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1 No online items Processed by Stephan J. Potchatek; machine-readable finding aid created by Stephan J. Potchatek Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA Phone: (650) URL: The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Special Collections M1063 1

2 Collection number: M1063 Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, California Contact Information Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA Phone: (650) URL: Processed by: Stephan J. Potchatek Date Completed: 1999 July 23 Encoded by: Stephan J. Potchatek 1998 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Wells Fargo Steinbeck Collection, Date (inclusive): Collection number: Special Collections M1063 Creator: Edgar R. Dethlefsen, Caroline R. Finney, and Mary E. Rodgers Extent: ca. 5 linear ft., 111 volumes Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Language: English. Access Restrictions None. Publication Rights The library does not have full title to the portion of the collection comprising Steinbeck's letters. This material cannot be cited without first obtaining permission at the address below. Copyright administered by: Mc Intosh and Otis, Inc. 475 Fifth Ave. New York, NY Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Provenance Purchased from Edgar R. Dethlefsen, Caroline R. Finney, and Mary E. Rodgers, Apr. 30, Purchased with a lead gift of the Wells Fargo Foundation, San Francisco. Preferred Citation: [Identification of item] Wells Fargo Steinbeck Collection, M1063, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Biography John Ernst Steinbeck was born in Salinas, CA, on February 27, 1902, to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, the third of four children. After being graduated from Salinas High School, he attended Stanford University intermittently between 1920 and After leaving Stanford, Steinbeck moved to New York City, where he worked as a construction laborer and wrote Special Collections M1063 2

3 briefly for the Hearst-owned The American newspaper. In 1926, Steinbeck returned to California. He lived and worked during the late 1920s in the Lake Tahoe area, where he wrote his first novel, Cup of Gold, published by Robert M. McBride, New York, in The 1930s were a period of extraordinary productivity for John Steinbeck. He wrote eight novels during the decade, beginning in 1932 with The Pastures of Heaven (New York : Brewer, Warren & Putnam), through his first commercial and critical success with Tortilla Flat (New York: Covici-Friede, 1935), and concluding in 1939 with The Grapes of Wrath, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in Like the 1930s, the 1940s were also a period of great productivity. Steinbeck wrote six books and wrote the screenplays for several earlier works, including the production of The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and Viva Zapata! Steinbeck continued to be productive throughout his life, producing 26 books and countless stories, dramatic adaptations, editorials and pieces of journalism. Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on December 10, He died of a heart attack in New York City on December 20, He was 66 years old. Chronological Biography Derived extensively from Meyer, Michael J. THE HAYASHI STEINBECK BIBLIOGRAPHY, (Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1998) 1902 Feb. Born John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, son of John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck Graduates Salinas High School, Salinas, CA 1919 Oct. Begins attendance at Stanford University 1925 Leaves Stanford without a degree 1926 Moves to New York City where he works as a laborer on the construction of Madison Square Garden and writes as a reporter for the Hearst-owned New York American Lives in Lake Tahoe as an estate caretaker. Writes first novel, Cup of Gold Cup of Gold published by Robert M. McBride, New York Marries Carol Henning. Moves to Pacific Grove, writes To a God Unknown Publishes The Pastures of Heaven (Brewer, Warren, and Putnam, New York) To a God Unknown published by Robert O. Ballou, New York Feb. Olive Hamilton Steinbeck dies May John Ernst Steinbeck dies. Tortilla Flat published by Pascal Covici of Covici-Friede, New York Publishes In Dubious Battle (Covici-Friede, New York). Moves to Los Gatos, CA. Completes manuscript of Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men published by Covici-Friede, New York. Selected as Book-of-the-Month Club Selection. Dramatic adaptation starring Wallace Ford and Broderick Crawford appears on Broadway for 207 performances. The Red Pony published in a limited-edition by Covici-Friede, New York Tortilla Flat on Broadway. Wins New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Of Mice and Men. The Long Valley published by Viking Press, New York. "Their Blood is Strong" is published by Simon J. Lubin Society of California, San Francisco Apr. Publishes The Grapes of Wrath (Viking Press, New York) Wins Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath. Writes script for The Forgotten Village Separates from Carol. Writes screenplay for The Red Pony. Moves to New York with Gwyn Conger. Publishes Sea of Cortez (Viking Press, New York) The Moon is Down is published by Viking. Appointed Special Consultant to the Secretary of War. Writes Bombs Away : the story of a Bomber Team (Viking, New York). Moves from New York to Sherman Oaks, California Divorce from Carol finalized March 18. Marries Gwyn Conger on March 29. Becomes war correspondent for New York Herald Tribune. Travels to England, North Africa, Sicily. Film of The Moon is Down is released Nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Story for Lifeboat, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Finishes writing Cannery Row. Son Thom is born August Cannery Row published by Viking Press, New York. Completes "The Pearl." Nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Story for A Medal for Benny, directed by Irving Pichel. Moves back to New York Son John Steinbeck, IV born June 12. Receives King Haakon Liberty Cross in Norway for The Moon is Down The Wayward Bus published by Viking Press. Travels to France, Sweden, and Soviet Union. The Pearl published (Viking Press, New York) A Russian Journal (Viking Press, New York) published. Divorces Gwyn. Elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters The Red Pony, directed by Lewis Milestone, released. Special Collections M1063 3

