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The Jewish novel in America. n.p.. n.d.
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In the wrong rain. Los Angeles. 1959. First published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston. 1959.
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Contemporary Jewish literature. n.p.. n.d.
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Do not go gentle. Beverly Hills. n.d.
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The restless lovers. Novel. n.p.. n.d.
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The restless lovers, by Robert Dundee [pseudonym] Signet: The New American Library, New York. 1960.
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Ephemera. Newspapers and magazines.
Correspondence. Letters from various persons. v.p.. v.d.
Kirsch, Robert R, 1922- . Inferno. A novel by Robert Dundee. Los Angeles. ca. 1962.
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--- Pandora's box, by Robert Dundee. Los Angeles. n.d.
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--- The wars of pardon. Los Angeles. ca. 1964.
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--- ---- Los Angeles. ca. 1964.
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Murphy, William S. Burn, baby, burn: The Los Angeles race riot. August 1965 by Jerry Cohen and William S. Murphy. Introduction by Robert Kirsch. New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated. 1966.
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Kirsch, Robert. Knight of the scimitar: an historical novel, by Robert Bancroft [pseudonym]. London. ca. 1961.
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Kirsch, Robert. Shedding light on the mysteries of astrology, Borderline (vol.2 no.2). February 1966.
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Kirsch, Robert. West of the West: The story of California from the Conquistadores to the Great Earthquake, as Described by the Men and Women Who Were There . By Robert Kirsch and William S. Murphy. New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated. 1967.
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Preface.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: The Spanish invasion of the Americas.
Chapter 2: The conquest of Mexico.
Chapter 3: The eve of discovery.
Chapter 4: Spanish seafarers sight a new land--Cabrillo discovers California.
Chapter 5: The first freebooter arrives.
Chapter 6: The Phillippines and the Manila Galleon.
Chapter 7: The voyage of Sebastian Vizcaino.
Chapter 8: The rogues arrive in the Pacific.
Chapter 9: The development of the Jesuit missions in Lower California.
Chapter 10: The first settlements in California.
Chapter 11: The colonization of California.
Chapter 12: Early visitors: Captain George Vancouver's exploration in the Pacific and his arrival in California.
Chapter 13: Yankee visitors along the California coastline.
Chapter 14: Russian intruders.
Chapter 15: Buccaneers on the Pacific.
Chapter 16: Captain Beechey and the HMS Blossom.
Chapter 17: Pastoral days.
Chapter 18: Early overland expeditions to the West Coast.
Chapter 19: The travels and travails of James Ohio Pattie.
Chapter 20: The trailmakers.
Chapter 21: The migration begins.
Chapter 22: The Wilkes expedition to the Pacific.
Chapter 23: The Hudson Bay Company eyes California.
Chapter 24: Following the emigrant trail.
Chapter 25: Some additional advice for travellers.
Chapter 26: John Charles Frémont and the conquest of California.
Chapter 27: A pioneer recalls the early days.
Chapter 28: Jessie Benton Frémont--California's incomparable woman.
Chapter 29: John Bidwell's account of Frémont's role in the occupation of California.
Chapter 29-add: Vignettes of Rancho days.
Chapter 30: The Royal Navy witnesses the American invasion of California.
Chapter 31: The United States Navy occupies California.
Chapter 32: A famed general writes of his experiences during the war with Mexico.
Chapter 33: Revolt in Eden.
Chapter 34: The Mexican War in California.
Chapter 35: The tragedy of Donner Lake.
Chapter 36: Senator Benton makes a speech.
Chapter 37: Gold fever.
Chapter 38: A booming city by the bay.
Chapter 39: Statehood.
Chapter 40: Vigilante justice.
Chapter 41: The Butterfield Overland Mail.
Chapter 42: Political warfare.
Chapter 43: The Pony Express.
Chapter 44: The Civil War. 1861-1865.
Chapter 45: Building the first transcontinental railroad.
