Working files for the Book Club of California's 1948 Keepsake publication, Letters of the Gold Discovery : compiled under the editorship of George P. Hammond, 1948.

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Working files for the Book Club of California's 1948 Keepsake publication, Letters of the Gold Discovery : compiled under the editorship of George P. Hammond, 1948.

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Hammond's working files, including correspondence with contributors and editors, typescripts of background information, specimen copies of a few of the final published versions of individual items, and photo reproductions of original documents.

1 box (.4 linear ft.)

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Book Club of California

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The Book Club of California, founded in 1912, is a non-profit organization of book lovers and collectors who have a special interest in Pacific C oast history, literature, and fine printing. Its chief aims are to further the interests of book collectors and scholars and to promote an understanding and appreciation of fine books. From the description of Book Club of California records, 1914-[on-going]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122453532 ...

Hammond, George P. (George Peter), 1896-1993

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George Peter Hammond was born on September 19, 1896 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, and spent the first 13 years of his life in Kenmare, North Dakota. In 1909 his family moved to California; they arrived in Fresno but shortly thereafter settled on a plot of land in nearby Caruthers. While his parents and older brother worked on the family's farm, Hammond attended the local grammar school, followed by high school in the town of Easton, eight miles away. He graduated in 1916 and started college at Berke...