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Title: Idwal Jones Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1936-1950
Collection number: 694
Creator: Jones, Idwal, 1890-1964
Extent:
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Idwal Jones (1888-1964) was a journalist, and author of short stories, articles and books. The collection consists of correspondence
and ephemera, manuscripts, galley proofs, page proofs, and first editions of works by Jones including
Vermilion,
Vines in the sun,
Houses unto aliens,
High bonnet,
Ark of empire,
Jake Zeitlin,
The splendid shilling, and
China boy.
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
[Identification of item], Idwal Jones Papers (Collection 694). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1972929
Jones was born on December 8, 1888 in Festiniog, Wales; privately educated; prospector and rancher in California; later worked
as a journalist for the
San Francisco Examiner, living in France and Italy as a correspondent; became editorial writer and columnist for the
New York American, and a book critic for
Life magazine; contributed short stories and articles to magazines; won Commonwealth Club literary award in 1945 & 1951; published
books include
The splendid shilling (1926),
China boy and other tales (1936),
High bonnet (1945),
The Sierra (1947),
Vermilion (1947),
Vines in the sun (1949), and
Ark of empire (1951); he died in 1964.
Collection consists of manuscripts, galley proofs, page proofs, and first editions of works by author Idwal Jones. Includes
Vermilion,
Vines in the sun,
Houses unto aliens,
High bonnet,
Ark of empire,
Jake Zeitlin,
The splendid shilling, and
China boy. Also contains correspondence and ephemera.
Arranged in the following series:
- Vermilion (Box 1).
- Vines in the sun, Houses unto aliens (Box 2).
- High bonnet (Box 3).
- Ark of empire (Boxes 3-4).
- Jake Zeitlin, The splendid shilling, and China boy (Box 4).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Jones, Idwal, 1890-1964--Archives.
Authors, Welsh--United States--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.