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Descriptive Summary
Title:
California.
Department of Parks and
Recreation. Stevenson House Collection, Monterey State
Historic Park, 1850 -
1996.
Collection number:
483.1
Collector:
California State
Parks
Extent:
17.62 cubic ft.
(36 boxes)
Repository:
California State
Parks
Monterey State Historic Park
20 Custom House Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
831-649-7118
Abstract:
The
Stevenson House Collection consists of
primary and secondary source materials,
artifacts, and memorabilia
connected with the Scottish author Robert
Louis Stevenson and the Stevenson
House/French Hotel in Monterey,
California. In the Stevenson House,
a former rooming house, Robert
Louis Stevenson lived for four months,
September to December 1879. During
his time living in the rooming house
he worked on The Amateur Emigrant
and waited for his future wife
Fanny's divorce to be finalized.
Physical location:
For current information on the
location of these materials, please consult the Monterey District
Museum
Curator at
831-649-7118.
Language:
English.
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