4 1950 Burning Bright opens on Broadway. Marries Elaine Scott on 1951 The Log from the Sea of Cortez published Viva Zapata!, directed by Elia Kazan, released. Travels to Europe and North Africa writing for Colliers. East of Eden published (Viking Press, New York) Academy Award nomination for Best Story and Best Screenplay for Viva Zapata! 1954 Sweet Thursday published. Writes weekly articles for Le Figaro East of Eden, directed by Elia Kazan, released. Pipe Dream opens on Broadway The Short Reign of Pippin IV published (Viking Press, New York) Once There Was a War published (Viking Press, New York) The Winter of Our Discontent published (Viking Press, New York). Travels to Italy for extended stay Steinbeck wins Nobel Prize for Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception." 1963 Travels to Central and Eastern Europe at the suggestion of President Kennedy Begins regular column for Newsday Travels to Southeast Asia reporting on the Vietnam War for Newsday Dec. John Steinbeck dies of cardio-respiratory failure at his home in New York City. He was 66. Survived by his third 20 wife, Elaine Scott Steinbeck and his two sons, Thom Steinbeck and John Steinbeck IV. He is buried at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Salinas, California. Scope and Content The Wells Fargo Steinbeck Collection, originally the Rodgers Collection of John Steinbeck, contains more that 770 letters, photographs, clippings, unpublished short pieces, and ephemera from John Steinbeck and the Steinbeck and Hamilton families, dating from the 1890s to the early 1980s. The bulk of the collection consists of John Steinbeck's letters to his family, beginning in the 1923 with his letters home from Stanford University. The letters from the globetrotting Steinbeck continue throughout his life, addressed primarily to his sister Esther Steinbeck Rodgers of Watsonville, California, until just before his death from a heart attack on December 20, The collection also contains a cache of letters from Steinbeck to Esther Rodgers's daughter Carolee, as well as letters from other members of the Steinbeck and Hamilton families, including letters from John Ernst Steinbeck to Esther, letters from Almira Ann Steinbeck (Steinbeck's paternal grandmother), letters from Elaine Steinbeck to Esther, letters from Steinbeck's godfather D.P. Trask, and Steinbeck's biographer Nelson Valjean. Together, these letters provide the researcher a rich portrait of Steinbeck's family, his early years and his adult life, which so influenced his writing. The photograph albums contain more than 200 pictures. They are an extraordinary collection of images of the Steinbeck and Hamilton families, providing a rare glimpse into the private life of John Steinbeck from his childhood until his death. Finally, the Wells Fargo Steinbeck Collection consists of more than 100 copies of Steinbeck's books and works about Steinbeck, virtually all of which are first editions, signed by the author, or inscription copies to his sister Esther Rodgers The Wells Fargo Steinbeck Collection is organized into 12 series following the organization of the papers by the Rodgers family and especially the careful work done by Ann Dethlefsen, Esther Rodgers' granddaughter. Very few changes have been made to the Dethlefsen organization except when necessitated for the sake of housing or when greater clarification of dates could be added. These twelve series are: Series 1. Almira Ann Steinbeck Letters, Physical Description: 19 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Chronological Series 2. Steinbeck Family Letters, Physical Description: 38 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Chronological Special Collections M1063 4

5 Series 3. Hamilton Family Letters, Series 3. Hamilton Family Letters, Physical Description: 11 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Chronological Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Physical Description: 349 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Chronological Series 5. John Steinbeck Letters to Carolee Rodgers, Physical Description: 29 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Chronological Series 6. Elaine Steinbeck Letters, Physical Description: 39 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Chronological Series 7. D.P. Trask Letters to Esther and Beth Steinbeck, Physical Description: 6 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Chronological Series 8. Nelson Valjean Letters to Esther Steinbeck Rodgers, Physical Description: 6 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Chronological Series 9. John Steinbeck Poems and Short Stories Physical Description: 13 folders Scope and Content Arrangement Roughly chronological Series 10. Supplement, Physical Description: 49 items Scope and Content The Supplement contains miscellaneous items associated with the Steinbeck and Hamilton families, correspondence regarding John Steinbeck, ephemera, clippings, articles about Steinbeck, as well as seven dance masks Steinbeck collected and kept at his Pacific Grove, CA, home. Special Collections M1063 5

