Bessie Sloan materials, 1899-1946

Bessie Sloan painting a portrait of Mr. Eddy.
Bessie Sloan painting a portrait of Mr. Eddy. Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center.

Primarily letters to and from Alameda artist Bessie Sloan, including some correspondence with American ethnologist George Wharton James. Also contains manuscript and typescript copies of several of Bessie Sloan's poems, including "Sentinel Redwood Remembers," photographs of Bessie and, presumably her sister-in-law, Vera Sloan, and clippings. The clippings are primarily about Vera Sloan's stage performances.

(OHC MSS SLOAN)

6 folders (.1 linear feet)

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Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.