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Finding Aid for the Henry James Forman Papers, 1917-1957
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Description
Henry James Forman (1879-1966) was a reporter and staff correspondent for New York Sun (1903-05); news editor for Literary Digest (1906); associate editor of North American Review (1906-10); and managing editor of Collier's (1913-19). He taught creative writing at Temple University and reviewed books for the New York Times. Forman also wrote numerous books. The collection consists of correspondence as well as manuscripts by Forman and clippings pertaining to his career.
Background
Forman was born February 17, 1879; BA, Harvard, 1903; reporter and staff correspondent for New York Sun (1903-05); news editor, Literary Digest (1906); associate editor, North American Review (1906-10); managing editor, Collier's (1913-19); taught creative writing at Temple University; reviewed books for the New York Times; writings include: In the Footprints of Heine (1910), The Enchanted Garden (1923), Guilt (1924), The Pony Express (1925), The Rembrandt Murder (1931), The Story of Prophecy (1936), and Have You a religion? (1941); died January 3, 1966.
Extent
8 boxes (4 linear ft.)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.