Article about poet Ina Donna Coolbrith with an 1880's portrait and an 1888 shell wreath, Santa Monica, 1953

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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Text from negative sleeve reads: H 2957 File A, Ina Coolbrith, copied 4/30/40, and shell wreath she made in 1880's--Santa Monica, Poet Laureate of California 1914, John Crum, Ornate 1888 horse-shoe-shaped shell art wreath made by poet Ina Donna Coolbrith in upper left corner. In upper right corner is a portrait of Ina Donna Coolbrith which is the frontispiece of her book Songs from the Golden Gate, 1895. The lower portion of the page is an article discussing In Coolbrith making the wreath ["Heirloom Shows Poetess' Art," Los Angeles Times, October 12, 1953]. At the time of this photograph the wreath belonged to the Perrys' nephew John H. Crum of Santa Monica. The shell wreath is an example of Victorian era domestic crafts.