Guide to the Zena G. Holman Jack London Collection
Processed by Lola M. Aguilar
Diablo Vista District Archives
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Zena G. Holman Jack London Collection
Date (inclusive): 1888-1971
Date (bulk): (bulk 1900-1927)
Collection number: 241-082-149
Collector:
Holman, Zena G.
Extent:
14 linear feet, 4 oversize folders.
Repository:
Diablo Vista District Archives
Abstract: Born John Griffith Chaney on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, Jack London was an American author, journalist, and social
activist best known as the author of Call of the Wild and White Fang. London's interest in the rights of workers and socialism
resulted in several works such as The Iron Heel and The People of the Abyss. The Zena G. Holman Jack London Collection is
arranged in five series: 1. Publications, 2. Scrapbooks, 3. Photographic Material, 4. Correspondence, and 5. Ephemera. Items
span the years 1888 to 1971 with the bulk of the collection from 1900 to 1927.
Physical Location: Diablo Vista District Archives
Languages: Languages represented in this collection:
English
Access
The collection is open for research with permission from the Diablo Vista District Archives staff.
Publication Rights
For permission to reproduce or publish, please consult the Diablo Vista District Archives. Permission for reproduction or
publication is given on behalf of the Diablo Vista District Archives, Sonoma as the owner of the physical items. The researcher
assumes all responsibility for possible infringement that may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the
California State Parks.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Zena G. Holman Collection, 241: 082-149: [box: folder number], Diablo Vista District Archives, Sonoma,
California.
Acquisition Information
Zena G. (Patrick) Holman (1891-1980) donated this collection in 1970. Holman and her husband Wilford R. Holman owned the Holman
Department Store in Pacific Grove, CA. Along with other historically significant collections, Holman collected Jack London's
publications, personal writings, photographs, and documentary material about the author. No further accruals are expected.
Processing Information
Lola Aguilar processed this collection and created and encoded its finding aid in 2012.
Administrative History
Born John Griffith Chaney on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, Jack London was an American author, journalist, and social
activist best known as the author of Call of the Wild and White Fang. Jack's parents, Flora Wellman and William Chaney were
unmarried and subsequently, Chaney deserted Flora before Jack was born. A few months later Flora met and married widowed Civil
War veteran John London, who had two daughters, Eliza and Ida. The family settled in Oakland. Eliza became a second mother
to Jack even after her marriage to Captain J.H. Shepard.
Jack spent many hours in the Oakland Library, mentored by librarian Ina Coolbrith and later befriended by reference librarian,
fellow socialist, and founder of the Ruskin Club, Frederick Irons Bamford. In 1890, Jack graduated from Cole Grammar School
and went to work at Hickmott's Cannery in Oakland. London quit work in 1892 and became an oyster pirate, served on a fish
patrol, sailed on a sealing ship, joined Kelly's Army of unemployed men, and tramped around the country until late 1894 when
he returned home to attend high school at age 19. Jack embraced socialism as a consequence of his exposure to poverty and
social injustice during his travels. He joined the Socialist Labor Party in 1896.
Always a prolific reader, Jack was determined to become a writer to escape the factory life. In 1893 he won the $25 prize
in the San Francisco Morning Call contest for best descriptive article for "Story of a Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan." He
submitted stories to various publications, generally without success. He attended high school for one year before his admittance
to the University of California, Berkeley. He soon quit school to seek his fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, returning
home the next year to undertake writing as a profession. His first novel, The Son of the Wolf, was published in 1905.
In 1900, Jack married Elizabeth "Bess" Maddern, with whom he had two daughters, Joan and Bess. He divorced Bess in 1905 and
married Charmian Kittredge. The same year London bought a ranch in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, CA and called it "Beauty Ranch,"
with Eliza as ranch superintendent. In 1907, the couple sailed the South Pacific on their yacht, the Snark, before heading
for home after Jack contracted tropical diseases, which he treated with mercury-based medicine. Back home in 1909, the London's
continued to add to the ranch and started construction of "Wolf House," which was destroyed by fire in 1913.