6 Series 11. Steinbeck and Hamilton Family Photographs, 1870s-1981 Series 11. Steinbeck and Hamilton Family Photographs, 1870s-1981 Physical Description: 210 photographs Scope and Content Arrangement Roughly chronological, into two photograph albums Series 12. John Steinbeck Books and Articles Physical Description: 111 volumes Scope and Content Arrangement According to publication date Series 1. Almira Ann Steinbeck Letters, Box 1, Folder 1 [Almira Ann Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Ernest [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1892 Apr. 14 Box 1, Folder 2 [Almira Ann Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Granddaughter Esther [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1905 Jan. 28 ALS, 3 pp. + envelope Box 1, Folder 3 [Almira Ann Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Granddaughter Esther [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1905 Apr. 10 ALS, 3 pp. Box 1, Folder 4 [Almira Ann Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Esther and Beth [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1906 June 16 Box 1, Folder 5 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1906 Dec. 31 ALS, 2 pp. + envelope Box 1, Folder 6 [Almira A. Steinbeck], n.p. [Hollister, CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. ANS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 7 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1908 Jan. 2 ALS, 4 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope Box 1, Folder 8 [Almira A. Steinbeck], n.p. [Hollister, CA], to Esther and Beth [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1908 June 2 Box 1, Folder 9 [Almira A. Steinbeck], n.p. [Hollister, CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1908 Dec. 31 Box 1, Folder 10 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA [1909] Aug. 25 ALS, 4 pp. + envelope Box 1, Folder 11 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1909 Nov. 10 ALS, 4 pp. (1 folded leaf) Box 1, Folder 12 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1910 Sept. 8 ALS, 4 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope Box 1, Folder 13 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], Berkeley, CA 1910 Oct. 10 ALS, 4 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope Box 1, Folder 14 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], Berkeley, CA 1910 Nov. 2-6 ALS, 4 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope Box 1, Folder 15 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, [CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Dec. 6 ALS, 4 pp. (1 folded leaf) Box 1, Folder 16 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], Berkeley, CA 1911 Apr. 12 Special Collections M1063 6

7 Series 1. Almira Ann Steinbeck Letters, Box 1, Folder 17 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], Pacific Grove, CA 1911 July 24 ALS, 2 pp. + envelope Box 1, Folder 18 [Almira A. Steinbeck], n.p. [Hollister, CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1911 July 28 ALS, 2 pp. Box 1, Folder 19 [Almira A. Steinbeck], Hollister, CA, to Esther Steinbeck, Watsonville, CA 1918 Oct. 7 ALS, 4 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope Series 2. Steinbeck Family Letters, Box 1, Folder 20 Esther Steinbeck, Sausalito, CA, to Papa, Mama, and kids [John Ernst, Olive Hamilton, John, Beth and Mary Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1910 June 11 ALS, 3 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope Box 1, Folder 21 Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, n.p. [Salinas, CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] n.d. ALS, 10 pp. (5 leaves) Box 1, Folder 22 Esther Steinbeck, n.p. [Berkeley, CA], to John and Mary [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. ALS, 3 pp. (1 folded leaf) Box 1, Folder 23 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Sept. 14 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 24 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], Berkeley, CA 1910 Sept. 19 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 25 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Sept. 24 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 26 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Sept. 27 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 27 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], Berkeley, CA 1910 Sept. 30 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 28 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Oct. 6 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 29 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Oct 13 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 30 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Oct. 21 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 31 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Oct. 27 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 32 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Oct. 31 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 33 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Nov. 8 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 34 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther Steinbeck, Berkeley, CA 1910 Nov. 17 TLS, 1p. + envelope Box 1, Folder 35 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Dec. 1 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 36 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Dec. 10 Special Collections M1063 7

