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Manuscripts, Notes and Research

22 folders (1 linear foot)

7/1: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco" Robert Duncan Milne (1 of 2)

7/2: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco" Robert Duncan Milne (1 of 2)

7/3: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, Volume 1" Moskowitz Copy 1 (1 of 2)

7/4: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, Volume 1" Moskowitz Copy 1 (2 of 2)

7/5: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, Volume 1" Moskowitz Copy 2 preface, pgs 1-103 (1 of 2)

7/6: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, Volume 1" Moskowitz Copy 2 pgs 104-212 (2 of 2)

7/7: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, Volume 1" Moskowitz Copy 3 cover to pg 96 (1 of 2)

7/8: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, Volume 1" Moskowitz Copy 3 97-212 (2 of 2)

7/9: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco Volume 1" Moskowitz Copy 4 pgs 1-124 (1 of 2)

7/10: Moskowitz, Sam. "Science Fiction in Old San Francisco Volume 1" Moskowitz Copy 4 pgs 125-229 (1 of 2)

7/11
Second Book on S-F in Old San Francisco, 1890- Copy 1

Manuscript of Sam's second book on S-F in Old San Francisco, 1890-, p. 1- 177.

7/12
Second Book on S-F in Old San Francisco, 1890- Copy 2

Manuscript of Sam's second book on S-F in Old San Francisco, 1890-, p. 1- 177.

Manuscript pages 33 - 35. "Though The Morning Call did not compare with The Examiner in the size of its literary section on Sundays, it had the distinction…"

Unnumbered sheets: "Atlantis: The Antediluvian World by the politician Ignatius Donnelly had initially appeared in 1892. Ten years later a novel by Elizabeth G. Birkmaier…" 2 leaves

Manuscript pages 1 -2 with a carbon of p. 2: "During 1889 the highlight of fantasy related material in The Overland Monthly was a 70,000-word novel a tale of the incredible by Leonard Kip, serialized . . ."

7/13
Envelope from Scribners, containing a letter on review copies, and reviews of Strange Horizons. (9 leaves)

Full sheet Photostat, San Francisco Call. Faded, with article "Brilliant Reception is Given by Women's Press Association," with the name of Mrs. W. C. Morrow underlined. Following pages note her remarks. April 23, 1912.

7/14
Notes, First Draft of 2nd book on S-F in Old San Francisco, 1890-

[Old San Francisco, second book] mss pages, incomplete.

1-23 "This book completes the history …"

10-12 carbons

1-18 [hand number p. 130-] "During 1892, The Overland Tribune settled back…" matches the final mss p. 130+

20-32 "When the book club of California . . ."

24-98 "…implications that the newspaper would have preferred something else. Such a conjecture…"

7/15
Morrow, William C. biography photocopy, from Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Undated

James D. Grimes address, on the back of the envelope

Robert Duncan Milne notes, on steno pad sheets (14 leaves)

Note: "When the ape of the Idiot and Other People came out …" - quote from a letter

Morrow - listing of records in Santa Clara County - San Jose. (2 copies)

Photocopy set from California and Californians, ed by Rockwell Hunt, 1926: Caxton; William C. Morrow; Emma Francis Dawson; Robert Duncan Milne.

W. C. Morrow. Holograph list of story titles (2 leaves)

W. C. Morrow. Materials in the Argonaut. Holograph listing of dates and story titles. (5 leaves)

Book review quote from Overland Monthly, February 1885, p. 202, with the attached list, "Photostats Necessary", listing items from the Daily True Californian. May - July 1856

Photostat of marriage license of W. C. Morrow and Lydia E. Heaughton (?).

Holograph letter, John J. (Plum?) to Sam Moskowitz, on Martha A. Morrow, the McCreary Family, and other matters. Undated

Holograph Letter, John J. (Plum?) to Sam Moskowitz, on Martha A. Morrow. Undated

Holograph note on the McCreary family, with attached map.

Typed note on William C. Morrow Sr. landholdings. (1 sheet)

Holograph note on John Absalom McCreary family. (1 sheet)

Holograph letter, John J. (Plum?) to Sam Moskowitz, on William C. Morrow and his family. (1 sheet)

Census sheet "Extract from 1850 Census" with notes of Wm. C. Morrow family. (1 sheet)

Note from Early Settlers Along the Old Federal Road, by Mary E. Brantley, on Robert B. Morrow and Martha Frances McCreary. (1 sheet)

Holograph note on location and property of William C. Morrow in Evergreen, on "Sam Martin" notepaper.

Information concerning William C. Morrow Jr., located in the Alabama Baptist. (1 leaf)

Photostat, Register of Officers and Students, University of Alabama, 1831-1901, title page, with p. 214-215, listing William Chambers Morrow.

