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Gerstle Mack papers, 1903-1974.
BANC MSS 87/129 czLOCALBANC FILM 3181LOCAL
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Title:
Gerstle Mack papers, 1903-1974Creator/Contributor:
Mack, Gerstle, 1894-1983, creatorAbstract:
Principally correspondence and research materials pertaining to Mack's published and unpublished works, including an annotated
typescript for The Land Divided. Includes some theater programs (ca. 1920s), mostly from San Francisco theaters, many listing
Mack as one of the production designers. Other significant correspondence: Mack's letters to his family while serving in Europe
during World War I, and letters to Mack from servicemen in the field during World War II.
Date:
1903 (issued)Subject:
nccz--- -- n-us-ca -- e-fr---Impressionism (Art) -- France
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Architecture, Spanish
Authors, American -- 20th century
Jews -- California -- San Francisco
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco
Fires -- California -- San Francisco
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Personal narratives
Impressionnisme (Art) -- France
Architecture espagnole
Écrivains américains -- 20e siècle
Juifs -- Californie -- San Francisco
Tremblements de terre -- Californie -- San Francisco
Incendies -- Californie -- San Francisco
Tremblement de terre de San Francisco, Calif., 1906 -- Récits personnels
Architecture, Spanish
Authors, American
Earthquakes
Fires
Impressionism (Art)
Jews
Panama Canal (Panama) -- History
Canal de Panamá (Panamá) -- Histoire
California
California -- San Francisco
France
Panama -- Panama Canal
Gerstle family
Gerstle family
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COLLECTION STORED IN PART OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.
Photographs transferred to Pictorial Collections.
Unpublished finding aid available.
San Francisco born author (né Lewis Gerstle Mack) He wrote several books, including The Land Divided, a definitive history
of the Panama Canal. His other published works include biographies of French Impressionist painters, histories of the 1906
San Francisco earthquake and of the Gerstle family, and books on Spanish architecture. His other research interests included
modern architecture and the theater.
Research notes on French painters in French.
Type:
manuscripts for publication.Personal narratives-American
History.
Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Theater programs.
Physical Description:
6 boxes, 3 cartons, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder, 1 rolled item (6.25 linear ft.)
Language:
English
French
Identifier:
BANC MSS 87/129 czLOCAL
BANC FILM 3181LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED IN PART OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.