8 Series 2. Steinbeck Family Letters, TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 37 [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1910 Dec. 12 ALS, 14 pp. (4 folded leaves) Box 1, Folder 38 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1911 Jan. 20 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 39 [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther Steinbeck, Berkeley, CA 1911 Feb. 1 ALS, 4 pp. (2 leaves) + envelope Box 1, Folder 40 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1911 Feb. 2 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 41 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1911 Feb. 6 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 42 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther Steinbeck, Berkeley, CA ; directions for making flour in holograph of Mr. [Brown] 1911 Feb. 9 TLS, 1 p. ; AMs, 5 pp., n.d. ; envelope Box 1, Folder 43 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1911 Feb. 15 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 44 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1911 Apr. 7 Box 1, Folder 45 [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1911 Apr. 13 ALS, 6 pp. (3 leaves) Box 1, Folder 46 Esther Steinbeck, n.p. [Berkeley, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1911 Apr. 19 ALS, 4 pp. (2 leaves) + envelope Box 1, Folder 47 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther Steinbeck, Berkeley, CA 1911 Apr envelope Box 1, Folder 48 John Ernst Steinbeck, Salinas, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA] 1911 Apr. 24 Box 1, Folder 49 Esther [Steinbeck], Berkeley, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1911 Apr. 25 ALS, 7 pp. (3 leaves) + envelope Box 1, Folder 50 [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Esther Steinbeck, Berkeley, CA [1911] May 4 ALS, 3 pp. (2 leaves) + envelope Box 1, Folder 51 Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1911 May 8 ALS, 6 pp. (2 folded leaves) Box 1, Folder 52 Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Berkeley, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1911 May 10 ALS (fragment), 3 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 53 [John Ernst Steinbeck], Stockton, CA, to Esther, Carroll, Kiddies [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] [1933] Dec. 27 Box 1, Folder 54 Clark C. Steinbeck, Peking, China, to "Cousin Will" [Steinbeck], n.p May - June TL (facsim.), 4 pp. Box 1, Folder 55 Mary Steinbeck Dekker, London, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA [1959 May 4] Box 1, Folder 56 Mary Steinbeck Dekker, Mollington Banastre [Hotel], Chester, England, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA [1959] May 16 Special Collections M1063 8

9 Series 2. Steinbeck Family Letters, Box 1, Folder 57 Mary Steinbeck Dekker, Haifa, Israel, to Esther [Rodgers] and Beth [Steinbeck Ainsworth], Watsonville, CA [1962] Mar. 5 Series 3. Hamilton Family Letters, Box 1, Folder 58 [Eliza] Hamilton, n.p., to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1903 Feb. 22 Box 1, Folder 59 [Eliza] Hamilton, n.p., to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. Box 1, Folder 60 [Eliza], Tom, and Dessie [Hamilton], King City, CA, to Esther, Beth, John, and [Mary] Blanch [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1906 Dec. 23 Box 1, Folder 61 [Eliza Hamilton], King City, CA, to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] ; verso: Dessie Hamilton, n.p. [King City, CA], to Ollie [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1907 Mar. 12 Box 1, Folder 62 Dessie [Hamilton], n.p. [King City, CA?], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. ALS, 2 pp. (1leaf) Box 1, Folder 63 Dessie [Hamilton], n.p. [King City, CA?], to Esther and Beth [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. Box 1, Folder 64 Kate J. Hamilton and Mary E. Hamilton, Mullraugh, Bally Kelly, County Derry, Ireland, to "My very dear newly found Cousin" [Joe Hamilton], n.p. [19]24 Aug. 8 TL (facsim.), 2 pp. Box 1, Folder 65 Joe Hamilton, Chicago, to Will, Ollie, and George [Hamilton], n.p Dec. 1 TLS (facsim.), 6 pp. Box 1, Folder 66 George Hamilton, Paso Robles, CA, to Ollie [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1927 Dec. 11 TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 67 George Hamilton, Paso Robles, CA, to Esther [Rodgers], Watsonville, CA 1935 June 11 TLS, 1 p. + envelope Box 1, Folder 68 Joe Hamilton, Chicago, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1942 July 24 TLS (with holographic note), 2 pp. + envelope Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 1, Folder 69 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA?] 1910 Apr envelope Box 1, Folder 70 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Stanford, CA], to Mother [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1923 May 12 ALS, 3 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope Box 1, Folder 71 John [Steinbeck], Stanford, CA, to Dad [John Ernst Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] [1923 Fall] TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 72 John [Steinbeck], Long Beach, CA, to Family, n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1923 Dec. 14 TLS, 2 pp. Box 1, Folder 73 John [Steinbeck], Stanford, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1924 Spring] TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 74 John [Steinbeck], Salinas, CA, to Grandmother, n.p. n.d. [1924 Spring] TLS, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 75 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Long Beach, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1924 Oct.] TL, 1 p. Box 1, Folder 76 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Long Beach, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1924 Nov.] TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 1, Folder 77 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Long Beach, CA], to Esther [Steinbeck], n.p. n.d. [1924 Nov.] Special Collections M1063 9

