1 50 1 https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/5b5f52db4e3bce323c1e7c5817ce6a23.jpg 904feac811bb2cad1ebfc1822f7fcf01 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jack London at Utah State University Description An account of the resource Jack London, legendary author of adventure classics such as Call of the Wild and White Fang, came from blue-collar beginnings and was largely self-taught. He based many of his exciting literary yarns on his hard-scrabble life experiences which included poaching oysters, laboring at a cannery, jute mill, and coal power plant, and panning for gold in the Alaskan Klondike. Broken by personal despair, two unsuccessful attempts to have children with second wife Charmian, the destruction of his California dream home, and slow kidney failure from years of alcohol abuse, London died on November 22, 1916, at age forty. This selective small digital collection highlights his will, letters, and book inscriptions that offer insights into his complex relationships with the important women in his life: first wife Bessie, second wife Charmian, daughters Joan and Bess, mother Flora, &ldquo;mammy&rdquo; Jennie, and friend/collaborator Anna Strunsky. Other items in the digital collection include photographs and book covers. For more details about London&rsquo;s life as well as a full inventory of USU&rsquo;s larger print collection of Jack and Charmian London materials, see <a href="http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv27206">http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv27206</a>. Merrill-Cazier Library's Special Collections and Archives houses one of the largest Jack London manuscript collections in the world, second only to the prestigious Huntington Library in San Marino, California. This acquisition was a result of the close personal and professional relationship between Irving Shepard, Jack London's nephew and executor of his literary estate, and King Hendricks, a prominent London scholar and English professor at USU. Thanks to a series of purchases and donations from the London estate made between 1964 and 1971, USU is now proud to provide online access to selected material from the collection. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Eldridge (California); Sonoma County (Calif.); California; United States; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dawson, William J.G.; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911-11-05 Description An account of the resource Letter to Jack London from William J.G. Dawson at Sonoma State Home, dated November 5, 1911. gumoma g*tate gome. SU^j,,^/. ^-5-1911.^, Jack London,Esq., Glen Ellen,Calif. My dear Sir:- Yours of the 2nd inst., enclosing sketch in reference to "The Drooling Ward", received. in reply will say that I have read the article with a great deal of interest and find it in greater part to be true to life. The "hero" of the story I think is our old inmate, Hewton Dole. We expect to have a Muslcale on priday evening next, tfov. 10th. I enclose program, we extend a cordial invitation to yourself, Mrs. London and friends to be present on that occasion. Very sincerely yours, ~~////^ Me(jicai Superintendent. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg; 1278565 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss10Bx9Fd3005_Letter 4.jpg <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/jacklondon/id/254">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/jacklondon/id/254</a> Language A language of the resource eng; Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Jack and Charmian London Correspondence and Papers, 1894-1953 For more information about this collection, please see the finding aid at : <a href="http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv27206">http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv27206</a> Jack London Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Libraries Manuscript Curator, phone (435) 797-0891. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The original of this item is located at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, COLL MSS 10 Box 9 Folder 3. Subject The topic of the resource London, Jack, 1876-1916--Correspondence; Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence; Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jack London from William J.G. Dawson, dated November 5, 1911 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text;