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  • Administrative Information
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Mildred Martin Papers
    Collection number: M0780
    Creator: Martin, Mildred
    Extent: 10.75 linear ft. (20 manuscripts boxes, 1 .5 manuscript box, 1 audiocassette box)
    Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
    Abstract: Primarily research materials about Donaldina Cameron, including some original materials and interviews. Martin's papers include manuscripts, correspondence, cassette tapes, and photographs.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access

    There are no restrictions on access.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

    Preferred Citation

    Mildred Martin Papers. M0780. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Carolyn M. Lyons, the daughter of Mildred Martin, 1994.

    Biography

    American writer, known particularly for her book CHINATOWN'S ANGRY ANGEL, the story of Donaldina Cameron's early years fighting the yellow slave trade. Cameron House, a community services agency serving the Chinese in San Francisco, was named for Donaldina Cameron, and the agency she founded, Ming Quong, survives in the South Bay.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    Primarily research materials about Donaldina Cameron, including some original materials and interviews. Martin's papers include manuscripts, correspondence, cassette tapes, and photographs.

    Access Terms

    Cameron, Donaldina.
    Shepherd, Charles.
    Wong, Mae.
    Wu, Tien Fu.
    American literature--20th century.
    Chinese Americans--San Francisco (Calif.)