10 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 1, Folder 78 Box 1, Folder 79 Box 1, Folder 80 Box 1, Folder 81 Box 1, Folder 82 Box 1, Folder 83 Box 1, Folder 84 Box 1, Folder 85 Box 1, Folder 86 Box 1, Folder 87 Box 1, Folder 88 Box 1, Folder 89 Box 1, Folder 90 Box 1, Folder 91 Box 1, Folder 92 Box 1, Folder 93 Box 1, Folder 94 Box 1, Folder 95 Box 1, Folder 96 TL, 3 pp. (2 leaves) [John Steinbeck], Brooklyn, NY, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1925 Dec. 25] TL, 1 p. [John Steinbeck], New York, to [Steinbeck Family], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1925 Dec. 25] ALS, 4 pp. (2 leaves) [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Mother, Dad, Esther, Mary [Steinbeck], and Caroll [Rodgers], Salinas, CA 1925 Dec. 14 ALS, 3 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], New York, to Uncle George [Hamilton], n.p. n.d. [1926 Jan. - Feb.] ALS, 4 pp. (2 leaves) [John Steinbeck], New York, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1926 Feb. 24 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1926 Mar. 5 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1926 Mar.] [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1926 Spring] [John Steinbeck], New York, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] [in envelope addressed to Mrs. C. J. Rodgers, Watsonville, CA] 1926 May 25 + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1926 Spring] TLS (with holographic notes), 2 pp. [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1926 Spring] [John Steinbeck], [Aboard ship for San Pedro, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1926 Fall] ALS, 3 pp. (1 folded leaf) [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1926 Fall] ALS, 2 pp. [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA [1926] Nov. 1 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1926 Nov. 11 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1926 Nov. 18 ALS, 4 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1926 Nov envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA [1926 Nov. 27] + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1926 Dec.] TL, 3 pp. (2 leaves) Special Collections M

11 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 1, Folder 97 Box 1, Folder 98 Box 1, Folder 99 Box 1, Folder 100 Box 2, Folder 1 Box 2, Folder 2 Box 2, Folder 3 Box 2, Folder 4 Box 2, Folder 5 Box 2, Folder 6 Box 2, Folder 7 Box 2, Folder 8 Box 2, Folder 9 Box 2, Folder 10 Box 2, Folder 11 Box 2, Folder 12 Box 2, Folder 13 Box 2, Folder 14 Box 2, Folder 15 [John Steinbeck], Tahoe, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA n.d. [1926 Dec. 14] TL (fragment), 1 p. + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Mar. 19 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Mar. 22 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Mar. 29 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Apr. 2 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Apr. 5 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Apr.] [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Apr. 12 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Apr. 19 ALS, 2 p.. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Apr.] [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Apr.] [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Apr. 30 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tallac, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 May 3 [John Steinbeck], Tallac, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 May 7 [John Steinbeck], Tallac, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 May 10 [John Steinbeck], Tallac, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 May 14 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Mother [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA n.d. [1927 June] TL, 1 p. [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 July 1 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Aug. 16 Special Collections M

12 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 2, Folder 16 Box 2, Folder 17 Box 2, Folder 18 Box 2, Folder 19 Box 2, Folder 20 Box 2, Folder 21 Box 2, Folder 22 Box 2, Folder 23 Box 2, Folder 24 Box 2, Folder 25 Box 2, Folder 26 Box 2, Folder 27 Box 2, Folder 28 Box 2, Folder 29 Box 2, Folder 30 Box 2, Folder 31 Box 2, Folder 32 Box 2, Folder 33 Box 2, Folder 34 Box 2, Folder 35 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Aug. 24 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Sept. 2 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Sept. 15 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Sept. 21 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA [1927] Oct. 17 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Oct. 25 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Fall] TL, 1 p. [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Fall] TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Fall] TL (with holographic note verso), 1 p. [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Fall] TL, 1 p. [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Fall] TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Fall] TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Fall] TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Fall] TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Nov. 24] [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Nov. [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Dec. 6 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1927 Dec. 10 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Dec.] [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Everybody, n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1927 Dec. Special Collections M

