The Star Rover
Today is Jack London’s birthday, and what better way to celebrate than to board a ship to see some of the sites that the famous writer explored during his many adventures around the world. The ship in question, the Star of India, is not leaving its dock at the Maritime Museum of San Diego but is instead the venue for the exhibition “Jack London, Photographer.”
New Year, New Beginnings, New Manuscript Collections
It’s not often that you come across an opportunity to have a hand in creating manuscript collections for The Huntington, but the Annenberg Community Beach House of Santa Monica has just the ticket. In an event called “New Year, New Beginnings,” playwright Lucy Wang, whose papers are at The Huntington, will lead an afternoon workshop on Mon., Jan. 16.
Top 10 Stories about Huntington Acquisitions
The year 2011 was strong in new acquisitions—and also in stories about gifts and purchases that added to the riches of the holdings in The Huntington’s collections. Here are 10 memorable stories—from letters, paintings, and a death mask to a tea house that went halfway around the world and back again.
A Friend to Jack London
Huntington literary manuscripts curator Sara S. “Sue” Hodson has been named Woman of the Year by the Jack London Foundation, in recognition of her long service assisting scholars and in recognition of her own lecturing and writing on the author.