Jack London died of uremia aggravated by an accidental morphine overdose on November 22, 1916. At the time of his death, he
suffered from dysentery and uremia and late stage alcoholism. His ashes were buried near the Wolf House ruins in Jack London
State Historic Park. London prodigiously penned novels, non-fiction, essays, plays, and short stories becoming the first living
author to achieve worldwide commercial and critical success.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Zena G. Holman Jack London Collection is arranged in five series: 1. Publications, 2. Scrapbooks, 3. Photographic Material,
4. Correspondence, and 5. Ephemera. Items span the years 1888 to 1971 with the bulk of the collection from 1900 to 1927.
Series one, Publications, consists of 163 file folders and includes nine subseries: 1.1 Books by Jack London, 1.2 Books by
Charmian Kittredge London, 1.3 Books by Joan London, 1.4 Books by Other Authors, 1.5 Periodicals, 1.6 Newsletters, 1.7 Book
Catalogs, 1.8 Pamphlets, and 1.9 Clippings. This series contains a complete collection of Jack London's books, many of which
are first editions and includes his articles that appeared in contemporary periodicals. He wrote socialist pamphlets that
are included in this series, along with socialist pamphlets written by other authors. Holman collected clippings that mentioned
London during and after his death.
Series two, Scrapbooks, consists of ten file folders and include histories, photographs, brochures, programs, manuals, directories,
bibliographies, news releases, and news clippings. Zena Holman compiled ten scrapbooks that contain her eight years research
project of Jack London's life and career.
Series three, Photographic Material, consists of two file folders and includes photographs of London at different ages, Jack
and Charmian at their ranch, and photographs of the building of their yacht, the Snark. Series four, Correspondence, consists
of five file folders and contains London's and Charmian's original typewritten and handwritten signed correspondence to friends.
Recipients include Frederick Irons Bamford, writer Anna Strunsky (Walling), and Dr. William S. Porter. Series five, Ephemera,
consists of six file folders and contains pawn tickets, brochures, programs, cards, broadsides, and posters. The Ruskin Club
programs include London as a featured speaker.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Holman, Zena G.
London, Jack, 1876-1916
London, Charmian, 1871-1955
London, Joan, 1901-1971
Shepard, Eliza London
Bamford, Frederick Irons
Walling, Anna Strunsky, 1879-1964
Porter, Dr. William S.
Jack London State Historic Park (Calif.)
California. Dept. of Parks and Recreation
Glen Ellen, (Calif.)
American literature—20th century
Authors, American—20th century
Historic parks
Collection Contents
Box 9-20-241: 001- Box 6D-13-241: 010
Series 1.
Publications
1888-1971
Physical Description: 163 file folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
Publications consists of nine subseries: Books by Jack London, Books by Charmian Kittredge London, Books by Joan London, Books
by Other Authors, Periodicals, Newsletters, Book Catalogs, Pamphlets, and Clippings. This series includes a collection of
London's books of which many are first editions, along with his other works, including articles and pamphlets. This series
also includes books written by London's friends who accompanied him on many of his travels, such as Martin Johnson and Leon
Livingstone (A No. 1).
Box Box 9-20-241: 001-Box 9-24-241:006
Subseries 1.1
Books by Jack London
1900-1937
Physical Description: 62 file folders
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries contains a collection of London's novels, short story collections, autobiographical memoirs, non-fiction, essays,
and plays, including many first editions and signed copies. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by title.
Box Box 9-20-241: 001
The Abysmal Brute. NY: Century Co.(Inscribed by Eliza London Shepard)
1913
Box Box 9-20-241: 002
The Abysmal Brute. NY: Century Co.
1913
Box Box 9-20-241: 003
The Acorn-Planter: A California Forest Play: Planned to be Sung by Efficient Singers Accompanied by a Capable Orchestra. NY:
MacMillan Co.
