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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Andrew Hamilton papers
Creator:
Hamilton, Andrew
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1227
Physical Description:
66.0 linear feet
(132 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1940-1974
Abstract: Andrew Jackson Hamilton (1911-1976) was a U.S. Navy public information officer on the West Coast and in the Pacific on the
staff of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz during World War II, and public information manager (1946-60) and Public Affairs Officer
(1960-75) at UCLA. He helped to organize Naval Reserve Public Relations Company 11-2 (1949), wrote more than a thousand articles
for some 75 magazines, and co-authored
UCLA on the move (1969) with John B. Jackson. In 1973, Hamilton and his wife were awarded the University Service Award. The collection consists
of mostly subject files containing manuscripts, published articles, clippings, and research material related to Hamilton's
writing, his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and his career as UCLA Public Affairs officer.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Mrs. Andrew J. Hamilton, 1976.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9914707293606533
[Identification of item], Andrew Hamilton papers (Collection 1227). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processed by Jason Kahn, August 1981.
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Andrew Jackson Hamilton was born on April 18, 1911 in Riverside, California; BA, UCLA, 1935; became a reporter and feature
writer for two years with the
Los Angeles times; U.S. Navy public information officer on the West Coast and in the Pacific on the staff of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz during
World War II; public information manager (1946-60) and Public Affairs Officer (1960-75) UCLA; helped to organize Naval Reserve
Public Relations Company 11-2 in 1949; wrote more than a thousand articles for some 75 magazines, including
Saturday evening post,
Collier's, and
Science digest; co-authored
UCLA on the move (1969) with John B. Jackson; along with his wife Janice, awarded the University Service Award in 1973; retired in 1975; died
on April 8, 1976 in Los Angeles.
Collection consists of mostly subject files containing manuscripts, published articles, clippings, and research material related
to Andrew Hamilton's writing, his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and his career as UCLA Public Affairs officer.
Expanded Scope and Content Note
The papers mainly comprise clippings, articles and other research materials for Andrew Hamilton's writing but also include
records relating to his service in World War II as a Navy public information officer with Fleet Admiral Nimitz in the Pacific.
He was a UCLA graduate of the Class of 1935 and held the position of Public Affairs Officer for many years prior to his retirement
from the university in 1975. He contributed as a freelance writer to a number of national magazines and was for some time
a reporter and feature writer for the
Los Angeles Times.
Interview of Andrew J. Hamilton (1966) UCLA public information manager and public affairs officer.
Interview of Andrew J. Hamilton (1972) Research, problems, and writing of the fiftieth anniversary history of UCLA, UCLA on the Move, and the planning and scheduling
of events for anniversary celebrations in 1969.
UCLA public affairs officer [oral history transcript] / Andrew J. Hamilton, interviewee.
UCLA Oral History Department interview, c1972. Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Public relations -- Archives.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives.
Hamilton, Andrew, 1911-1976--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. Public Affairs--Employees -- Archives