The World of Jack London
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Jack London Collection at Huntington Library

The Henry Huntington Library in San Marino, CA. has a large storehouse of materials (60,000 pieces) pertaining to Jack London. Their new web site lists some of the following items:
  • Jack London's mother Flora Wellman London
  • Jack London's step-father John London
  • Jack London's first wife, Bess (Bessie) Maddern London
  • Becky and Joan London
  • About Jack London
  • Jack London Chronology
  • Jack London Papers
  • Highlights and Images from the Collection
  • Beginnings
  • The Klondike
  • Man of the People
  • Journalist
  • The Cruise of the Snark
  • Tales from the South Pacific
  • The Beauty Ranch
  • The Valley of the Moon
  • Novelist of Ideas
  • Literary Friendships

The Huntington is a private non-profit institution governed by a five member Board of Trustees, with assistance from a 60 member Board of Overseers. The staff of some 250 is assisted by over 600 volunteers. Set in a serene, parklike landscape, The Huntington is only 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

In 1919 Mr. and Mrs. Huntington signed an indenture which transferred their San Marino property and collections to a non-profit educational trust, creating the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, which today hosts over 500,000 visitors, 1,800 scholars, and 25,000 school children annually.

Sara S. Hodson
Curator of Literary Manuscripts
The Huntington Library
For more Jack London information contact: [email protected]
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