Josephine Simoneau Fussell Collection, 1902-1951; correspondence; (bulk 1902-1923; 1940-1951).

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Fussell, Josephine Simoneau, 1877-1973. Josephine Simoneau Fussell Collection, 1902-1951; correspondence; (bulk 1902-1923; 1940-1951).

Josephine Simoneau Fussell Collection, 1902-1951; correspondence; (bulk 1902-1923; 1940-1951).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123081964

The Collection includes the correspondence and memorabilia of Josephine Simoneau and Isobel Osbourne Field. Most of the correspondence, greeting and sympathy cards, programs, printed matter and other memorabilia relate to Robert Louis Stevenson and Jules Simoneau. Other correspondents include author Ann Fisher and Louis Sanchez. The collection includes several programs from anniversary celebrations in honor of Stevenson (1902-1905), which Jules Simoneau attended, a photograph of Stevenson signed by Fanny Osbourne Stevenson, and other materials connected to Stevenson and Simoneau. The sympathy cards, received at the time of Jules Simoneau's death, include cards sent by Mrs. Fanny Osborne Stevenson, her son Lloyd Osbourne, and her sister Fanny Sanchez. Included in the collection is the pamphlet, A Bit of My Life, with Christmas Greeting, 1951, written by Isobel Field, and a deck of fortune telling cards, designed by Isobel Field or "Teuila," the native name given to her during the Stevensons' residence in Samoa. Several schoolbooks used by Josephine Simoneau and other local residents in the 1880s to early 1900s are also present, as well as her scrapbooks and day diaries. (A most charming surprise in the collection is a small leather bag of Josephine's childhood jacks.) Series I consists of "letters received" (2 folders). Series II consists of "Greeting and Sympathy Cards and Postcards" (4 folders). Series III consists of "Pamphlets, Printed Matter, and Other Memorabilia" (5 folders).

45 items; 2 linear ft. in 2 cases.

Monterey Public Library