International Jack London Centennial Symposium Planned for April 1976

Notes 239 INTERNATIONAL JACK LONDON CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM PLANNED FOR APRIL 1976 The Pacific Center for Western Historical Studies at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, is planning an International Jack London Centennial Symposium on April 2 and 3, 1976. London scholars, buffs, and collectors not only from the United States but from across the world are invited to attend. The theme of the symposium will be Jack London’s World: California, 1876-1916.” Students of London’s work, life and times are invited to submit ideas and papers to the Center for consideration before December 1, 1975. Kindly address correspondence to Dr. James M. Shebl, Associate Director Pacific Center for Western Historical Studies UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Stockton, California 95211 * -xA . Thomas Trusky of Boise State University is compiling data for an annotated bibliography of books by poets and critics of the West (1800-1975). The projected volume is structured according to the following categories. I. States (individual authors and anthologies) : Alaska, Arizona, Cali­ fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. II. Ethnic Groups in the West (individual authors and anthologies) : Asian-American, Mexican-American (Chicano), and NativeAmerican (including translators and interpreters of Indian poetry). III. Other: “Cowboy,” “Nomad” (including those visitors termed “in-dwellers” by Major and Pearce), and regional collections or anthologies of verse. Professor Trusky would appreciate receiving information about earlier bibliographies on this topic as well as information about serious poets and critics of the region. Please address all correspondence to him at the Department of English, Boise State University, 1910 College Boulevard, Boise, Idaho 83725. 240 Western American Literature R. P. Dickey is working on a biography of Alan Swallow, and would be grateful for any pertinent material, professional or personal, the more studded with details and dates (exact or approximate) the better, including copies of letters, photographs, or other documents. Narrative anecdotal material would be of special interest. R. P. Dickey 5420 N. Grande Tucson, Arizona 85704 * ...