Title	Finding aid for Papers of Don Blanding, 1948-1958 (bulk 1948-1953).
Creator	Blanding, Don, 1894-1957.
Extent	201 items.
Biographical Note	Don Blanding was an author and illustrator. He was born on November 7, 1894 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He married Dorothy Binney Putnam on June 13, 1940 and later divorced her in 1945. His work includes Vagabond's house (1928); Songs of the seven senses (1931); Drifter's gold (1939); Mostly California (1948); and Joy is an inside job (1953). He lived both in California and in Hawaii. He died on June 9, 1957.
Scope and Content	The collection contains correspondence to, from, and about Don Blanding. The majority of the correspondence is by Arthur J. Babcock, Don Blanding's literary representative with Dodd, Mead and Company. Arthur J. Babcock wrote to Don Blanding, Dodd, Mead and Company, and several bookshops in California. The majority of the correspondence deals with scheduling autograph book tours for Don Blanding in 1948 for the book Mostly California and in 1953 for the book Joy is an inside job. The collection also has 11 photographs and ephemera.
Notes	All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the Curator, Literary Manuscripts.
Date	1948-1958.
Provenance	Gift of Arthur J. Babcock, November 1982.
Subject	Babcock, Arthur J. Blanding, Don, 1894-1957. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives. Illustrators -- United States.
Form/Genre	Letters (correspondence) United States 20th century. (aat) Photographs United States 20th century. (aat) Ephemera United States 20th century. (aat)
Contributors	Babcock, Arthur J. Dodd, Mead & Company.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssHM 62960-63160
Accession Number	mss 00982.
Physical Collection	Don Blanding papers.
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	6 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-12-22.
Date Digital	2011-12-22.
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Alison Dinicola, December 11, 2001.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Don Blanding Papers, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
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Cataloging Notes	Folders arranged alphabetically.