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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The research for this work initially began in the 1980s and would not have been possible without the support of a number of individuals and institutions. First and foremost, I wish to thank Joshua B. Powers . He provided me with invaluable insights about Homer Lea and Lea’s wife, his mother, when I began my research, and his family graciously allowed me continuing access to his personal papers after his death. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lea shared with me correspondence between Ermal Lea and Tom Lea Jr. that filled important gaps in the chronology of Lea’s life. Dr. Robert G. Wilson supplied me with perceptions and information about Emma Wilson Lea. Dr. Charles E. Pirtle, formerly of Georgetown University, whose expertise in geopolitics has driven his own Homer Lea research, was very helpful in sharing research material I had either missed or not considered. I owe him a huge debt of gratitude, especially for putting me in touch with Mr. Brian Kates and Mrs. LaVonne Perkins. Mr. Kates allowed me access to his father’s (Charles O. Kates) personal papers, which are critical to any serious Lea biography, and Mrs. Perkins offered helpful insights on researching Lea family history in Colorado. Mrs. Mabelle M. Selland and her daughter Ms. Julie Selland aided my research on Homer Lea’s connection with the Fresno reform Chinese movement. Mabelle Selland also introduced me to Ms. Jane Leung Larson, who furnished me with translated letters from her grandfather, Dr. Tom Leung, about Homer Lea’s involvement with the Chinese reform movement. I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to the following institutions for their research assistance: Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; California State Archives, Sacramento; Chicago History Museum,; Colorado Historical Society, Denver; Denver Public Library; Fresno City and County Historical Society; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin; Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico, Roswell; HoltAtherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific, Stockton, x • Acknowledgments California; Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Huntington Library, Art Collections , and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California; Jackson County Historical Society, Independence, Missouri; Kansas State University Library, Manhattan, Kansas; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; National Army Museum, London; Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Pentagon Library, Washington, D.C.; Public Record Office, Kew Richmond Surrey, United Kingdom; Riverside Cemetery, Denver; Stanford University Registrar, Stanford University , Stanford, California; and University of Iowa, University Libraries, Iowa City. I could not have completed my research without the assistance of a number of able research assistants. I wish to thank Ms. Polly Armstrong , Special Collections, Stanford University; Mr. Noah Belikoff, independent researcher (Bancroft Library); Ms. Brooke Black, library assistant, Huntington Library; Mr. Ronald M. Bulatoff, archival specialist , Hoover Institution Archives; Ms. Nana Diederichs, Special Collections, University of Iowa Library; Mr. Christopher G. Driggs, archivist, Nevada State Library and Archives; Mr. Elvis E. Fleming, archivist, Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico; Ms. Pam Gorelow, associate production manager, Stanford Magazine; Mr. David Kessler, Bancroft Library; Ms. Margaret Kimball, Stanford Registrar Office; Ms. Linda Maguire, Pentagon Library; Mr. John Mills, Pentagon Library; Ms. Maria Ortiz, Fresno City and County Historical Society; Ms. Jean Paule, archivist, Occidental College; and Mr. Michael Wurtz, archivist, Holt-Atherton Special Collections. I also wish to thank my California cousin, Mrs. Pamela Sonnenblick, and her husband, Mr. Robert Sonnenblick, for copying newspaper microfilm articles from the Los Angeles Public Library and tracking down Ansel O’Banion’s grave site; and my friends Mr. Brad Wartell and Ms. Christiane Wartell, the former for obtaining material from the Thomas Calloway Lea Papers at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, and the latter for her research assistance at the Bancroft Library and the New York Public Library. [3.238.130.41] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 06:32 GMT) HOMER LEA ...