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Title: Robert R. Kirsch Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1959-1967
Collection number: 500
Creator: Kirsch, Robert R., 1922-1980
Extent: 11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Robert R. Kirsch (1922-1980) was a journalist, lecturer and author. He worked as a reporter, feature writer and literary critic
for various southern California newspapers, was a lecturer in journalism at UCLA (1953,1959-60,1961-72), dean of college at
International Community College (Los Angeles) in 1971, and a executive story consultant for Universal Studios (1965-67). The
collection consists of Kirsch's manuscripts, correspondence, illustrations, books, and ephemera. Manuscripts include
The Jewish novel in America,
In the wrong rain,
Do not go gentle,
The restless lovers,
Inferno,
Pandora's box,
The wars of pardon,
Knight of the scimitar,
Shedding light on the mysteries of astrology, and
West of the West. There are also master proofs of
Burn, baby, burn: The Los Angeles race riot and captions for photographs for
Burn, baby, burn.
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.
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.
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 Robert R. Kirsch, 1959-1968.
Gift of Jerry Cohen, 1967-68.
Gift of William S. Murphy, 1967-68.
[Identification of item], Robert R. Kirsch Papers (Collection 500). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1972994
Kirsch was born on October 18, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York; BA (1949), MA (1951), and C.Phil. (1970), UCLA; reporter for
Merced sun-star (1940) and
United press (1946-51); reporter and feature writer for
Citizen news, Hollywood, California (1947-52); staff member, then literary critic,
Los Angeles times (1951-80); lecturer in journalism, UCLA (1953,1959-60,1961-72); became dean of college at International Community College
(Los Angeles) in 1971; executive story consultant, Universal Studios, 1965-67; books include
In the wrong rain (1958),
The wars of pardon (1965), and
West of the West: witnesses to the California experience, 1542-1906 (anthology written with William S. Murphy, 1968); also wrote
The restless lovers (1960),
Pandora's box (1961), and
Inferno (1962) under the pseudonym of Robert Dundee, and
The Castillian rose (1961) and
Knight of the scimitar (1965) under the pseudonym of Robert Bancroft; he died on August 16, 1980 in Santa Barbara, California.
Collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, illustrations, books, and ephemera of author Robert R. Kirsch, who also
wrote under the pen name of Robert Dundee and Robert Bancroft. Manuscripts include
The Jewish novel in America,
In the wrong rain,
Do not go gentle,
The restless lovers,
Inferno,
Pandora's box,
The wars of pardon,
Knight of the scimitar,
Shedding light on the mysteries of astrology, and
West of the West. Also includes master proofs of
Burn, baby, burn: The Los Angeles race riot, by Jerry Cohen and William S. Murphy (introduction by Kirsch). Finding aid contains captions for photographs for
Burn, baby, burn.
Arranged in the following series:
- The Jewish novel in America, In the wrong rain, Do not go gentle, The restless lovers (Box 1).
- Miscellaneous notes, ephemera, and correspondence (Box 1).
- Inferno, Pandora's box, The wars of pardon (Boxes 2-3).
- Burn, baby, burn (introduction), Knight of the scimitar, astrology article (Boxes 4, 11).
- West of the West (Boxes 5-11).
- Photographs for West of the West and Burn, baby, burn (Box 12).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Kirsch, Robert R., 1922-1980--Archives.
Authors, American--California, Southern--Archives.
Journalists--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.