Finding Aid to the Collection of Jack London Papers, 1893-1977, bulk 1897-1916
Finding Aid written by Bancroft Library staff; revised by Charles Hargrove
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Finding Aid to the Collection of Jack London Papers, 1893-1977, bulk 1897-1916
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-H 59
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Bancroft Library staff; revised by Charles Hargrove
- Date Completed:
-
July 2006
© 2006 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Collection of Jack London papers
Date (inclusive): 1893-1977,
Date (bulk): , bulk 1897-1916
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-H 59
Creators :
London, Jack, 1876-1916
Extent:
Number of containers: 4 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: .85
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: This collection contains a variety of materials relating to Jack London including personal correspondence, manuscripts, diary
excerpts, a page from the log of London's boat, the Snark, bibliographies, theatrical materials and programs, materials relating
to London's servant, Sekine, and a copy of London's death certificate. The majority of Jack London's papers can be found
at the Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research. Originals in box 4 are RESTRICTED, please use photocopies in Box 1.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce must be submitted
in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of Jack London Papers, BANC MSS C-H 59, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
Selected items are available on microfilm.
Related Collections
Jack London Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
London, Charmian
Sekine
Snark (Ketch)
Authors, American--20th century
Manuscripts for publication.
Diaries.
Programs.
Death certificates.
Norris, Thomas W. (Thomas Wayne). Thomas W. Norris collection
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Collection of Jack London Papers were given to and purchase by The Bancroft Library over many years including items from
the Thomas W. Norris collection. All items in the collection are identified with respect to provenance on folders. Additions
made to the collection include the Lucille Labourdette gift and the Forrest H. Sweet purchase.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff.
Biographical Information
Jack London was an American author best known for his works
Call of the Wild, and
The Sea Wolf. Born in San Francisco in 1876, and largely self-educated, London wrote numerous short stories, novels and essays starting
in 1895 until his sudden death of uremia in 1916.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains a variety of materials relating to Jack London including personal correspondence, manuscripts, diary
excerpts, a page from the log of London's boat, the Snark, bibliographies, theatrical materials and programs, materials relating
to London's servant, Sekine, and a copy of London's death certificate. The majority of Jack London's papers can be found
at the Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Box 4 contains the original materials found in Box 1 and is restricted.
Series 1
Correspondence
1900-1925
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-2 (folders 1-39); Box 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains outgoing letters by Jack London, one incoming letter to Jack London, outgoing letters by Charmian London and some
letters about Jack London, mostly written after his death.
Box 1, Folder 1
London, Jack to Mrs. Lane
undated
Box 1, Folder 2
London, Jack To Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Jan. 31, 1900
Box 1, Folder 3
London, Jack to Cornelius M. Gepfert
May 1900-Sept. 1901
Box 1, Folder 4
London, Jack to Elwyn Irving Hoffman
1900-1907
Box 1, Folder 5
London, Jack to Joseph C. Rowell
Jan. 23, 1901
Box 1, Folder 6
London, Jack to Marshall Bond
Dec. 17, 1903
Box 1, Folder 7
London, Jack to Robert Underwood Johnson
Sept. 22, 1903
Box 1, Folder 8
London, Jack to Fannie K. Hamilton
Aug. 14, 1903
Box 1, Folder 9
London, Jack to Henry Mead(?) Bland
Feb. 1, 1906
Box 1, Folder 10
London, Jack to the Editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Aug. 2, 1906
Box 1, Folder 11
London, Jack to Cheney
Aug. 4, 1903
Box 1, Folder 12
London, Jack to Mr. Scott
June 27, 1905
Box 1, Folder 13
London, Jack to Friend(?)
Aug. 23, 1906
Box 1, Folder 14
London, Jack to Perriton Maxwell, 1868-1947
Sept. 18, 1906
Box 1, Folder 15
London, Jack to Fannie K. Hamilton
Oct. 5, 1906
Box 1, Folder 16
London, Jack to Frederick W. Skiff or Frederick Irons Bamford
June 8, 1907
Box 1, Folder 17
London, Jack to Fannie K. Hamilton
Dec. 6, 1909
Box 1, Folder 18
London, Jack to Dr. G.E. Shuey
Feb. 3, 1909
Box 1, Folder 19
London, Jack to Donald D. Horne
March 11, 1910
Box 1, Folder 20
London, Jack to Badger Fire Extinguisher Co.
June 7, 1910
Box 1, Folder 21
London, Jack to Donald D. Horne
Dec. 1, 1910
Box 1, Folder 22
London, Jack to F.W. Brown
Nov. 14, 1911
Box 1, Folder 23
London, Jack to Wilkinson
March 21, 1913
Box 1, Folder 24
London, Jack to Howard Chandler Christy
July 10, 1913
Box 2, Folder 25
London, Jack to Upton Sinclair
1909-1916
Box 2, Folder 26
London, Jack to Ernest Untermann
April 11, 1914
Box 2, Folder 27
London, Jack to Jack London Grape Juice Co.
