Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Alan B. Moody Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1930
Creator:
Moody, Alan, 1900-1944
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Alan Moody (1900-1944)was an architect, playwright and novelist who made his home in Southern California. The collection consists
of manuscripts, a book, press clippings and reviews relating to Alan Moody.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary 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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. John Odin and the Santa Monica Public Library, 1975.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alan B. Moody Papers (Collection 420). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Moody was born in 1900; he became an architect, playwright, and novelist who made his home in Southern California; works include
The questionable Elaine, a three-act play produced in 1930, and
Sleep in the sun, a novel published in 1945; he died in 1944.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts, a book, press clippings and reviews relating to Alan Moody. Includes a copy of his
Sleep in the sun. Manuscripts include
All but the bride,
The high street,
Myra,
The restless flame, and
To the son!
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Moody, Alan B., 1900-1944--Archives.
Authors, American--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Architects--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.