Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
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
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:
- Manuscripts (Boxes 1-4).
- Paperbacks (Box 4).
- Magazines containing Farrell's stories (Boxes 5-19,23).
- 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.