1916
Box Box 9-20-241: 004
Adventure. NY: MacMillan Co.
1911
Box Box 9-20-241: 005
Adventure. NY: MacMillan Co.
1929
Box Box 9-20-241: 006
Before Adam. NY: Grosset & Dunlap
1912
Box Box 9-20-241: 007
Burning Daylight. NY: Grosset & Dunlap
1910
Box Box 9-20-241: 008
Burning Daylight. NY: MacMillan Co.
1937
Box Box 9-20-241: 009
The Call of the Wild. NY: Regent Press
1910
Box Box 9-20-241: 010
The Call of the Wild. NY: MacMillan Co.
1926
Box Box 9-20-241: 011
Children of the Frost. NY: MacMillan Co.
1902
Box Box 9-20-241: 012
Cruise of the Dazzler. NY: Century Co.
1902
Box Box 9-20-241: 013
The Cruise of the Snark. NY: MacMillan
1911
Box Box 9-20-241: 014
A Daughter of the Snows. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co.
1902
Box Box 9-20-241: 015
Dutch Courage and Other Stories. NY: MacMillan Co.
1922
Box Box 9-21-241: 001
The Faith of Men. NY: MacMillan Co.
1904
Box Box 9-21-241: 002
The Faith of Men. NY: MacMillan Co.
1904
Box Box 9-21-241: 003
The Faith of Men. NY: William Heinemann
1904
Box Box 9-21-241: 004
The Game. London: MacMillan Co.
1905
Box Box 9-21-241: 005
The God of His Fathers and Other Stories. NY: McClure, Phillips & Co.
1901
Box Box 9-21-241: 006
Hearts of Three. NY: MacMillan Co.
1920
Box Box 9-21-241: 007
The House of Pride: And Other Tales of Hawaii. NY: MacMillan Co.
1912
Box Box 9-21-241: 008
The Human Drift. NY: MacMillan Co.
1917
Box Box 9-21-241: 009
The Iron Heel. NY: MacMillan Co.
1908
Box Box 9-21-241: 010
Jerry of the Islands. NY: MacMillan Co.
1917
Box Box 9-21-241: 011
John Barleycorn. NY: Century Co.
1913
Box Box 9-21-241: 012
John Barleycorn or Alcoholic Memoirs. London: Mills & Boon Ltd.(Inscribed by Charmian London)
1914
Box Box 9-22-241: 001
The Kempton-Wace Letters. NY: MacMillan Co., (Co-authored with Anna Strunskey)
1903
Box Box 9-22-241: 002
The Little Lady of the Big House. NY: MacMillan Co.
1916
Box Box 9-22-241: 003
The Little Lady of the Big House. NY: MacMillan Co. (Sonoma Edition) (Inscribed by Eliza London Shepard)
1928
Box Box 9-22-241: 004
Lost Face. NY: MacMillan Co.
1910
Box Box 9-22-241: 005
Love of Life and Other Stories. NY: MacMillan Co.
1907
Box Box 9-22-241: 006
Martin Eden. NY: MacMillan Co.
1909
Box Box 9-22-241: 007
Michael Brother of Jerry. NY: MacMillan Co.
1917
Box Box 9-22-241: 008
Moon-Face and Other Stories. NY: MacMillan Co.
1906
Box Box 9-22-241: 009
The Mutiny of the Elsinore. NY: MacMillan Co.
1914
Box Box 9-22-241: 010
The Night-Born: and also The Madness of John Harned, When the World was Young, The Benefit of the Doubt, Winged Blackmail,
Bunches of Knuckles, War, Under the Deck Awnings, To Kill a Man, The Mexican. NY: Grosset & Dunlap
1913
Box Box 9-22-241: 011
On the Makaloa Mat. NY: MacMillan Co.
1919
Box Box 9-22-241: 012
The People of the Abyss. NY: MacMillan Co.
