John Steinbeck Collection

Special Collections holds copies of every Steinbeck novel and many collected works of his fiction in their first edition, often in fine condition with a fine dust jacket where issued. While extensive and complete, the earlier acquired books were supplemented by a gift from Wells Fargo Bank in 1999 that included books signed by the author to his sister, Esther. The department also holds galley-proofs of The Red Pony, The Forgotten Village, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row, and Steinbeck: A Life in Letters.

Generally, these books can be found in Socrates by searching Steinbeck as Author and limiting library to Special Collections. Specifically, the Wells Fargo gift can be found using “Wells Fargo Steinbeck Collection” in a keyword search.

For extensive discriptions of the various other Steinbeck holdings at Stanford, see the Steinbeck page on the SULAIR American Literary Studies site.

Some Steinbeck web sites outside Stanford:

National Steinbeck Center | Center for Steinbeck Studies | Steinbeck Studies (a journal) | Steinbeck House