S.J. Neighbors collection of John Steinbeck papers, 1859-1999

Abstract/Contents

Scope and content: This collection consists of manuscripts and printed materials created by the Nobel Prize winning author John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr., by members of the Steinbeck family, and related colleagues and friends. About half of the items in the collection consist of John Steinbeck’s correspondence, including both original signed letters as well as carbon copies. The collection is rich in Steinbeck family history as well, including the original diary of his grandfather, John A. Steinbeck, written while in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and journals of Almira Steinbeck, his grandmother, during her trip to Jaffa.

Type of resource	mixed material
Form	unmediated; other
Extent	3.21 (6
Place	United States
Publication date	1859 - 1999
Issuance	monographic
Language	English
Note	The collection is organized into eight series: Series 1: Letters by John Steinbeck. Series 2: Letters to John Steinbeck. Series 3: Correspondence - other. Series 4: Works by and about John Steinbeck. Series 5: Official documents. Series 6: Gabilan High School and Stanford University. Series 7: Family (with 5 subseries) and Series 8: Other. In order to find more detailed descriptions of items on the donor's listing (Appendix A, located in Box 4, Folder 0), the donor's item number is written in brackets below the box/folder number on each folder, and in brackets on the finding aid.

Collector	Neighbors, S.J

Subject	Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Subject	Steinbeck, John A
Subject	Steinbeck, Elaine A
Subject	Lyons, Leonard, 1906-1976
Subject	Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997
Subject	Gossage, Howard, 1917-1969
Subject	Bennett, Robert
Subject	Steinbeck family
Subject	Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 > Friends and associates
Subject	Authors, American
Subject	American literature > 20th century
Subject	Nobel Prize winners > American literature > 20th century
Subject	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
Genre	Other
Genre	Correspondence.
Genre	Manuscripts (documents).
Genre	Diaries.
Genre	School yearbooks.
Genre	Photographs.

Acquisition	Gift of S.J. Neighbors, 2019. Accession 2019-052.
Biographical/Historical	John Steinbeck (1902-1968), the author of many novels and short stories dealing with social issues, particulary the struggling working class, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. Born in Salinas, California, he attended Stanford University intermittently but did not graduate.
Note	Stanford also holds the John Steinbeck collection (M0263): https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4082967
Location	Location Finding aid
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/qs016mh3282
Location	Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305

Preferred citation: [identification of item], S.J. Neighbors collection of John Steinbeck papers (M2467). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California

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