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James (George Wharton) Papers
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Box 1

Correspondence, scrapbook, account books 1871-1919

Scope and Contents

Includes scrapbook of correspondence and clippings, and personal account books.
Box 2

Early lectures and sermons approximately 1880-1883

Scope and Contents

Early lectures from England (approximately 1880) and Nevada (1882-1883).
Box 3

Early lectures and sermons 1882-1883

Scope and Contents

Early lectures from Nevada.
Box 4

Lectures and sermons 1885-1889

Box 5

Articles on Arizona, New Mexico, and Indians 1891-1913

Scope and Contents

Includes scrapbook of correspondence and clippings entitled: "Grand Canyon of the Colorado in Arizona" (1891-1894), correspondence regarding the Grand Canyon (1892-1893), articles and notes (1891-1913).
Box 6

California missions and mission style of architecture

Box 7

Articles on California and the West, California literature, and American humor

Box 8

Articles on religion and travel

Box 9

Biographical articles and material

Scope and Contents

Includes material on Jessie Benton Frémont, William Ewart Gladstone, Lilla Leighton Lindley, William McKinley, Queen Victoria, Ellen Gould White, and Frances Willard; also miscellaneous notes and writing.
Box 10

Addenda 1909-1921

Scope and Contents

Includes letters and manuscripts sent to George Wharton James.
Box 11

Ephemera 1880-1919

Scope and Contents

The ephemera consists of programs, lecture announcements, pamphlets, magazines, publicity, clippings and other printed material. This material was originally removed from the collection and placed in the Rare Book Department, Ephemeral File; it was returned to the collection in 2021.
Folder 1

Between the Gates

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A typewritten manuscript description of a trip from Chicago to San Francisco, incomplete.
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