Ina Coolbrith papers, circa 1852-1976, bulk 1906-1928

Ina Coolbrith at about 29 or 30 years old, around 1871.
Ina Coolbrith at about 29 or 30 years old, around 1871. Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center.

Ina Donna Coolbrith was California's first Poet Laureate and the first librarian of the Oakland Free Library.

Correspondence, photographs, poems and other materials of California poet Ina Donna Coolbrith. Also includes some papers of her niece and grandniece. 

(OHC MSS COOLBRITH

23 folders and 1 box.
Arranged into four series: Personal papers (folders 1-11 and box 1); Writings (folders 12-17); Professional papers (folders 18-21); and Family papers (folders 22-23).
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Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.