Finding Aid for the Robert E.G. Harris Collection of Material about the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
Processed by Saundra Taylor; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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Finding Aid for the Robert E.G. Harris Collection of Material about the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
Collection number: 1074
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Saundra Taylor, November 1969
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, March 2004
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Robert E.G. Harris Collection of Material about the Spanish Civil War,
Date (inclusive): 1936-1939
Collection number: 1074
Creator:
Harris, Robert E.G.
Extent:
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Robert E.G. Harris (b.1903) taught English and journalism at Los Angeles City College (1929-42), was the editor of
Los Angeles Daily News (1945-50), a professor of journalism (1950-71), department chairman (1955-60), and emeritus professor at UCLA. The collection
consists of copies of newspaper articles on the Spanish Civil War, and Harris' typescripts concerning the role of press and
propaganda during the war.
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
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copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
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Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert E.G. Harris Collection of Material about the Spanish Civil War (Collection 1074). Department
of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Harris was born on April 3, 1903, in Bloomington, Indiana; AB (1925) and AM (1926), Indiana University; attended Yale University
(1926-27) and University of Southern California (1928-29); instructor in English and French, Bucknell University (1925-26);
taught English and journalism at Los Angeles City College (1929-42); editor of
Los Angeles Daily News (1945-50); professor of journalism (1950-71), department chairman (1955-60), and emeritus professor, UCLA; publications include
The press in an authoritarian state (1963), and
The Spanish press in transition (1966).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of copies of newspaper articles on the Spanish Civil War, and UCLA journalism professor Robert Harris'
typescripts concerning the role of press and propaganda during the war. Newspapers include
ABC,
Mundo obrero, and
El noticiero.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Harris, Robert E.G.--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles--Dept. of Journalism--Faculty--Archival resources.
Journalism teachers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Periodicals--Archival resources.
Box 1
ABC (Madrid), August 12-December 12, 1936.
Box 1
ABC (Madrid-Seville), July 18-September 8, 1936.
Box 1
ABC (Seville), September-December 1936.
Box 1
Mundo Obrero (Madrid), July 21-December 28, 1936.
Box 2
El Noticiero (Zaragoza), July 26-December 31, 1936.
Box 2
ABC (Madrid), January-March 1937.
Box 2
ABC (Seville), January-April 1937.
Box 3
Mundo Obrero, January 1937-August 1937.
Box 4
Mundo Obrero, September-December 1937.
Box 4
El Noticiero, January-July 1937.
Box 5
El Noticiero, August-December 31, 1937.
Box 5
Miscellaneous papers, 1937.
Box 5
ABC (Madrid), January 5-May 31, 1938.
Box 5
Mundo Obrero, January 1938.
Box 6
Mundo Obrero, February-September 1938.
Box 7
Mundo Obrero, October-December 1938.
Box 7
El Noticiero, January-August 1938.
Box 8
El Noticiero, September-December 1939.
Box 8
Mundo Obrero, January-March 1939.
Box 8
El Noticiero, January-April 1, 1939.
Box 8
Miscellanoues issues of the three papers used for translations.
Box 8
“Information, propaganda, and power in the Spanish Civil War.”
Physical Description: 6 leaves, carbon typescript.
Box 8
“The press and the Spanish Civil War” (Preliminary study).
Physical Description: 53 leaves, typescript (carbon)
Box 8
Fragment.
Physical Description: 11 leaves, typescript.
Box 8
Inventory of
El Noticiero issues in the collection, July 1936-March 1939.
