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Watson (Douglas Sloane)
M2907
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Douglas Sloane Watson papers
Creator:
Watson, Douglas S. (Douglas Sloane)
source:
Washburn, Hannalee
Identifier/Call Number: M2907
Physical Description:
2.3 Linear Feet
(5 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1860, 1892-1947
This collection primarily consists of manuscripts and typescripts of various essays and stories by the historian and author
Douglas Sloane Watson (1875-1948). There are also newspaper clippings, correspondence, financial documents, and a small amount
of photographs.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials
are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital 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
[identification of item], Douglas Sloane Watson papers (M2907). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Watson was a prolific contributor to the California Historical Society Quarterly, and wrote "Did the Chinese discover America?
A critical examination of the Buddhist priest Hui Shen's account of Fu Sang, and the apochryphal voyage of the Chinese navigator
Hee-Li" for that journal in 1935. He also wrote stories about early California history that were privately printed for members
of the Roxburghe Club in San Francisco, and the Book Club of California."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors.
California -- History
San Francisco.
Washburn, Hannalee