Data on William C. Morrow Family (3 leaves)

Mobile newspaper, one leaf, Sunday, PORT CITY, p. 8. Photo of the Southern Hotel, formerly the Gulf City Hotel. August 1, 1982

Typed letter, F. Wilbur Helmbold to Sam Moskowitz on the Morrow family in 1850. March 14, 1978 (1 leaf)

Typed Letter, F. Wilbur Helmbold to Sam Moskowitz on searching for birth records for William Morrow II. July 17, 1978 (1 leaf)

Typed Letter, Teresa Pradat to Sam Moskowitz, with an attached copy from the listing of attendees to the University of Alabama, the Register of Officers and Students, University of Alabama, 1831-1901. October 12, 1977,

Photostats of personal letters of W. C. Morrow. circa 1897-1918 (17 leaves)

Note on census records for Morrow. 1850

Periodical requests, Newark Public Library. (3 leaves)

Photostat, holograph letter, W. C. Morrow to Mr. and Mrs. Clough January 12, 1920 (1 leaf)

Typed letter, Margaret to Sam Moskowitz, on searching for W. C. Morrow material. November 14, 1977 (1 leaf)

The Ape and the Idiot, by W. C. Morrow. Number Five of Six California Tales. Published bi-monthly during 1939 for members of the Book Club of California, 1125 Russ Building, San Francisco. Limited to 650 copies. 13 p.

Over an Absinthe Bottle: A Short Story by W. C. Morrow. California Literary Pamphlets No. 1, 1936. Published for members of the Book Club of California. Designed and printed by the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. Limited to 500 copies. 13 p.

Typed letter to Wilbur Helbold from Sam Moskowitz requesting information on William Chambers Morrow II. November 26, 1977 (1 leaf)

Typescript of a biographical note from "The Ape and the Idiot," by W. C. Morrow, No. 5 of California Tales. (1 leaf)

Note from "Joe" about California statehood. Undated (1 leaf)

Note regarding Milne's drunkenness. Undated (1 leaf)

Typed letter, L. D. S. Dobson to Sam Moskowitz, offering to research Milne matters. January 17, 1978 (1 leaf)

Bibliography note cards. (2 leaves)

Typed document titled "Special Assignments", detailing research and copies needed by Moskowitz. Undated (2 leaves)

Holograph document. Notes on Dr. Basil Throndyke and Vanderbilt. (1 leaf)

Typed Letter, Sam Moskowitz to "Birth and Death Recorder," Selma, Alabama. Re William Chambers Morrow. Handwritten reply on the letter, referring Moskowitz to the state records. Carbon copy attached. August 25, 1977 (2 leaves)

Typed letter, Sam Moskowitz to Margaret Moskowitz on William C. Morrow. November 26, 1977 (1 leaf)

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Photocopy, The Blue Angel of Elbingerode, by William C. Carpenter. California Illustrated Magazine, p. 391-396. April 1892

Photostat, The Rajah's Nemesis, by W. C. Morrow. Source not identified.

Holograph note: Morrow, W. C. Marble woman in French, hardcover. [?], Les (Soirels?) de Paris. 1914

Photocopy, Roads Round Paso Robles, by W. C. Morrow. Photocopy of a pamphlet, San Francisco, CA. 1904 (circa 23 leaves)

Photostat, "Souvenir Hotel del Monte, Monterey, California." circa 40 pages. (20 leaves)

Photocopy, "An Estimate of Bret Harte," Sunset, Vol. 9, p. 230-232. August 1902 (3 leaves)

Holograph note on sources for five Morrow items: "The Haunted Burgler," "An Estimate of Bret Harte," "Book review, Lentala, by Morrow," "Book review, Lentala of the South Seas, by Morrow," Two Outcasts of Oro," by Morrow.

Holograph note, biographical material on Edward Page Mitchell, from A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, ed. by Edward C. Stedmarino, New York, Webster, 11 volumes. (1 leaf)

Photocopy, "The Death of the Lion," p. 112-121. From "Henry James Vol. XV"?

Photocopy, Bohemian Paris of To-day, title page, contents page, introduction. (4 leaves)

Photocopy, "Two Outcasts of Oro," Sunset magazine, Vol. 23, p. 249-253. September 1909 (3 leaves)

Photocopy, "A Golden Sepulchre," by W. C. Morrow, Overland Monthly, p. 501-506. November 1900 (4 leaves)

Photocopy of "Breaking Through," by W. C. Morrow, from The Spinner's Book of Fiction, Paul Elder and Co., San Francisco. Reprinted from Success Magazine. September 1906 (13 leaves)

Photocopy of "Over an Absinthe Bottle," by W. C. Morrow. The source is not clear. (9 leaves)

Photocopy of "The Man from Georgia," by W. C. Morrow. Californian. p. 51-58. Undated (5 leaves)

Photocopy, "A Glimpse of the Unusual," by W. C. Morrow. p. 373-379, unidentified source. (4 leaves)

Photocopy, "The Music Teacher's Sweetheart," by W. C. Morrow, Californian, p. 357-363. October 1882 (5 leaves)

Photocopy of "A Glimpse of the Unusual," by W. C. Morrow, Californian. p. 373-379. Undated (8 leaves)

Photocopy of "Rags, Sacks, and Bottles," by W. C. Morrow, Californian, p. 41-46. June 1881 (6 leaves)

7/17: Photocopy of "A Strange Confession," by W. C. Morrow, The Californian. September 1880 - March 1881

7/18: Moskowitz, Sam. "Horrors Unseen"

7/19: Moskowitz, Sam. "Futures to Infinity" and correspondence

7/20: Moskowitz, Sam. "'The Crystal Man' - Landmark Science Fiction by Edward Page Mitchell" (1 of 3)

7/21: Moskowitz, Sam. "'The Crystal Man' - Landmark Science Fiction by Edward Page Mitchell" (2 of 3)

7/22: Moskowitz, Sam. "'The Crystal Man' - Landmark Science Fiction by Edward Page Mitchell" (3 of 3)