Chapter 46: A tired traveller wanders into paradise.
Chapter 47:
The decade of the 1870s.
The Modoc war.
A visitor of the 70s.
A demagogue in the streets.
Tiburcio Vasquez--The California outlaw.
Chapter 48: California in the 1880s.
Chapter 49: The Indians find a friend.
Chapter 50: Riches from the earth.
Chapter 52: The last decade of the 19th century.
Memo from William S. Murphy to Robert Kirsch re historical research for West of the West. [Los Angeles]. 1965.
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Final Draft of West of the West
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125 leaves. Typescript carbon.
131 leaves. Typescript carbon.
152 leaves. Typescript carbon.
184 leaves. Typescript carbon.
145 leaves. Typescript carbon.
Duplicate pages of the text.
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Chapters 1-10.
Chapters 11-30.
Chapters 31-53.
Additional inserts and notes for manuscript, Gold Rush period. [Los Angeles. ca. 1967?].
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Inserts.
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Miscellaneous pages.
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Research material.
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California history anthology notes. Los Angeles. 1965.
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West of the West--E.P. Dutton & Company. Editor's suggestions for manuscript changes and revisions. August 1965.
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Bibliography for West of the West.
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West of the West. Manuscript control.
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West of the West. Chapter index and Huntington Library manuscript numbers.
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West of the West. [Los Angeles. 1967] With this: letter of transmittal from E.P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated. 18 December 1967.
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Kirsch, Robert. West of the West: the Story of California from the Conquistadores to the Great Earthquake, as Described by the Men and Women Who Were There . By Robert Kirsch and William S. Murphy. New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated. 1967.
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Chapter 51: The great migration. The boom of the eighties.
Chapter 53: War with the railroad.
Epilogue.
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Inserts for West of the West.
Galley proofs.
Murphy, William S. Burn, baby, burn: the Los Angeles race riot. August 1965 by Jerry Cohen and William S. Murphy. Introduction by Robert Kirsch. New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated. 1966.
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Copy for the press. With proofreader's and printer's marks.
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Illustrations for Burn, baby, burn.
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no.1. Cover photograph: Charcoal Alley. Midnight along 103rd St. in the Watts business district, which was almost totally burned to the ground by rioters. An uneasy calm prevails as members of the California National Guard deploy along the street to restore order. John Malmin, Los Angeles Times.
no.2. Marquette Frye, right, whose arrest touched off riot, attends a State Senate fact-finding committee hearing into the case with his brother, Ronald, and mother, Rena, who also were arrested. In rear are our attorneys Stanley R. Malone, left, and A.L. Wirin. John Malmin, Los Angeles Times.
no.3. An exuberant, jeering crowd shouts at photographer early Thursday morning, August 12, as police officers attempt to hold them in check. Mob violence soon followed. Don Cormier, Los Angeles Times.
no.4. Two buildings on Avalon Blvd., the left one at 107th St. and the right one at 108th St., go up in flames in this picture from a helicopter. George R. Fry, Jr., Los Angeles Times.
no.5. Friday, August 13. A drugstore at 107th St. and Avalon Blvd. put to the torch by rioters, is completely engulfed by flames. George R. Fry, Jr., Los Angeles Times.
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no.6. Casualties began to mount as the rioting raged out of control. The city's Central Receiving Hospital was soon crowded with victims. In the foreground, a parent carries an injured child, while another man, his trousers bloodstained, comes to his aid. Jack Gaunt, Los Angeles Times.
no.7. A youth sits disconsolately on his shoeshine box at Imperial Ave. and Avalon Blvd., as a store smolders in the background. Ray Graham, Los Angeles Times.
no.8. Hate literature such as this handbill attacking Los Angeles Police Chief William H. Parker was freely distributed in the riot area throughout all the days of violence. Police were unable to halt it. There was no city ordinance prohibiting the distribution of such material.