1903
Box Box 9-22-241: 013
The Red One. NY: MacMillan Co.
1918
Box Box 9-23-241: 001
Revolution and Other Essays. NY: MacMillan Co.
1912
Box Box 9-23-241: 002
The Road. NY: MacMillan Co.
1907
Box Box 9-23-241: 003
The Scarlet Plague. NY: MacMillan Co.
1915
Box Box 9-23-241: 004
Scorn of Women in Three Acts. NY: MacMillan Co.
1906
Box Box 9-23-241: 005
The Sea-Wolf. NY: MacMillan Co.
1904
Box Box 9-23-241: 006
Smoke Bellew. NY: Century Co.
1912
Box Box 9-23-241: 007
A Son of the Sun. Garden City, NJ: Doubleday, Page & Co.
1912
Box Box 9-23-241: 008
A Son of the Sun. Leipzig, Germany: Bernard Tauchnitz
1913
Box Box 9-23-241: 009
The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North. Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
1900
Box Box 9-23-241: 010
South Sea Tales. NY: MacMillan Co.
1911
Box Box 9-23-241: 011
The Star Rover. NY: MacMillan Co.
1915
Box Box 9-23-241: 012
The Strength of the Strong and Other Stories. NY: MacMillan Co.
1914
Box Box 9-23-241: 013
Tales of the Fish Patrol. NY: MacMillan Co.
1905
Box Box 9-23-241: 014
Theft: A Play in Four Acts. NY: MacMillan Co.
1910
Box Box 9-23-241: 015
The Turtles of Tasman. NY: MacMillan Co.
1916
Box Box 9-23-241: 016
The Valley of the Moon. NY: MacMillan Co.
1913
Box Box 9-24-241: 001
The Valley of the Moon. NY: MacMillan Co. (Sonoma Edition) (Inscribed by Eliza London)
1928
Box Box 9-24-241: 002
War of the Classes. NY: MacMillan Co.
1905
Box Box 9-24-241: 003
When God Laughs and Other Stories. NY: MacMillan Co.
1911
Box Box 9-24-241: 004
White Fang. NY: MacMillan Co.
1906
Box Box 9-24-241: 005
White Fang. Grosset & Dunlap (Includes an attached photograph of London)
1906
Box Box 9-24-241: 006
White Fang. NY: MacMillan Co. (Sonoma Edition) (Includes an attached photograph of London, also inscribed by Eliza London
Shepard)
1928
Box Box 9-24-241: 007-Box 9-25-241:002
Subseries 1.2
Books by Charmian Kittredge London
1915-1925
Physical Description: 4 file folders
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries contain Charmian's (Jack's wife) books, most with her signature, and is arranged alphabetically by title.
Box Box 9-24-241: 007
The Book of Jack London, Volume I (Inscribed by Charmian London)
1921
Box Box 9-24-241: 008
The Book of Jack London, Volume II (Inscribed by Charmian London)
1921
Box Box 9-25-241: 001
The Log of the Snark
1915
Box Box 9-25-241: 002
The Log of the Snark (Inscribed by Charmian London)
1925
Box Box 9-25-241: 003
Subseries 1.3
Books by Joan London
1939
Physical Description: 1 file folders
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries contains Joan London's book (Jack's daughter) and is arranged alphabetically by title.
Box Box 9-25-241: 003
Jack London and His Times: An Unconventional Biography
1939
Box Box 9-25-241: 004 - 9-27-241:009
Subseries 1.4
Books by Other Authors
1889-1956
Physical Description: 19 file folders
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries contain books written about London, some by friends or acquaintances, which directly mention or allude to London,
and are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name.
