Descriptive Summary
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Biography
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Louis J. Stellman Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1910-1989
Box Number: 1989-1991
Creator:
Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John), 1877-1961
Repository:
California State Library
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions of Use
Please credit California State Library.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Louis J. Stellman Papers, California State Library.
Access Points
Stellman, Louis John, 1877-1961
Journalists--California.
Photographers--California
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--Pictorial works
Brannan, Sam, 1819-1889
Contents
Manuscripts for published and unpublished work, postcards, photographs, clippings.
Biography
Louis J. Stellman was born on January 6, 1877 in Baltimore, Maryland. After briefly
trying pharmacy, then telegraphy, he settled down at the turn of the century as a Los
Angeles newspaperman. In 1902 he moved to San Francisco and worked as a reporter, then an
editor, for the "News". He later became an editorial and feature writer for the
"Bulletin". He wrote books and articles on the side and became a serious photographer.
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