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Elisabeth Larsh and James Philip Young papers, 1938-1999.
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Title:

Elisabeth Larsh and James Philip Young papers, 1938-1999
Elisabeth Larsh Young papers
James Philip Young papers
Spirit of fun collection

Creator/Contributor:

Young, Elisabeth Larsh, 1910-, creator, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Young, James Philip, 1908-1976, creator.

Abstract:

Contains diary, correspondence, scrapbook, photographs, two helmets, and bike banner for Spirit of Fun cross country tandem biking trip. Also includes galley and correspondence relating to 1996 edition of book Bicycle Built for Two; speeches given on tandem biking by Elisabeth Larsh Young; and articles on tandem biking.

Date:

1938 (issued)

Subject:

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Young, Elisabeth Larsh -- 1910- -- Archives
Young, James Philip -- 1908-1976 -- Archives
Young, Elisabeth Larsh -- 1910- -- Portraits
Young, James Philip -- 1908-1976 -- Portraits
Young, Elisabeth Larsh -- 1910-
Young, James Philip -- 1908-1976
Tandem bicycles
Tandem bicycles -- Photographs
Cycling -- United States
Bicycle touring -- United States
United States -- Description and travel

Note:

CARTON 1: RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Collection processed at folder level in 2007.
Elisabeth Larsh and James Philip Young papers, BANC MSS 2007/149, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
James and Elisabeth Young bicycled across the United States, starting and finishing in San Francisco, California, on a tandem bicycle they named "Spirit of Fun," during eight months in 1938. An account of their trip was published in 1940 as "Bicycle Built for Two."
In English.

Type:

Artifacts.
Photographs.
Banners.

Physical Description:

print
2.0 (2 1 1 volume, 1

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

CARTON 1: RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.