Papers of George Wharton James, 1871-1921.

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Papers of George Wharton James, 1871-1921.

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Collection of personal and professional papers of George Wharton James that includes miscellaneous correspondence, lectures and sermons, and articles on Arizona, New Mexico, California, American literature and humor, religion, overseas travels, and biographical pieces on Jesse Fremont, William Eward Gladstone, Lilla Leighton Lindley, William MaKinley, Queen Victoria, and others. The Addenda consists of poems sent to James which were probably intended for publication in Land of sunshine or Out west magazine. Included are pieces by Thomas Bracken, Frona Eunice Colburn Wait, Helen Hunt Jackson, and others.

266 pieces.10 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885

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Bracken, Thomas, 1841-1898

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Wait, Frona Eunice, 1859-1946

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