13 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 2, Folder 36 Box 2, Folder 37 Box 2, Folder 38 Box 2, Folder 39 Box 2, Folder 40 Box 2, Folder 41 Box 2, Folder 42 Box 2, Folder 43 Box 2, Folder 44 Box 2, Folder 45 Box 2, Folder 46 Box 2, Folder 47 Box 2, Folder 48 Box 2, Folder 49 Box 2, Folder 50 Box 2, Folder 51 Box 2, Folder 52 ALS, 3 pp. (2 leaves) + 2 envelopes [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Mother [Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1927 Dec.] TL, 1 p. [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Camp Richardson, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1927 Dec. 23 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1927 Dec. 27 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Camp Richardson, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1927 Dec. 31 [John Steinbeck], Tahoe, [CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Jan. 3 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Jan. 7 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1928 Jan.] TL, 1 p. [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Jan. 14 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Jan. 21 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1928 Jan.] [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Jan. 28 [John Steinbeck], Tahoe, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Jan. 31 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Jan. 31 TLS, 1 p. + envelope [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA [1928] Feb. 4 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Feb 7 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Feb. 11 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Feb. 14 Box 2, Folder 53 Box 2, Folder 54 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Feb. 21 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Mar. 24 Special Collections M

14 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 2, Folder 55 Box 2, Folder 56 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Mar. 31 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA n.d. [1928 Apr.] Box 2, Folder 57 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Tahoe, CA], to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], n.p. [Salinas, CA] n.d. [1928 Apr.] TL, 1 p. Box 2, Folder 58 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Apr. 7 Box 2, Folder 59 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Apr. 14 Box 2, Folder 60 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Dad [John Ernst Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Apr. 17 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf + envelope Box 2, Folder 61 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Apr 21 Box 2, Folder 62 [John Steinbeck], Camp Richardson, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA [1928] Apr. 24 Box 2, Folder 63 [John Steinbeck], Tahoe, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 July 2 Box 2, Folder 64 [John Steinbeck], Tahoe, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1928 Sept envelope Box 2, Folder 65 [John Steinbeck], Eagle Rock, CA, to Folks [John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck], Salinas, CA 1930 Jan. 18 TL (with holographic note), 2 pp. Box 2, Folder 66 [John Steinbeck], Pacific Grove, CA, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1936 Jan. 30 Box 2, Folder 67 [John Steinbeck], Los Gatos, CA, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1939 July 14 Box 2, Folder 68 [John Steinbeck], Los Gatos, CA, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1939 Aug. 30 Box 2, Folder 69 [John Steinbeck], Los Gatos, CA, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1939 Sept. 17 Box 2, Folder 70 [John Steinbeck], Los Gatos, CA, to Joe [Hamilton], Washington, DC 1939 Oct. 23 TLS, 3 pp. + envelope Box 2, Folder 71 [John Steinbeck], Los Gatos, CA, to Joe and Gussie [Hamilton], Washington, DC 1940 July 9 Box 2, Folder 72 [John Steinbeck], Los Gatos, CA, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1940 Aug. 26 TPC Box 2, Folder 73 [John Steinbeck], Pacific Grove, CA, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1941 July 13 Box 2, Folder 74 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1941 Nov. 21 Box 2, Folder 75 [John Steinbeck], Atlanta, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA [1942] Jan. 6 + envelope Box 2, Folder 76 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1942 Jan. 18 ALS, 3 pp. (1 folded leaf) + envelope Box 2, Folder 77 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1942 Mar. 2 ALS, 2 pp. + envelope Special Collections M

15 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 2, Folder 78 [John Steinbeck], Palisades, NY, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1942 Apr. 3 Box 2, Folder 79 [John Steinbeck], Albuquerque, NM, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1942 June Box 2, Folder 80 [John Steinbeck], Palisades, NY, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA [1942] June 24 Box 2, Folder 81 [John Steinbeck], Palisades, NY, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA [1942] July 25 AL, 1 p. + envelope Box 2, Folder 82 [John Steinbeck], Palisades, NY, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1942 Aug. 10 Box 2, Folder 83 [John Steinbeck], Sherman Oaks, CA, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1942 Sept.] Box 2, Folder 84 [John Steinbeck], Sherman Oaks, CA, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1942 Dec.] TL, 1 p. Box 2, Folder 85 [John Steinbeck], Sherman Oaks, CA, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1942 Dec.] Box 2, Folder 87 [John Steinbeck], Van Nuys, CA, to Mrs. J.R. [Gussie] Hamilton, Chicago 1943 Jan. 3 telegram Box 2, Folder 88 [John Steinbeck], Van Nuys, CA, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1943 Jan. 4 Box 2, Folder 89 [John Steinbeck], Los Angeles, CA, to Aunt Gussie [Hamilton], Chicago 1943 Jan. 4 Box 2, Folder 90 [John Steinbeck], Van Nuys, CA, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1943 Jan. [6] Box 2, Folder 91 [John Steinbeck], Somewhere in New Mexico [Albuquerque, NM] to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1943 Jan. 20 Box 2, Folder 92 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA Thursday [1943 Feb. 25] Box 2, Folder 93 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA n.d. [1943 Mar.] Box 2, Folder 94 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA Sunday [1943 May 16] Box 2, Folder 95 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA Wednesday [1943 Nov. 3] Box 2, Folder 96 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA n.d. [1943 Dec. 4] Box 2, Folder 97 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers] and all, Watsonville, CA 1943 Dec. 26 Box 2, Folder 98 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1943 Dec. 28 Box 2, Folder 99 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] [1944] Apr. 3 ALS, 2 pp. Box 2, Folder 100 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1944 May 2 Box 2, Folder 101 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA Thursday [1944 July 27] Special Collections M