Box Box 9-25-241: 004
Carnes, Cecil. Jimmy Hare News Photographer: Half a Century with a Camera
1940
Box Box 9-25-241: 005
Bamford, Georgia Loring. The Mystery of Jack London: Some of His Friends, also a Few Letters: A Reminiscence
1931
Box Box 9-26-241: 001
Book Committee of the Spinners' Club. The Spinners' Book of Fiction
1907
Box Box 9-26-241: 002
Flagg, James M. The Works of James M. Flagg: Poems and Tales Much in the Manner of the Psychological Autobiographist
1916
Box Box 9-26-241: 003
Foner, Philip S., ed. Jack London American Rebel: A Collection of his Social Writings Together with an Extensive Study of
the Man and his Times
1947
Box Box 9-26-241: 004
Harkins, Edward F. Little Pilgrimages Among the Men Who Have Written Famous Books
1903
Box Box 9-26-241: 005
Harris, Frank. The Bomb (Inscribed by Charmian London)
1909
Box Box 9-26-241: 006
Historical Sketch of the State Normal School at San Jose, California with a Catalogue of its Graduates and a Record of their
Work for Twenty-Seven Years, 1862-1889
1889
Box Box 9-26-241: 007
Johnson, Martin. Through the South Seas with Jack London (Signed by the author)
1913
Box Box 9-26-241: 008
Lane, Rose Wilder. He was a Man
1925
Box Box 9-27-241: 001
Livingstone, Leon. From Coast to Coast with Jack London by A-No. 1: "The Famous Tramp" who Traveled 500,000 Miles for $7.61
1917
Box Box 9-27-241: 002
Morrell, Edward H. The Twenty-Fifth Man: The Strange Story of Ed. Morrell, the Hero of Jack London's "Star Rover"
1924
Box Box 9-27-241: 003
Noel, Joseph. Footloose in Arcadia: A Personal Record of Jack London, George Sterling, Ambrose Bierce
1940
Box Box 9-27-241: 004
Payne, Edward Biron. The Soul of Jack London
1933
Box Box 9-27-241: 005
Shephard, Irving, ed. Jack London's Tales of Adventure
1956
Box Box 9-27-241: 006
Stone, Irving. Sailor on Horseback: The Biography of Jack London
1938
Box Box 9-27-241: 007
Umbstaetter, H.D. The Red-Hot Dollar and Other Stories from The Black Cat. (Introduction by Jack London)
1911
Box Box 9-27-241: 008
Whitaker, Herman, ed. West Winds: California's Book of Fiction, Written by California Authors and Illustrated by California
Artists
1914
Box Box 9-27-241: 009
Whitaker, Herman, ed. West Winds: California's Book of Fiction, Written by California Authors and Illustrated by California
Artists
1914
Box Box 6D-9-241: 001 - 6D-12-241: 005
Subseries 1.5
Periodicals
1899-1956
Physical Description: 59 file folders
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries includes periodicals that contain articles written by or about London and are arranged alphabetically by title.
Box Box 6D-9-241: 001
The Argonaut. Vol. 132 No. 3969, Dec. 4, 1953, SF: CA Argonaut Publishing Co.
1953
Box Box 6D-9-241: 002
The Black Cat. No. 44, May 1899, Boston: Shortstory Publishing Co.
1899
Box Box 6D-9-241: 003
The Comrade: An Illustrated Socialist Monthly. Vol. 1 No. 1, Oct. 1901, NY: Alliance Publishing Co.
1901
Box Box 6D-9-241: 004
The Comrade. Vol. 1 No. 3, Dec. 1901, NY: Comrade Publishing Co.
1901
Box Box 6D-9-241: 005
Cosmopolitan. Vol. 52 No. 1, Dec. 1911, NY: International Magazine Co.
1911
Box Box 6D-9-241: 006
Cosmopolitan. Vol. 52 No. 5, April 1912, NY: International Magazine Co.
1912
Box Box 6D-9-241: 007
Cosmopolitan. Vol. 53 No. 1, June 1912, NY: International Magazine Co. (2 copies)
1912
Box Box 6D-9-241: 008
The Editor. Vol. 51 No. 2, July 25, 1919, Ridgewood, NJ: Editor Co.
