Finding Aid for the Donald Eaton Carr Papers, 1960-1983
Processed by Saundra Taylor; additions processed by Lilace Hatayama; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai
UCLA Library Special Collections
UCLA Library Special Collections staff
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Donald Eaton Carr Papers, 1960-1983
Collection number: 1036
UCLA Library Special Collections
UCLA Library Special Collections staff
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- UCLA Library Special Collections staff
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Saundra Taylor, August 1969
- Additions processed by:
- Lilace Hatayama
- Encoded by:
- Alight Tsai
- Encoding supervision by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Text converted and initial container list EAD tagging by:
- Apex Data Services
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, February 2002
© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Donald Eaton Carr Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1960-1983
Collection number: 1036
Creator: Carr, Donald Eaton, 1903-
Extent:
14 boxes (7 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Donald Eaton Carr (1903- ) was the author of various articles and 7 books. The collection consists of manuscripts, galleys,
and related correspondence. The manuscripts for Carr's books in the collection focus primarily on water and air pollution.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library 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 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: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Donald Eaton Carr, 1966-76.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Donald Eaton Carr Papers (Collection 1036). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709587
Biography
Carr was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 17, 1903; BS, UC Berkeley, 1930; married Mildred Clarke, 1934; reporter,
Portland Oregonian, 1922-26; research chemist and later research manager, Union Oil Company, 1930-47; consultant, assistant director of fuels
and lubricants division, and deputy director of research, Phillips Petroleum Company, 1947-65; served on Petroleum Industry
War Council during World War Two; author of various articles and 7 books.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts, galleys, and related correspondence of Donald Eaton Carr. The manuscripts for Carr's books
in the collection focus primarily on water and air pollution.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 2-3, 7, 11-14).
-
The Breath of Life (Box 1).
-
Death of the Sweet Waters(Boxes 2 and 10).
-
The Eternal Return (Box 3).
-
The Sexes (Box 4).
-
The Deadly Feast of Life (Box 5).
-
The Forgotten Senses (Box 6).
-
Energy and the Earth Machine (Boxes 7-8).
-
Sky is Still Falling (Box 9).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Carr, Donald Eaton, 1903- --Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Chemists--California--Archival resources.
Air--Pollution--United States--Research.
Water--Pollution--United States--Research.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts for publication.
Box 2
Correspondence
re publication of
Breath of Life. September 1963-October 1965.
Physical Description:
ca. 68 items.
Box 2
Correspondence
re publication of
Death of the Sweet Waters. April 1965-May 1966.
Physical Description:
ca. 44 items.
Box 3
Correspondence
re publication of
The Eternal Return. March 1967-June 1969.
Physical Description:
ca. 20 items.
Box 7
Correspondence, primarily with Eric Swenson, editor at Norton. 1973-76.
Scope and Content Note
Typescript, setting copy with holograph corrections and printing instructions.
ca.650 leaves.
Box 11, Folders 1-5, Box 12, Folders 1-5, Box 13, Folders 1-5, Box 14, Folders 1-6
Correspondence 1963-1983. Unsorted.
Box 1
Breath of Life. New York: Norton, 1965.
Scope and Content Note
Typescript with holograph corrections.
Carbon of typescript.
Galley and page proofs.
Death of the Sweet Waters
Box 2
Death of the Sweet Waters. New York: Norton, 1966.
Scope and Content Note
Typescript with holograph corrections.
Box 10, Folder 7
Manuscript
Death of the Sweet Waters, by Donald E. Carr. Introduction to paperback edition. n.d.
Physical Description: 7pp. Copy of typescript.
Box 3
The Eternal Return. New York: Doubleday, 1968.
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy of typescript.
Galley proof.
Box 4
The Sexes. New York: Doubleday, 1970.
Scope and Content Note
Typescript with holograph corrections. 312 leaves.
Final galley proof with holograph corrections.
Box 5
The Deadly Feast of Life. Doubleday, 1971.
Scope and Content Note
Setting copy of manuscript (typescript) with holograph corrections and printing instructions.
ca. 500 leaves.
Reader's galleys with holograph corrections.
Confirmation proofs.
Box 6
The Forgotten Senses. Doubleday, 1972.
Scope and Content Note
Typescript with holograph corrections,
ca. 413 leaves [includes copy of index, 36 leaves].
Final galley proof with corrections.
Foundry proof.
Energy and the Earth Machine
Box 7
Energy and the Earth Machine. Norton, 1976.
Box 8
Energy and the Earth Machine.
Scope and Content Note
Proof copies, with printer's markings.
Box 9, Folder 1
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling, by Donald E. Carr. ca. 1981.
Physical Description: 239pp. Copy of typescript with manuscript corrections.
Box 9, Folder 2
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling. ca. 1981.
Physical Description: 307pp. Photocopy of typescript.
Box 9, Folder 3
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling. Setting copy. ca. 1981.
Physical Description: 307pp. Photocopy with proofreader's corrections.
Box 10, Folder 1
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling. Deleted pages. ca. 1981.
Physical Description: 50pp. Photocopy with publisher's correspondence.
Box 10, Folder 2
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling.
Physical Description: Portion of manuscript. 75pp. Photocopy.
Box 10, Folder 3
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling.
Physical Description: Master set proofs, first pass. 340pp.
Box 10, Folder 4
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling.
Physical Description: Index. Master set proofs, first pass. With typescript, 48pp.
Box 10, Folder 5
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling.
Physical Description: Master set, second pass. 300pp.
Box 10, Folder 6
Manuscript
Sky is Still Falling. Cellulose Takes Over for Alcohol Motor Fuel. n.d.
Physical Description: 3pp. Copy of typescript.
