clark Hart, Clarence M. Hunt, Rockwell D. Hunt, David Starr Jordan, Carleton Kendall, James D. Phelan, Richard E. White, and League of American Pen Women. Also includes a small amount of genealogical material. Diaries include two by Mighel's daughter, Genevieve (Viva) Cummins Doan, chronicling a trip to England (1900-1901). One of the scrapbooks is organized by Mighels' first husband, Adley Cummins (1873) and contains clippings and information about his mother's death.

13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)

California historical society

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California historical society

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California Literature Society.

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Ark-adian Brothers and Sisters of California.

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Doan, Genevieve (Viva) Cummins.

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Cummins, Adley Hook.

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Mighels, Philip V.

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Mighels, Ella Sterling, 1853-1934

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Born May 5, 1853 in Sacramento County, California, Ella Sterling Mighels was the author of many books. She is best known for her books on the literary history of California. She died in San Francisco on December 10, 1934. From the description of Ella Sterling Mighels Collection, 1890-1932. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58745786 Mighels was a Calif. author and literary historian, b. Ella Sterling Clark, married first to Adley Hook Cummins. then to Philip Ver...