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  • Biography
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  • Organization and Arrangement
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Paul Alexander Bartlett papers
    Creator: Bartlett, Paul Alexander
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2106
    Physical Description: 4.5 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1923-1990
    Abstract: Paul Alexander Bartlett (1909- ) was born in Moberly, Missouri, and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was an instructor in creative writing at Georgia State College (1955) and editor of publications at the University of California Santa Barbara (1964-70). Bartlett contributed short stories and poetry to magazines and anthologies. His published books include: Adios, mi México, and When the Owl Cries. The collection consists of literary manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, published works, ephemera, diaries, photograph albums and genealogy materials of Paul Alexander Bartlett. Correspondents include John Dos Passos, James Michener, Upton Sinclair, and Frank Tannenbaum.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: English .

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Paul Alexander Bartlett Papers (Collection 2106). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Paul Alexander Bartlett, 1981 & 1984.

    Processing Information

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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942303613606533 

    Biography

    Bartlett was born on June 13, 1909 in Moberly, Missouri, and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; BA, Oberlin College, 1932; also attended University of Arizona, and later studied art at the National University of Mexico and in Guadalajara; instructor in creative writing, Georgia State College, 1955; editor of publications, University of California Santa Barbara, 1964-70; contributed short stories and poetry to magazines and anthologies; published books include Adios, mi México, and When the Owl Cries.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of literary manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, published works, ephemera, diaries, photograph albums and genealogy materials of writer Paul Alexander Bartlett. Correspondents include John Dos Passos, James Michener, Upton Sinclair, and Frank Tannenbaum.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Manuscripts by PAB and related material (Boxes 1-2).
    2. Correspondence (Boxes 2,8).
    3. Journals by PAB (Boxes 3-5).
    4. Poetry and miscellaneous prose by PAB, photograph albums, genealogy material (Box 6).
    5. Unpublished writings (Boxes 6-7).
    6. Published writings (Boxes 7-9).

    Related Material

    Paul Alexander Bartlett Collection of Submissions to the Literary Annual, Workshop (Collection 926)  . Available at Department of Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Poets, American -- 20th century -- Archives.
    Manuscripts for publication
    Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives.
    Diaries.
    Bartlett, Paul Alexander--Archives.