Container List
Personal Papers and Correspondence of the Ernest and Thomas Dawson Families
E. Dawson family: personal notes and letters.
E. Dawson family: business affairs.
Thomas Dawson family: letters to E. Dawson from father, relatives.
Personal notes, articles and ephemera saved by E. Dawson.
Letters and articles relating to Christian Science.
Letters to Ernest Dawson
Adams, Ansel.
Adams, Virginia Best.
Barrymore, John.
Beaman, A.G.
Belt, Elmer.
Bender, Albert.
Bevis, Dorothy.
Bolton, Herbert E.
Borg, Carl Oscar.
Braun, C.F.
Burnell, Elizabeth.
California. University.
Chase, J. Smeaton.
Claremont Colleges.
Clark, Lewis.
Colby, William.
Coolbrith, Ina.
Cowan, Robert.
Curtis, Leland.
Drake, Dorothy.
Doheny, E.L.
Elder, Paul.
Farquahr, Francis.
Hatton, Thomas.
Huber, Walter.
Letters to Ernest Dawson
Foster, P.A.
Foy, Mary.
Goodspeed, Charles.
Gottschalk, Paul.
Grabhorn, Edwin.
James, Harry.
Kent, Rockwell.
London, (Mrs.) Jack.
Lummis, Charles F.
Markham, Edwin.
Marx, Octavia.
Mills, Enos.
Morley, Christopher.
Newton, A. Edward.
Parsons, Harriet.
Rogers, Will Jr.
Saunders, C.F.
Swann, Arthur.
Walpole, Hugh.
Willard, C.D.
Wright, Cedric.
pre-1910.
1910-1919.
1920-1929.
1930-1939.
1940-1949.
Letters to and from the staff of Dawson's Book Shop.
Letters and notes to the staff of Dawson's Book Shop from Ernest Dawson.
Business Correspondence, Articles and Other Material Relating to Dawson's
1907 financial statement written by Ernest Dawson. 1907
Miscellaneous bills.
Miscellaneous articles, business cards, pamphlets, etc.
Business correspondence--arranged chronologically.
Correspondence acknowledging Dawson's 25th anniversary.
Letters regarding the book published by Dawson's, Migratory Books; Their Haunts and Habits by W. Irving Way.
Material regarding the American Booksellers Association and the International Association of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Materials Relating to Dawson's Book Shop
Early ledger books.
Note books.
Material by or about Ernest Dawson
Notes for lectures given by Ernest Dawson.
Articles and lecture notes written by Ernest Dawson.
Articles about Ernest Dawson.
Book about Ernest Dawson by Mary Dixon.
Letters of Travel Written by Ernest and Sadie Dawson
1910-1919.
1920-1929.
(part one). 1930-1939
Letters of Travel Written by Ernest and Sadie Dawson
(part two). 1930-1939
1940-1949.
Photographs of Dawson's Book Shop and the Dawson family.
Material Relating to the Sierra Club and Wilderness Activities
Miscellaneous correspondence relating to wilderness activities.
Ernest Dawson correspondence while president of the Sierra Club.
Sierra Club material, miscellaneous.
Ephemera, notes, photographs and correspondence relating to trips taken by Ernest Dawson with the Sierra Club.
Politics and Government
Letters regarding Ernest Dawson and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
Articles and correspondence dealing with politics.
Letters and Articles Relating to the VCA (Voluntary Co-operative Association, Los Angeles) and Related Periodicals
VCA material.
The Voluntary Cooperator, Magazine issues. 1913.
New World, Los Angeles, Magazine issues. 1913.
State and National Parks
Articles and correspondence relating to Ernest Dawson and the State Parks Commission.
Articles and correspondence relating to Ernest Dawson and the Friends of the National Parks.
Articles and correspondence concerning the Soviet Union.
Articles, correspondence and lecture notes concerning the Soviet Union.
Catalogs from Dawsons Book Shop, (?). 1907-1950s
Miscellaneous catalogs and early book lists from Dawson's and issues of Publisher's Weekly, some with articles by Ernest Dawson.
Cancelled checks, 1922.
Invoices, miscellaneous bills, ca. 1930.
Customer's file - invoices, ca. 1930.
Bookplates, business cards and business stationery for Dawson's Book Shop and Ernest Dawson.
Newton, A. Edward. The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, c. 373pp. Inscription on front flyleaf from Ernest Dawson to Mr. Austin, Los Angeles, 1920. July 23, 1921.
Cash Ledgers
December 1917-July 1930.
August 1930-June 1936.
July 1936-December 1939.
Journal, December 1917-December 1938.
Merchandise Purchase Ledgers
December 1917-December 1939.
December 1917-December 1938.
December 1932-December 1939.
Sales & Purchase Slip Records
July 1929-March 1930.
April 1930-January 1931.
February-November 1931.
December 1931-September 1932.
October 1932-July 1933.
August-November 1933.
December 1933-July 1934.
August 1934-March 1935.
April-May 1935.
June 1935-January 1936.
February-October 1936.
November 1936-June 1937.
July 1937-March 1938.
April 1938-March 1939.
April-January 1939.
February-September 1940.
October 1940-April 1941.
May-October 1941.