Description
Mainly letters written to Shinn as editor of the Overland Monthly, concerning her
work, the magazine's poor financial condition, and articles and stories submitted by
writers; together with several letters to her dealing with Lick Observatory (about
which she wrote a piece of investigative journalism), the University of California
and its president, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, the death of Edward Rowland Sill, and her
involvement in the field of child development. Correspondents include Ina D.
Coolbrith, Martha Hallidie, Edward S. Holden, Helen Hunt Jackson, David Starr
Jordan, Ernest C. Peixotto, Josiah Royce, Katherine Royce, and Samuel H. Willey.
Also includes a small amount of personal papers of Shinn's cousin, Edmund Clark
Sanford, and his family.
Background
Shinn was born in Niles, Calif. She was editor of the Overland Monthly (1883-1894),
and was the first woman to receive a PhD at the University of California, in child
development.
Extent
3 folders (0.3 linear
feet)
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