Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Stanley A. Wolpert papers
- Dates:
- 1960-1964 and 2019
- Creators:
- Wolpert, Stanley, 1927-2019
- Abstract:
- Stanley Albert Wolpert was a professor of history at UCLA, and served as the department chair (1968- ). The collection consists of an early typescript with holograph corrections, galley proofs and a revised typescript with extensive holograph and editorial corrections of Wolpert's novel Nine Hours to Rama. The collection also includes reviews of his novel, clippings, and photographs.
- Extent:
- 1.2 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Stanley A. Wolpert Papers (Collection 768). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of galley proofs and a revised typescript with extensive holograph and editorial corrections of Stanley Wolpert's novel Nine hours to Rama. Includes the typescript with holograph corrections of the same novel under its original title, Day of Darkness. The collection also includes reviews of his novel, clippings, and photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Stanley Albert Wolpert was born on December 23, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York; BA, City College of New York, 1953; AM (1955) and Ph.D (1959), University of Pennsylvania; instructor (1959-60), assistant professor (1960-63), associate professor (1963-66), and in 1967 professor of history, UCLA; also served, beginning in 1968, as department chair; won Distinguished Teaching Award, UCLA, 1975; published books include Aboard the flying swan (1954), Tilak and Gokhale: revolution and reform in the making of modern India (1962), Nine hours to Rama (1962), India (1965), Morley and India, 1906-1910 (1967), The expedition (1968), An error of judgment (1970), A new history of India (1976), Roots of confrontation in South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the Superpowers (1982), Jinnah of Pakistan: a life (1984), and Nehru: a tryst with destiny (1996).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Dr. Stanley A. Wolpert, 1962.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Brooke Whiting, May 1962. Final processing by Kelly Besser, 2026 May.
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- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-12 14:01:17 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Stanley A. Wolpert Papers (Collection 768). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988