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Title: James King Steele and travel-related ephemera collection
Inclusive Dates: 1894-1964
Collection Number: mssSteeleEph
Extent:
5 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of travel-related ephemera and material related to James King Steele.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information,
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
James King Steele and travel-related ephemera collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
In library.
James King Steele was an author, editor, and publicist. He was the manager of the publication department at the Toyo Kisen
Kaisha (Oriental Steamship Company). He was also the editor of "Japan," a monthly travel publication issued by TKK.
This collection consists of material accumulated and produced by James King Steele during his time in China, Japan, and the
Philippines. Some of the material created by Steele includes greeting cards and sheet music. There is also a letter from the
Prince of Denmark where he thanks Steele for a book and a magazine.
Other travel-related ephemera in this collection do not relate to James King Steele, but were accumulated over time. They
include booklets, guidebooks, travel brochures, postcards, maps, and other promotional material.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by country, but there is content related to specific steamship companies.
Steele, James King
Toyo Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha
Steamboat lines
Travel
Tourism
Asia -- Description and travel
Japan -- Description and travel
Philippines -- Description and travel
Brochures
Printed ephemera
Travel guidebooks
Travel literature