16 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 2, Folder 102 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Mrs. C.J. [Esther] Rodgers, n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1944 Aug. 3 telegram Box 2, Folder 103 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1944 Aug. 8 Box 2, Folder 104 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] Saturday [1944 Aug. 12?] Box 6, Folder 1 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1944 July 5 + envelope Box 6, Folder 2 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1946 Jan. 17 Box 6, Folder 3 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 Apr envelope Box 6, Folder 4 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1946 May Box 3, Folder 1 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 June 12 telegram Box 6, Folder 5 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 June 14 Box 6, Folder 6 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 June 20 + envelope Box 6, Folder 7 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Mary Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 July 16 Box 6, Folder 8 [John Steinbeck], 175 E. 78th, [New York], to Esther [Rodgers] and all, n.p. [Watsonville, CA] [1946] July 17 Box 6, Folder 9 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1946 Aug.] Box 3, Folder 2 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 Aug. 21 Box 3, Folder 3 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1946 Sept.] TL, 2 pp. Box 3, Folder 4 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 Sept. 24 TL, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 5 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1946 Oct. 3 TL, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 6 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1946 Oct. 10 TL, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 7 [John Steinbeck], Coney Island, NY, to All, n.p. n.d. [1946 Oct?] Box 3, Folder 8 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Mrs. C.J. [Esther] Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 Oct. 17 telegram Box 3, Folder 9 [John Steinbeck], aboard Swedish American Line, S.S. Drottningholm, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA [1946] Oct envelope Box 3, Folder 10 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Stockholm, Sweden], to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA n.d. [1946 Fall] Box 3, Folder 11 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 Nov. 19 Box 3, Folder 12 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1946 Dec. 4 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) + envelope Special Collections M

17 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 3, Folder 13 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers] and all the family, Watsonville, CA 1946 Dec. 19 Box 3, Folder 14 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers] and all, n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1946 Dec.] TL, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 15 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] Monday [1947 Feb.] TL, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 16 John Steinbeck, New York, to Mrs. C.J. [Esther] Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1947 Apr. 3 Box 3, Folder 17 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1947 Apr. 21 TL, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 18 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1947 May 27 Box 3, Folder 19 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1947 May 31 Box 3, Folder 20 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1947 June 4 Box 3, Folder 21 [John Steinbeck], Paris, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1947 July 12 + envelope Box 3, Folder 22 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1947 Nov. 10 TL, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 3, Folder 23 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1947 Dec. 22 Box 3, Folder 24 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers] and all, Watsonville, CA Sunday [1947 Dec. 29] Box 3, Folder 25 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1948 Mar. 20 Box 3, Folder 26 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1948 Apr. 24 Box 3, Folder 27 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1948 May 1 Box 3, Folder 28 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1948 July 14 + envelope Box 3, Folder 29 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] [1948] Aug. 10 Box 3, Folder 30 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to [Esther Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA]. n.d. [1950 Feb.] AN Box 6, Folder 10 [John Steinbeck], Malibu, CA, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] n.d. [1949 Sept.] Box 6, Folder 11 [John Steinbeck], Malibu, CA, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1949 Sept. 28 Box 6, Folder 12 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] Thursday [1949 Dec.] Box 6, Folder 13 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther [Rodgers] and all family, n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] 1949 Dec. 26 Box 6, Folder 14 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] 1950 Jan. 4 ALS, 4 pp. (2 leaves) Box 6, Folder 15 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1950 Jan. 6 Box 6, Folder 16 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1950 Jan. 9 Special Collections M

