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Correspondence (typed and handwritten), essays, unpublished poem and song by noted California historian, Theodore Hittell. Also includes correspondence to Hittel family members by writers Charles Loomis and Lincoln Steffens.
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Miscellaneous letters received by Hittell, a few personal documents, several railroad passes (1886-1894); and newspaper clippings concerning Hittell's life, book reviews, and articles dealing with Calif. history.
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Lengthy manuscript consists of Hittell's transcriptions of his many interviews with Grizzly Adams, the major source material for his first book, The Adventures of James Capen Adams. Grizzly Adams describes how he came out west from Mass., where he was a shoemaker, in 1849 to search for gold. Adams tells stories of his life living in the wilds of Calif. and the West, of hunting, especialy grizzly bears and his relations with Indians. Collection also includes brown paper that was wrapped around the manuscript with notations made after 1924 about various passages in work.
An illustrated history of California writers, with extensive sections on Harte, Clemens, Miller, Bierce and the local periodicals and publishers. A considerable amount of the text is dedicated to women writers of California and the Women's Press Association