Papers, 1890-1963 (bulk 1900-1948).

Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919

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Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst was born in St. Clair, Missouri, the daughter of Drucilla (Whitmire) and Randolph Walker Apperson. In 1860, businessman George Hearst met Phoebe when he returned to St. Clair to care for his dying mother. When they married on June 15, 1862, George Hearst was 41 years old, and Phoebe was 19. Soon after their marriage the Hearsts moved to San Francisco, California, where Phoebe gave birth to their only child, William Randolph Hearst. As a very successful miner wh...

Burbank, E. A. (Elbridge Ayer), 1858-1949

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Artist. Born in Illinois, trained at Old Academy of Design, Chicago (1874) and in Munich, Germany (1886-1892). Nephew of Edward E. Ayer of Chicago, owner of fine private library on Native Americans that was later acquired by Newberry Library. Ayer influenced Burbank to paint Native Americans and West. Herb Hamlin, owner of a Pony Express Museum and editor of "Pony Express Courier," commissioned works from Burbank (1930-1940s) and later acquired many earlier sketches and oils. Burbank wrote "Burb...

DeKalb, Courtenay, 1861-1931.

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Mining engineer; managed mines in California, Mexico and the Roadside Mine near Tucson which he opened in 1921. He was associate editor of the Mining and Scientific Press. In 1913, he married his second wife, Frances Douglas, a scholar known for translation of Spanish writers. Frances was married to Charles Lummis from 1891 to 1911. Courtenay became U.S. Dept. of Commerce trade comissioner in 1919 and researched mineral resources of Spain, Morocco, and Portugal. He published his own literary wor...

Labarthe, Pedro Juan, 1906-

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Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente, 1867-1928

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Vicente Blasco Ibáñez was a Spanish realist novelist writing in Spanish, a screenwriter and occasional film director. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his World War I novel LOS CUATRO JINETES APOCALIPSIS. It was filmed in 1921 as THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE. From the description of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez collection, 1922-1923. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 319537300 Author. From the description of Vicente Blasco ...

Borg, Carl Oscar, 1879-1947

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Self taught Swedish-American artist Carl Oscar Borg (1879-1947) began his career as a sign painter in New York. He emigrated to the United States from Stockholm, Sweden in 1901, settling in Los Angeles in 1903 where he became active in the emerging Los Angeles art community. He became the protogé of Phoebe Apperson Hearst (mother of William Randolph Hearst) whose support and endorsement enabled him to study in Europe. He established himself as a serious artist after World War II working in the f...

Espina, Concha, 1869-1955

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Douglas, Frances, 1870-

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Translator of Spanish literature and author. From the description of Papers, 1890-1963 (bulk 1900-1948). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29547114 Author and translator Frances Douglas was born into a large family on 19 November 1870 in Milford, Connecticut; her parents were Alanson Delos Douglas and Betsy Ellen Miller. Frances attended only a few years of grammar school, and when she was sixteen, she joined her older sister Ida in Isleta, New Mexico...

Knibbs, Henry Herbert, 1874-1945

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Writer of "western fiction." Born in Canada in 1874 and emigrated to California in 1910. Knibbs' novels are set in the West and in revolutionary Mexico. Died in 1945. From the description of Henry Herbert Knibbs papers, 1906-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462018779 Biography Writer of "western fiction." Born in Canada in 1874 and emigrated to California in 1910. Knibbs' novels are set in the West and in revolutionar...

Rhodes, Eugene Manlove, 1869-1934

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Eugene Mangrove Rhodes was a writer of the old west. He was nationally known for his poetry, novels and, stories. Eleven of his books appeared serially in The Saturday Evening Post . He lived and wrote in Otero county, New Mexico. From the guide to the Eugene Manlove Rhodes Papers, 1930-1938, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) Eugene Manlove Rhodes was a writer of the old west. He was nationally know for his poetry, novels, and stories. Eleven of h...

Díaz-Caneja, Guillermo, 1876-1933.

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Carretero, José María, 1888-1951.

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Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

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Charles F. Lummis (1859-1928) was born in Lynn, Massachusettts. He became an editor for the Los Angeles Times on February 1, 1884, working for Harrison Gray Otis. He promoted interest in the American Southwest with his photography and articles. Lummis helped found the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles and the School of American Research in Santa Fe. The items from librarian Mary Sarber concern her research of Mr. Lummis' writings. From the guide to the Charles F. Lummis Collection, S27...