18 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, ALS, 1p. + envelope Box 6, Folder 17 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] [1950] Jan. 19 Box 6, Folder 18 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] [1950] Feb. 11 Box 6, Folder 19 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1950 Feb envelope Box 6, Folder 20 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] n.d. [1950 Mar.] Box 6, Folder 21 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] n.d. [1950 Mar. - Apr.] Box 6, Folder 22 [John Steinbeck], The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA Monday [1950 Oct. 2] + envelope Box 6, Folder 23 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] n.d. [1950 Oct.] Box 6, Folder 24 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1950 Dec envelope Box 6, Folder 25 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA [1950] Dec envelope Box 6, Folder 26 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1950 Dec envelope Box 3, Folder 31 [John Steinbeck], Somerset, Bermuda, to Esther and Carroll [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1951 Jan. 1 Box 6, Folder 27 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1951 Jan. 27 Box 6, Folder 28 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] 1951 Mar. 2 Box 3, Folder 32 John Steinbeck, Siasconset, MA, to Esther and Carrol Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1951 July 14 Box 6, Folder 29 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] n.d. Box 3, Folder 33 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1952 Sept. 9 Box 3, Folder 34 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA [1952 Oct. 7] Box 3, Folder 35 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1952 Oct. 16 Box 3, Folder 36 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1952 Nov. 10 Box 3, Folder 37 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [New York], to "Dear Girls," n.p. n.d. [1952 Dec.] TLS, 2 pp. Box 3, Folder 38 John Steinbeck, New York, to "Dear Girls," n.p Jan. 17 TLS (carbon), 3 pp. + envelope Box 6, Folder 30 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1953 Feb. 27 Box 3, Folder 39 John Steinbeck, n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] 1953 Summer TLS, 4 pp. Special Collections M

19 Series 4. John Steinbeck Letters to Family, Box 3, Folder 40 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Mary [Dekker], Esther [Rodgers], Beth [Ainsworth], Watsonville, CA 1953 Nov. 2 TLS (carbon), 3 pp. + envelope Box 3, Folder 41 [John Steinbeck], Paris, to "Kids" [Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Dethlefsen], n.p June 27 TLS (with holographic note), 1 p. + envelope Box 6, Folder 31 [John Steinbeck], New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1957 Jan. 18 Box 3, Folder 42 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Italy], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 Mar. 8 TLS, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 43 [John Steinbeck], Gibraltar, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1957 Apr. 3 Box 3, Folder 44 [John Steinbeck], n.p. [Firenze, Italia], to Esther [Rodgers] and all there, n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 May 3 TLS, 2 pp. (1 leaf) Box 3, Folder 45 [John Steinbeck], Florence, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 May 10 TLS, 1 p. Box 6, Folder 32 [John Steinbeck], Roma, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 May 21 TLS, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 46 [John Steinbeck], Stockholm, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 July 3 TLS, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 47 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 Summer TLS (with holographic note), 2 pp. Box 3, Folder 48 John Steinbeck, Sag Harbor, NY, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 Aug. 12 TLS, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 49 John Steinbeck, Sag Harbor, NY, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 Aug. 22 TLS, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 50 [John Steinbeck], San Francisco, to Ed [Dethlefsen], n.p. n.d. [1957 Sept.] Box 3, Folder 51 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], Beth [Ainsworth], Mary [Dekker], Watsonville, CA 1957 Sept. 17 TLS, 1 p. + envelope Box 3, Folder 52 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA 1957 Dec. 16 TLS, 2 pp. + envelope + 2 clippings Box 3, Folder 53 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1957 Dec. 22] TLS, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 54 John Steinbeck, New York, to Mrs. Radcliffe, n.p. [Salinas, CA] 1957 Dec. 22 TL (carbon), 1 p. Box 3, Folder 55 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1957 Dec. 30 TLS, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 56 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1958 Jan. 9 TLS, 1 p. + envelope Box 3, Folder 57 [John Steinbeck], Miami Beach, to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA] 1958 Jan. 25 TL, 1 p. Box 3, Folder 58 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], Beth [Ainsworth], Mary [Dekker], Watsonville, CA 1958 July 2 TLS (carbon), 1 p. + envelope Box 3, Folder 59 [John Steinbeck, Sag Harbor, NY, to Esther Rodgers, Watsonville, CA] n.d. [1958 Fall] TLS (fragment), 1 p. Box 3, Folder 60 John Steinbeck, New York, to Esther [Rodgers], Beth [Ainsworth], Mary [Dekker], Watsonville, CA 1958 Nov. 20 TLS, 3 pp. + envelope Box 6, Folder 33 John Steinbeck, n.p. [New York], to Esther [Rodgers], n.p. [Watsonville, CA ] n.d. [1959 Jan.] ALS, 2 pp. Special Collections M