Gift of Lynne B. Sagalyn, Barbara A. Rice, and Marilyn S. Shuffler. Some materials found in repository and added in 2018: AM 2018-106.

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New materials added and finding aid updated by Chloe Pfendler in May 2018.

These items were not kept with the manuscript portion; they were separated out and put with the main book collection:

"Pacific Weekly, A Western Journal of Fact and Fiction," pub. Nov. 9, 1936, vol. V, no. 19, contains JS's story "Breakfast" (1 p.), later used in The Grapes of Wrath.

"Vanderbilt Clinic by John Steinbeck," a report for the friends and supporters of the Hospital, pub. March 1947.

"The Monterey Beacon, The Literary Magazine of the West," June 22, 1935, vol. 1, no. 44, stamped "This Book Belongs to Carol and John Steinbeck," contains JS's story "The Snake."

"The Smoker's Companion," March 1927, 2 photostat copies of JS's[?] story "The Gift of Iban" by John Stern (pseud.?), also photostat of the table of contents (2 pp.), order form for the copy from the New York Public Library, & letters to the National Assoc. of Tobacco Distribution in search of this story.

Dinner program in honor of Carl Sandburg on his 85th birthday, and the publication of his book of poems Honey and Salt, June 6, 1963, the guest list includes Mr. & Mrs. John Steinbeck.

Note: See the curator of the Rare Books Division for information concerning the Preston Beyer Collection of John Steinbeck books and related published material.

People

• Hayashi, Tetsumaro.
• Simmonds, Roy S. (1925)
• Steinbeck, John (1902-1968)

Subject

• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
• Book collectors -- United States -- 20th century -- Correspondence
• Critics -- United States -- 20th century -- Correspondence
• Novelists, American. -- 20th century
• Manuscripts. -- 20th century

Occupation

• Bibliographers -- United States -- 20th century -- Correspondence

Publisher

Manuscripts Division

Finding Aid Date

2002

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