John Steinbeck Foundation BROCHURE 1980 Salinas East of Eden author Cannery Row
Classic American Literature Treasures from Saturday's Toys presents... an original brochure for The John Steinbeck Foundation.
Circa 1980; as assisted in further development efforts that eventually led to the planning and construction of the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California... the town where John Ernst Steinbeck (1902 - 1968) grew up. Adjacent to the museum, research center and gift shop is the birthplace and boyhood home of John Steinbeck. The house has been restored and now also serves as a restaurant.
The Steinbeck Center is now operated and overseen by the California State University at Monterey Bay (since 2016).
Brochure measures approx. 4" x 9" and includes 8 pages (plus cover). Features a color portrait of Steinbeck that was painted by local artist Phyllis Johnson (1920 - 2013).
Very good condition; with a list of books authored by Steinbeck, including:
- The Red Pony
- Tortilla Flat
- Of Mice and Men
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Sea of Cortez
- Cannery Row
- The Pearl
- East of Eden
- Travels with Charley: In Search of America
- Viva Zapata
- The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Nights
- ... and more
(previous collector placed a check-mark by the books in their own estate library)
Describes the foundational origins for preserving the lasting legacy of one of the 20th Century's great American authors.
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