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no.9. Signs such as this appeared in the windows of stores owned by Negroes to protect them from looters and arsonists. In some cases, they were disregarded. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
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no.10. 103rd St., looking west from Wilmington Ave. A building burns in the background, while looters prowl both sides of the street searching for stores to ransack. Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times.
no.11 Mute testimony to the intensity of the fires that raged uncontrolled in Watts. The metal on this street parking meter melted from the heat. John Malmin, Los Angeles Times.
no.12. Saturday, August 14-103rd St. in the heart of the Watts business district, showing a row of destroyed store buildings. Order was slowly being restored as troops of the California National Guard arrived on the scene. Ray Graham, Los Angeles Times.
no.13. As members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department work to extinguish flames in a blazing furniture store, a National Guardsman stands vigilant to protect them. Sniper fire was still prevalent along Imperial Ave. in the Watts area when this picture was taken early Saturday morning, August 14. Many firemen were shot at and injured by hunled bricks and other objects as they fought to control the conflagration. Ray Graham, Los Angeles Times.
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no.14. Hundreds of cars were stopped by police during the rioting and their occupants searched for concealed weapons. Many of the guns looted from pawnshops have never been recovered. Don Cormier, Los Angeles Times.
no.15. A National Guardsman escorts an elderly woman across a debris littered street in Watts as order was finally restored. Many residents of the community, fearful of their lives, had remained in their homes during the days of rioting. Bruce Cox, Los Angeles Times.
No.16. There were hungry to be fed, when people were finally able to venture into the streets with safety. Here, members of the California National Guard distribute food to the needy. John Malmin, Los Angeles Times.
no.17. California's Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown visited the riot area on Sunday, August 15, to view the damage and listen to the complaints of residents. Guardsmen, fearful for his safety, cut short his stay in Watts when sniper fire broke out in the vicinity. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
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no.18. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., center, expresses his views on the causes of the riot at a press conference held at a Los Angeles hotel, while Governor Brown listens at left. King received a cool reception from Watts residents, where his philosophy of nonviolent resistance was widely ridiculed. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
no.19. Roadblocks were established surrounding the Los Angeles City Jail, as hundreds of prisoners arrested during the riot were being processed. Here, a police officer explains to a woman how to locate a missing relative she believes is being held, as National Guardsmen stand by. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
no.20. Visitors to the Los Angeles City Jail and its adjacent courtrooms were searched for weapons before being permitted to enter the building. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
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no.21. Having the appearance of a bombed-out block in a war ravaged land, this is the heart of Watts following the August holocaust. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
no.22. The Central Ave. district showing the ruins of burned-out store buildings before the lots were leveled and cleared by bulldozers. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
no.23. An elderly man, at left, sits in the sun along a Watts street chipping mortar from bricks, while another worker stacks them to be hauled away by contractors. Used brick, prized for its decorative qualities, is used extensively in the construction of California homes. There was no shortage of the commodity in Watts following the riot. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
no.24. There was work for some of the unemployed in Watts during the aftermath of the riot. This man was hired to help clean the rubble from the devastated community. William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times.
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no.25. Looters are shown running through the streets of Watts carrying merchandise they have stolen from plundered stores. Los Angeles Times photo.
no.26. Looters on the loose - young plunderers make off with lampshades from furniture store at 103rd St. and Wilmington Ave. on Friday, August 13. Los Angeles Times photo.
no.27. Sniper hunt--Seeking armed looters or snipers, police enter wrecked shop on Avalon Blvd., two blocks north of Slauson Ave. This was part of sweep of area by a joint force of Los Angeles police and National Guard troops of 40th Armored Division. Don Cormier, Los Angeles Times.
no.28. A riot suspect is led away by police in the early stages of violence Wednesday night. Jack Gaunt, Los Angeles Times.
no.29. Guardsmen and Los Angeles police officers march down Avalon Blvd. at 43rd St. in an action designed to free the streets of rioters and looters. Don Cormier, Los Angeles Times.