Hi

I am very interested in the archives of John Allison. I know that, among his papers, he had correspondence between Vilhalmur Stefansson and Frances (Allison's sister).

This correspondence could be of great interest to the researchers of the 'Eskimo Robinson Crusoe' Ada Blackjack.

John Allison is known to have painted at least one picture of Ada Blackjack, and in his later years he was hoping to illustrate a book version of 'Ada Blackjack's Diary'.

If anyone has any information leading to either the letters between Stefansson and Frances Allison, or John Allison's painting(s) of Ada (last sold at auction in 2018), I would be extremely grateful.

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