Judy Van der Veer papers, 1928

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Summary

Creators:
Van der Veer, Judy
Abstract:
Judy Van der Veer (1907-1982) was a author that contributed stories, articles and poems to magazines, and published books. The collection consists of Van der Veer's manuscripts, notebooks, diaries and correspondence. Manuscripts include A few happy ones, November grass, The river pasture, and Brown hills. There are also poems, plays, and stories, mostly written at an early age.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Judy Van der Veer Papers (Collection 701). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of manuscripts, notebooks and diaries, and correspondence of author Judy Van der Veer. Manuscripts include A few happy ones, November grass, The river pasture, and Brown hills. Correspondents include Lawrence Clark Powell and Hewitt H. Howland, and miscellaneous manuscripts include poems, plays, and stories, mostly written at an early age.

Biographical / historical:

Van der Veer was born on October 17, 1907 in Oil City, Pennsylvania; grew up in San Diego; contributed stories, articles, and poems to magazines; published books include River pasture (1936), Brown hills (1938), November grass (1940), A few happy ones (1943), My valley in the sky (1959), Hold the rein free (1966), Wallace the wandering pig (1967), Higher than the arrow (1969), To the rescue (1969), The gray mare's colts (1971), and Long trail for Francisco (1974); she died on November 22, 1982 in Ramona, California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Judy Van der Veer, 1949.
Processing information:

Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.

Processed by Yvonne Schroeder, November 1960.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. A few happy ones (Box 1).
  2. November grass (Boxes 1-2).
  3. The river pasture, Brown hills (Box 2).
  4. Miscellaneous manuscripts, notebooks and diaries, and correspondence (Box 3).

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

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

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:

[Identification of item], Judy Van der Veer Papers (Collection 701). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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