1919
Box Box 6D-9-241: 009
The Editor. Vol. 52 No. 8, April 25, 1920, Ridgewood, NJ: Editor Co.
1920
Box Box 6D-9-241: 010
Everybody's Magazine. Vol. 25, No. 1, July 1911, NY: Ridgeway Co.
1911
Box Box 6D-9-241: 011
Golden Book Magazine. Vol. 20 No. 119, Nov. 1934, NY: Review of Review Corp.
1934
Box Box 6D-9-241: 012
Impressions. Vol. 2 No. 3, June 1901, San Francisco: D. P. Elder & Morgan Shephard.
1901
Box Box 6D-9-241: 013
Impressions. Vol. 2 No. 5, Nov. 1901, San Francisco: D. P. Elder & Morgan Shephard.
1901
Box Box 6D-9-241: 014
Liberty. Vol. 8 No. 41, Oct. 10, 1931, NY: Liberty Publishing Co.
1931
Box Box 6D-9-241: 015
Life. Vol. 62 No. 1613, Sept. 25, 1913, NY: Life Publishing Co.
1913
Box Box 6D-9-241: 016
The Literary Digest. Vol. 27 No. 14, Oct. 3, 1903, NY: Funk & Wagnalls Co.
1903
Box Box 6D-10-241: 001
The Literary Digest. Vol. 53 No. 24, Dec. 9, 1916, NY: Funk & Wagnalls Co.
1916
Box Box 6D-10-241: 002
The Masses. Vol. 9 No. 9 Issue No. 73, July 1917, NY: Masses Publishing Co.
1917
Box Box 6D-10-241: 003
The Mast Magazine. Vol. 3 No. 2, Feb. 1946, NY: Mast Magazine Assoc.
1946
Box Box 6D-10-241: 004
Motorland. Vol. 74 No. 4, April 1954, San Francisco: CSAA
1954
Box Box 6D-10-241: 005
The Nation. Vol. 135 No. 3518, Dec. 7, 1932, NY: Nation
1932
Box Box 6D-10-241: 006
The National Geographic Magazine. Vol. 94 No. 6, Dec. 1948, Wash DC: National Geographic Society
1948
Box Box 6D-10-241: 007
National News of the American Legion Auxiliary. Vol. 14 No. 5, May 1940, Indianapolis: American Legion Auxiliary
1940
Box Box 6D-10-241: 008
New Masses. Vol. 4 No. 8, Jan. 1929, NY: New Masses Inc.
1929
Box Box 6D-10-241: 009
The New Review. Vol. 1 No. 22, Nov. 1913, NY: New Review Publishing Assoc. (2 copies)
1913
Box Box 6D-10-241: 010
New Review. Vol. 3 No. 11, Aug. 1, 1915
1915
Box Box 6D-10-241: 011
Oakland Tribune, 1920 Annual. Vol. 81 No. 168, Jan. 31, 1920, Oakland, CA: Tribune Publishing Co.
1920
Box Box 6D-10-241: 012
The Occult Digest. Vol. 5 No. 4, April 1929, Chicago: Occult Digest Co.
1929
Box Box 6D-10-241: 013
Once a Week. Vol. 3 No. 3, Dec. 1906, Oakland, CA: Once a Week Publishing Co. (2 copies)
1906
Box Box 6D-10-241: 014
The Outlook. Vol. 112 No. 13, March 29, 1916, NY: Outlook Co.
1916
Box Box 6D-10-241: 015
Out West. Vol. 21 No. 1, July 1904, LA: Out West Magazine Co.
1904
Box Box 6D-10-241: 016
Overland Monthly. Vol. 68 No. 5, May 1917, San Francisco: Overland Monthly Co.
1917
Box Box 6D-10-241: 017
Overland Monthly. Vol. 76 No. 4, Oct. 1920, San Francisco: Overland Monthly Co.
