Bruce Porter letters, 1946, n.d.

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Bruce Porter letters, 1946, n.d.

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Contains a letter and envelope addressed to William "Billie" James, son of William James and Porter's brother-in-law, consoling him on the death of Alex, and giving him news of mutual friends living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes a letter to "Henry", also written from San Francisco, detailing Porter's impressions of Henry Howard and what would be best for Howard's continued maturation and education. Also includes a third letter, with envelope, written from the Hotel Trinity, Los Angeles (Calif.), to an unknown person regarding Porter's activities in Los Angeles, his assesment of the new Charlie Chaplin film and plays currently showing, and his hopes for his children's futures.

10 p. and envelopes (.1 linear ft.)

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Porter, Bruce, 1865-1953

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Bruce Porter was a San Francisco writer and artist. He founded and edited the literary magazine "The Lark." As an artist he worked as a painter in oils, printmaker, and stained glass windows. He was also a photographer and a landscape architect. Porter was one of the original Russian Hill Bohemians. From the description of Bruce Porter papers : additions, 1883-1976. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52692794 American author. From the descr...

James, William, 1882-

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Portrait painter, instructor; Cambridge, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Son of psychologist William James (1842-1910), brother of portrait painter Alexander Robertson James, and nephew of novelist Henry James. Pupil of Benson and Tarbell and teacher at Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, 1913-1926. From the description of William James papers, 1883-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80588584 ...