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Title: Steinbeck - Ainsworth collection
Dates: 1880-1992
Collection number: M1501
Creator:
Steinbeck, John
Creator:
Ainsworth, Elizabeth Steinbeck
Collection Size:
3 linear feet
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: A collection of materials relating to John Steinbeck, including letters manuscripts, photographs, books, and other materials.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
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.
Steinbeck - Ainsworth collection, M1501. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Purchased, 2005. Accession 2005-274.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Steinbeck (John) Collection, 1902-1979 (M0263)
Steinbeck (John). Steinbeck : A Life of Letters : production materials, 1975 (M0354)
Steinbeck (John). Wells Fargo Steinbeck Collection, 1892-1981 (M1063)