1920
Box Box 6D-10-241: 018
Overland Monthly. Vol. 82 No. 3, March 1924, San Francisco: Overland Monthly Co.
1924
Box Box 6D-10-241: 019
The Pacific Monthly. Vol. 20 No. 6, Dec. 1908, Portland, OR: Pacific Monthly Co.
1908
Box Box 6D-10-241: 020
The Papyrus. Vol. 6 No. 1-2, Jan.-Feb. 1910, East Orange, NJ: Michael Monahan
1910
Box Box 6D-10-241: 021
Physical Culture. Vol. 66 No. 1, July 1931, NY: Physical Culture Publishing Co.
1931
Box Box 6D-10-241: 022; Map Drawer A
The Saturday Evening Post. Vol. 175 No. 51-52, June 20-27, 1903, Vol. 176 No. 1-3, July 4-18. 1903, Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing
Co.
1903
Box Box 6D-10-241: 023
The Satyr. Vol. 1 No. 6, Dec. 1909, Oakland, CA: Satyr Publishing Co.
1909
Box Box 6D-10-241: 024
Spectator-Journal. Vol. 13 No. 1, Feb. 1956, Carmel, CA: Carmel Pacific Publications
1956
Box Box 6D-11-241: 001
St. Nicholas. Vol. 29 No. 9, July 1909, NY: Century Co.
1909
Box Box 6D-11-241: 002
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 11 No. 2, June 1903, San Francisco: Southern Pacific Co. Passenger Dept.
1903
Box Box 6D-11-241: 003
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 20 No. 3, Jan. 1908, San Francisco: Southern Pacific Co. Passenger Dept.
1908
Box Box 6D-11-241: 004
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 22 No. 4, April 1909, San Francisco: Southern Pacific Co. Passenger Dept.
1909
Box Box 6D-11-241: 005
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 23 No. 6, Dec. 1909, San Francisco: Southern Pacific Co. Passenger Dept.
1909
Box Box 6D-11-241: 006
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 27 No. 3, Sept. 1911, San Francisco: Southern Pacific Co.
1911
Box Box 6D-11-241: 007
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 27 No. 5, Nov. 1911, San Francisco: Southern Pacific Co.
1911
Box Box 6D-11-241: 008
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 38 No. 2, Feb. 1917, San Francisco: Woodhead, Field & Co.
1917
Box Box 6D-11-241: 009
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 39 No. 4, Oct. 1917, San Francisco: Sunset Magazine, Inc.
1917
Box Box 6D-11-241: 010
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 39 No. 5, Nov. 1917, San Francisco: Sunset Magazine, Inc.
1917
Box Box 6D-11-241: 011
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 39 No. 6, Dec. 1917, San Francisco: Sunset Magazine, Inc.
1917
Box Box 6D-11-241: 012
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 40 No. 2, Feb. 1918, San Francisco: Sunset Magazine, Inc.
1918
Box Box 6D-11-241: 013
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 40 No. 3, March 1918, San Francisco: Sunset Magazine, Inc. (2 copies)
1918
Box Box 6D-12-241: 001
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 40 No. 4, April 1918, San Francisco: Sunset Magazine, Inc. (2 copies)
1918
Box Box 6D-12-241: 002
Sunset Magazine. Vol. 40 No. 5, May 1918, San Francisco: Sunset Magazine, Inc.
1918
Box Box 6D-12-241: 003
Town Talk. Vol. 20 No. 1057, Nov. 23, 1912, San Francisco: Pacific Publication Co.
1912
Box Box 6D-12-241: 004
Tribune Year Book. Jan. 21, 1921, Oakland, CA: Tribune Publishing Co.
1921
Box Box 6D-12-241: 005
Western World. Vol. 2 No. 1, April 1907, San Francisco: Western World Publishing Co.
1907
Box Box 6D-12-241: 006
Subseries 1.6
Newsletters
1917-1932
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries contains two newsletters that include an article about London and is arranged numerically by accession number.
