Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Steinbeck, John and Ainsworth, Elizabeth Steinbeck
- Abstract:
- A collection of materials relating to John Steinbeck, including letters manuscripts, photographs, books, and other materials.
- Extent:
- 3 linear feet
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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Steinbeck - Ainsworth collection, M1501. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection features 65 letters and cards from John Steinbeck to his sister Beth Steinbeck Ainsworth during the 1950s and 1960s, and 10 additional letters written jointly to Ainsworth and another sister, Esther Steinbeck Rodgers. Additional correspondence includes letters from Elaine Steinbeck to Beth, and to Jean Groshong; several letters from John Steinbeck to "Uncle Joe" Hamilton; and other letters among members of the Steinbeck and Hamilton families. Manuscript material includes several short stories composed in the 1920s, and a galley proof of "East of Eden" with at least six minor corrections in John Steinbeck's hand. Other material includes legal documents, photographs, and scrapbook clippings. Individual letters have scope and content notes provided by members of the Wiltshire familiy, descendents of Elizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased, 2005. Accession 2005-274.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
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Steinbeck - Ainsworth collection, M1501. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022