Guide to the Margherita Hamm, John R. McMahon and Eileen Douglas papers M2116
Malgorzata Schaeffer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
June 2016
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Note
Listing rather than a full finding aid.
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Margherita Hamm, John R. McMahon and Eileen Douglas papers
source:
Michael Brown Rare Books
creator:
Hamm, Margherita Arlina, 1871-1907
creator:
McMahon, John R. (John Robert), 1875-
creator:
Douglas, Eileen, 1903-
Identifier/Call Number: M2116
Physical Description:
1.251 Linear Feet
(3 boxes and 1 map folder)
Date (inclusive): 1891-1945
Language of Material: English
Content Description
The materials consists of 157 letters, 13 essays, 101 radio scripts, 1 book of poems, 66 photographs, 20 negatives, and approximately
89 pieces of various printed and manuscript ephemeral materials pertaining to the Hamm and McMahon families, all dated from
1891-1945.
Biographical / Historical
Margherita Arlina Hamm (1867-1907) married John R. McMahon (1875-1956) in 1902. Both were authors and journalists, and their
daughter Arlina Douglas McMahon, a.k.a. Eileen Douglas, was a stage and radio actress and radio script writer.
General
Detailed biographies of Hamm, McMahon, and Douglas available upon request.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by Stanford University Libraries in 2015.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Margherita Hamm, John R. McMahon and Eileen Douglas papers (M2116). Dept. of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Journalists.
Suffragists -- United States
Michael Brown Rare Books
Hamm, Margherita Arlina, 1871-1907
McMahon, John R. (John Robert), 1875-
Douglas, Eileen, 1903-
box 1, folder 1
Margherita Arlina Hamm - letters from publishers, 1893-1905
box 1, folder 1
Margherita Arlina Hamm - letters from mother, 1905-1907; letter to Aunt Isabel, May 12, 1931
box 1, folder 2
Margherita Arlina Hamm - essays - typescript and manuscript
box 1, folder 3
Letters by John R. McMahon as executor of Aunt Isabel's will, 1931-1932
box 1, folder 3
Letter to father from John R. McMahon, January 4, 1892, and to mother, April 9, 1902
box 1, folder 4
Letters from parents while in India to John R. McMahon and his brother, Charles, 1891-1895
box 1, folder 5
Letters to John R. McMahon including from publishers, bank, law offices, and personal letters from family members, 1901-1945
box 1, folder 6
Poems of Margherita Arlina Hamm - contents from binder of John R. McMahon - typescript
box 1, folder 7
Letters to Madre - Mrs. John R. McMahon (Beatrice) - from Me (Eileen Douglas)
box 1, folder 8
Eileen Douglas - correspondence
box 1, folder 9
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1901-1945
box 1, folder 10
Eileen Douglas - newspaper clippings, including Fred Allen Show
box 2, folder 1
Margherita Arlina Hamm - agreements with publishers
box 2, folder 2
Margherita Arlina Hamm - biography for The National Cyclopedia of American Biography
box 2, folder 2
Ephemera pertaining to M. Hamm, including pamphlets, obituary of S. Fales, speeches of M. Hamm
box 2, folder 3
Susan L. McMahon and Laura A. McMahon - estate documents
box 2, folder 3
Indenture between Joseph Cummings and Deborah Cummings, 1864
box 2, folder 3
Mary Isabella Stearns - copy of Last will and testament
box 2, folder 3
Isaiah McMahon - naturalization document
box 2, folder 3
John R. McMahon - agreements with publishers, 1901-1907
box 2, folder 3
Ephemera: WOR programs, envelopes, newspaper clippings
box 2, folder 4
Letters to Mr and Mrs. R. McMahon (John and Beatrice), 1931
box 2, folder 5-7
Eileen Douglas - radio scripts
box 3, folder 1-3
Eileen Douglas - radio scripts
box 3, folder 4
Photographs, including extra Everglades photographs and negatives
Box 3, Folder 4
Glass negative - broken and unidentified
map-folder 4
John L. McMahon - Last will and testament, October 30, 1896
map-folder 4
Belinda Higgins - Indenture, September 19, 1857
map-folder 4
Joseph Cummings and Deborah S., wife - Indenture, March 10, 1856
map-folder 4
G. W. McMahon - Diploma from Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
map-folder 4
Cotton's Weekly, June 2, 1910
