Daniel F. Castro collection of Ina Coolbrith and Eunice Lehmer correspondence, 1910-1955.

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Daniel F. Castro collection of Ina Coolbrith and Eunice Lehmer correspondence, 1910-1955.

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The Daniel F. Castro collection of Ina Coolbrith and Eunice Lehmer correspondence, 1910-1955, is primarily comprised of correspondence by and to Ina Coolbrith and also by and to Eunice Lehmer. The collection also includes a poem by, writings sent to, and a small amount of ephemera concerning Ina Coolbrith; a series of news column clippings by journalist Hal Johnson, of the Berkeley Daily Gazette; news clippings, a scrapbook, and other ephemera related to the Woodminster Amphitheater, Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland, California; and a slight amount of ephemera related to Joaquin Miller Park.

2 boxes and 1 oversize folder (.8 linear feet)

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Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1842?-1928

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Kenney is a Mormon author and historian. From the guide to the Scott G. Kenney research materials, 1820-1984, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Ina Coolbrith was born as Josephine Donna Smith (niece of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith) in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1841or 1842 (accounts differ). Following her father's death, which roughly coincided with the Mormons' expulsion from Illinois, Josephine's mother took her to St. Louis and married William Pickett. In 1850 the family ...

Lehmer, Eunice Mitchell.

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Castro, Daniel

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Ina Coolbrith (1841-1928) was a poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent and beloved figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community. Coolbrith contributed articles to the influential magazine, the Overland Monthly, and published her poetry widely. Her literary work led to her friendship with Alfred Tennyson, Samuel Clemens, Bret Harte, Charles Warren Stoddard, Joaquin Miller, and Ansel Adams amongst other influential literary and cultural figures. In 1915 Coolbrith was name...