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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: John R. McMahon papers
creator:
McMahon, John R. (John Robert), 1875-
Identifier/Call Number: M2016
Physical Description:
3.2 Linear Feet
(3 manuscript boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1899-1939
John Robert McMahon (born 1875) was an author. He wrote novels, plays, and articles, contributing to newspapers and magazines.
Born in India, he moved to New York where he attended Genesee Wesleyan Seminary from 1885-1890. McMahon wed Margherita Arlina
Hamm (1867-1907) in 1902. Their daughter Arlina Douglas McMahon, a.k.a. Eileen Douglas, was a stage and radio actress and
radio script writer.
Materials consist largely of original typescripts and typescript copies of John R. McMahon's works, including novels, short
articles for publication, a play, and a poem. Also includes rejection letters, press clippings related to McMahon's publication
of the work Toilers and Idlers, personal documents, biographical information, correspondence, and more. Many items feature
manuscript annotations and corrections. Includes a draft of one piece co-written with his wife Margherita, "The Quicksand."
Many of the works are related to the American military presence in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. The digital portion
of the collection is CLOSED until processed.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical 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
Purchase; 2014. Accessions MSS 2014-048, 2014-049, 2018-063.
[identification of item], John R. McMahon papers (M2016). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
McMahon, John R. (John Robert), 1875-