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Subseries 1.7
Book Catalogs
1905, Undated
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries includes catalogs that featured London's books and is arranged numerically by accession number.
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Subseries 1.8
Pamphlets
1888-1941, Undated
Physical Description: 2 file folders
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Pamphlets include London's biographical and socialist pamphlets and from his own library, pamphlets by other authors such
as Karl Marx and Peter Kropotkine. This subseries is arranged numerically by accession number.
Box Box 6D-12-241: 008
London, Jack. The Apostate
Undated
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London, Jack. The Dream of Debs
Undated
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London, Jack. An Odyssey of the North
1920
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London, Jack. Revolution
Undated
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London, Jack. Revolution
1909
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London, Jack. The Strength of the Strong
1911
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London, Jack. The Tramp
Undated
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London, Jack. What Life Means to Me
Undated
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London, Jack. What Life Means to Me (Memorial Edition)
1916
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London, Jack. Jack London by Himself
Undated
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London, Jack. Jack London: The Author with the Sales
Undated
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Jack London: His Life and Literary Work
Undated
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Life of Jack London
Undated
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Karl Marx' Theory of Value
1902
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Kropotkine, Peter. Anarchist Communism: Its Basis and Principles
1905
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Engels, Frederick. The Development of Socialism from Utopia to Science
1901
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In the World of Letters
Undated
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Marx, Karl. A Discourse on Free Trade
1888
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Saxon, Edmund. Karl Marx' Analysis of Money
1897
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Berkman, Alexander, ed. Mother Earth
1912
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The Mission of the Working Class
Undated
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London, Jack. The Scab
Undated
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Lewis, Sinclair. Sinclair Lewis on "The Valley of the Moon"
Undated
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Wilson, Nell Griffith. Our Valley of the Moon in Poems and Pictures
1941
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Oppenheimer, Jake. Softening the Heart of a Convict
1912
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London, Jack. A New Idea in Fiction: The Star Rover
Undated
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London, Jack. The Sea Sprite and the Shooting Star
1932
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Subseries 1.9
Clippings
1895-1939
Physical Description: 14 file folders
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
The collection of periodical clippings contains London's short stories and books that were serialized or condensed. Newspaper
clippings include articles about London during his life and death with a few articles about and by Charmian. This subseries
is arranged numerically by accession number. Oversized items have been relocated to a map drawer.
Box 6D-14-241: 001 - 6D-19-241: 002
Series 2.
Scrapbooks
1897-1971
Physical Description:
10 file folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
Scrapbooks are arranged by the volume numbers and include photographs, typed bibliographies, typed copies of letters, reprints
of Jack London's articles, pamphlets, programs, and typed lists of London's works.
Box 6D-20-241: 001-002
Series 3.
Photographic Material
1900-1942
Physical Description:
2 file folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series includes photographs of Jack, Charmian, Flora, and Joan London, Roscoe Eames, the Beauty Ranch, and the building
of the Snark. Photographs are arranged numerically by accession number. See Series 2. Scrapbooks for more photographs.
Box 6D-20-241: 003-007
Series 4.
Correspondence
1901-1970
Physical Description:
5 file folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
Letters include London's and Charmian's typewritten and handwritten signed correspondence to friends. Recipients include fellow
socialist Frederick Irons Bamford, writer Anna Strunsky Walling, London's personal physician Dr. William S. Porter, and Zena
G. Holman. Letters are arranged numerically by accession number.
Box 6D-20-241: 008 - 012
Series 5.
Ephemera
1898-1948
Physical Description:
6 file folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
Ephemera include brochures, programs, cards, posters, and broadsides featuring London's works and his participation in organizations
such as the Ruskin Club. Series is arranged numerically by accession number. Items found within the collection's books are
arranged numerically in the last folder. Oversized items have been relocated to the map drawer.
