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Finding Aid for the Cliff Farrell Papers, 1923-1966
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  • Biography
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  • Organization and Arrangement
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Cliff Farrell Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1923-1966
    Collection number: 947
    Creator: Farrell, Cliff
    Extent: 23 boxes (11.5 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Cliff Farrell (1899-1977) was the telegraph editor, night news editor, and sports news editor for the Los Angeles Examiner (1925-56). He also wrote many western novels, more than 600 short stories and novellas for fiction magazines. The collection consists of thirteen manuscripts of western novels and over 400 western fiction magazine articles containing Farrell's short stories. Also includes about 40 paperback books, including both first editions and foreign editions.
    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.

    Additional Physical Form Available

    A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
    • Public Services Division
    • UCLA Library, Department of 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

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Cliff Farrell, 1967.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Cliff Farrell Papers (Collection 947). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1218060 

    Biography

    Farrell was born November 20, 1899 in Zanesville, Ohio; telegraph editor, night news editor, and sports news editor, Los Angeles Examiner (1925-56); wrote many western novels, including West With the Missouri (1955), Fort Deception (1960), Death Trap on the Platte (1968), and The Devil's Playground (1976); wrote more than 600 short stories and novellas for fiction magazines; died in 1977.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of thirteen manuscripts of western novels and over 400 western fiction magazine articles containing Farrell's short stories. Also includes about 40 paperback books, including both first editions and foreign editions. Collection also contains a file of Frontier Times, 1937-54.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Manuscripts (Boxes 1-4).
    2. Paperbacks (Box 4).
    3. Magazines containing Farrell's stories (Boxes 5-19,23).
    4. Frontier Times (Boxes 20-23).

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Farrell, Cliff--Archives.
    Frontier Times.
    Authors, American--West (U.S.)--Archival resources.
    Western stories.
    Manuscripts for publication.