Finding Aid for the Jackson Stanley Collection of Holman Day Materials, 1914-1935
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Finding Aid for the Jackson Stanley Collection of Holman Day Materials, 1914-1935
Collection number: 797
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
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- Brooke Whiting, March 1963
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, October 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Jackson Stanley Collection of Holman Day Materials,
Date (inclusive): 1914-1935
Creator:
Stanley, Jackson, 1914-
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Holman Francis Day (1865-1935) wrote for Maine newspapers and magazines, published two books of poetry and several novels.
The collection consists of correspondence, including 101 letters (1915-21) from Day to his wife Florence Levin Day and 71
letters (1914-35) from various persons to Holman Day. There is also a manuscript of an unpublished novel,
Tumbling torrents, 24 manuscripts of short stories, and related ephemera.
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.
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jackson Stanley, 1962.
[Identification of item], Jackson Stanley Collection of Holman Day Materials (Collection 797). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Holman Francis Day was born in Maine in 1865; attended Colby College; wrote for Maine newspapers and magazines; published
two books of poetry,
Up in Maine (1900) and
Pine tree ballads (1902); published several novels, including
Squire Phin (1905),
King spruce (1908),
The ramrodders (1910), and
The rider of the king log (1919); writings include tales of the supernatural; died in 1935.
Collection consists of correspondence, including 101 letters (1915-21) from Day to his wife Florence Levin Day and 71 letters
(1914-35) from various persons to Holman Day. Also includes a manuscript of an unpublished novel,
Tumbling torrents (ca. 1933-34), 24 manuscripts of short stories, and related ephemera.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Day, Holman, 1865-1935.
Poets, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Novelists, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Container List
Collection of Materials. ca. 1914-1935
Creator/Collector: Day, Holman Francis, 1865-1935
Physical Description: (3 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Collection comprises 101 letters from Day to Florence Levin (later Mrs. Dy), 1915-1921; 71 letters from various persons to
Day, 1914-1935; manuscript of an unpublished novel,
Tumbling torrents, ca. 1933-1934; 24 manuscripts of short stories; and ephemera.