[Notes on Alexander F. Spear's "Voyage from Thomaston, Maine to California"], [1960-1969?].

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[Notes on Alexander F. Spear's "Voyage from Thomaston, Maine to California"], [1960-1969?].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123897094

Consists of various notes on Spear's work by Robert Weinstein and John Goodman, and 2 pieces of correspondence from Weinstein to Goodman.

[8] sheets ; 8.3 x 14 cm. to 28 x 22 cm.

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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