Oct. 1, 1914
Box 2, Folder 28
London, Jack to Roberts Clyde D.
Feb. 4, 1915
Box 2, Folder 29
London, Jack to George Sterling
March 7, 1916
Box 2, Folder 30
London, Jack to William De Ryce
Oct. 2, 1916
Box 2, Folder 31
Horne, Donald D. to Jack London
April 17, 1911
Box 2, Folder 32
London, Charmian to Louis W. (?) Bond
June 3, 1907
Box 2, Folder 33
London, Charmian to Fred Lockley
1909-1915
Box 2, Folder 34
London, Charmian to G.E. Shuey
July 3, 1909
Box 2, Folder 35
London, Charmian to Donald D. Horne
April 4, 1911
Box 2, Folder 36
London, Charmian to Tom and Elsie Wilkinson
1913-1916
Box 2, Folder 37
London, Charmian to Mellinger E. Henry
1941
Box 2, Folder 38
Mullgardt, Louis, Christian, 1866-1942 to Senator James D. Phelan
Oct. 28, 1925
Box 2, Folder 39
Shepard, Elizabeth to Miss B. Bentley and Geo. H. Frictas
1914-1937
Box 4
Original materials photocopied and in Box 1. RESTRICTED.
Series 2
Papers
1897-1977
Physical Description:
Box 2-3 (folders 40-77); Oversize folder 1 A
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains various papers concerning Jack London including bibliographies of his works, clippings and some personal papers.
Box 2, Folder 40
"The Terrible Solomons"
undated
Box 2, Folder 41
"Story of a Typhoon off the Coast of Japan"
Nov. 12, 1893
Box 2, Folder 43
Two articles written by Jack London for the
San Francisco Examiner
1904
Box 2, Folder 44
"One more unfortunate"
1897?
Box 2, Folder 45
"A Brief Explanation"
1909
Box 2, Folder 46
Miscellany (Mostly published materials)
1905,
1916,
1947
Box 2, Folder 48
Inscription in presentation copy of
The Valley of the Moon
April 6, 1914
Box 2, Folder 49
"Jack London's return"
circa 1909
Box 3, Folder 50
Jack London's death certificate, from County Records Office, Sonoma County
1916
Box 3, Folder 51
Application for admission as undergraduate student, University of California
May 14, 1896
Box 3, Folder 52
Page from Snark Log
Dec. 22, 1907
Box 3, Folder 53
Excerpt from diary of Charmain (Kittredge) London
1907
Box 3, Folder 54
Invitation with directions for prospective guests at Glen Ellen
undated
Box 3, Folder 55
Check to Mary Low, signed by Jack London
Sept. 14, 1916
Box 3, Folder 56
Admittance card to Bohemian Grove exhibition
1914
Box 3, Folder 57
Jack London bookplate
undated
Box 3, Folder 58
Material relating to Jack London's servant Sekine
Box 3, Folder 59
Directed Study Guides for London's The Call of the Wild and Other Stories
1929
Box 3, Folder 60
List of Jack London's works written at 962 E. 16th St., Oakland from August 1898 to April 1900, Compiled by James E. Sisson
1977
Box 3, Folder 61
List of Jack London's short stories, compiled by James E. Sisson
1977
Box 3, Folder 62
List of Jack London's plays, compiled by James E. Sisson
1970
Box 3, Folder 63
List of Jack London's poems, compiled by James E. Sisson
1970
Box 3, Folder 64
Jack London's published poems: a Chronological bibliography, compiled by James E. Sisson
1970
Box 3, Folder 65
List of Jack London's books (both English and Swedish) in the Library of the University of Uppsala, Sweden
1966
Box 3, Folder 66
List of French editions of Jack London's works
undated
Box 3, Folder 67
List of Jack London titles published in Japanese, compiled by Mrs. Sakae Fujimara
1970
Box 3, Folder 68
Camp Reverie Association
June 15, 1901
Box 3, Folder 69
Theatre program for "The Sea Wolf", Majestic Theatre
Sept. 1905
Box 3, Folder 70
Programs, Ruskin Club
1906
Box 3, Folder 71
"Jack London UC Rebel of '96" by Sidney S. Morrill
1966
Box 3, Folder 72
Review of London's theatrical sketch, "The Wicked Woman"
July 11, 1910
Box 3, Folder 73
Announcement of Bosworth, Inc. movie production of
The Sea Wolf
undated
Oversize Folder 1A
"Bosworth Inc. presents 'The Sea Wolf' by Jack London" Announcement from the New York Dramatic Mirror, (photostat copy)
Oct. 29, 1913
Box 3, Folder 74
"Memoirs of Jack London", by Anna Strunsky Walling
1917
Box 3, Folder 75
"Gold" by Jack London & Herbet Heron
1972
Box 3, Folder 77
Programs for
Jack London's Curtain Raisers
1973