Finding Aid for the H. Arthur Klein Papers, ca. 1928-1991
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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Descriptive Summary
Title: H. Arthur Klein Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1928-1991
Collection number: 2086
Creator: Klein, H. Arthur
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
75 cartons (75 linear ft.)
Abstract: H. Arthur Klein (b. 1907) was a journalist and author. He lived in Berlin and London, and worked for news services as a feature
writer and reporter. The collection consists of Klein's correspondence, manuscripts, publishers files, researchers files,
photographs, diaries, card indexes, and bibliographies.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], H. Arthur Klein Papers (Collection 2086). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Klein was born in 1907 in New York City; graduated from Stanford University; became publicist, teacher, and writer; lived
in Berlin and London and worked for news services as a feature writer and reporter; published works include
The peoples of Israel: fifty-seven centuries of presence (c.1986).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, publishers files, researchers files, photographs, diaries, card indexes,
and bibliographies of journalist and author Herbert Arthur Klein. Manuscripts include
Hitler's hangups. Correspondence includes letters to Klein from composer Ernest A. Bloch and author Egon Kisch.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Klein, H. Arthur--Archives.
Journalists--United States--Archival resources.
Authors, American--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts for publication.
Box 1
Manuscripts and correspondence.
Note
See list in the Department of Special Collections (8/79)
Boxes 2-4
Publishers correspondence, research files.
Box 5
Publishers correspondence, book dealers files.
Box 6
Research files, authorship files.
Box 7
Publishers files, research files.
Box 9
Publishers files, research files.
Boxes 10-11
Publishers files, research files.
Box 12
Jewish material -
Temple beyond time,
Land of Jews.
Box 14
Publishers files, research files.
Box 15
Nazis and art, Kollwitz proofs of Klein's books.
Box 16
Poetry - early HAK and MCK.
Box 20
Organizations and memberships.
Box 21
HAK personal.
(1920s-1940s)
Box 24
Library files, research files.
Box 28
Hitler's hangups, miscellaneous manuscripts.
Box 31
Correspondence - publishers and book dealers.
Box 32
Temple beyond.
Time and Israel. Math and statistics notes.
Box 36
Publishers files, research material, manuscripts.
Box 40
Publishers files, Jeffers files.
Box 41
Personal files - McGrath, McWilliams.
Box 46
“Old correspondence R - Z, Jewish notes”.
Box 47
Sea masters, publishers files.
Boxes 48-49
Publishers files, research files.
Box 50
“Unlabeled file drawer, old negs”.
Box 52
Wilhelm Busch - notes and books.
Box 53
Card index, bibliographies.
Box 55
Publishers files, research files.
Box 57
Correspondence, incl. McWilliams.
Box 60
“Old correspondence, A - P”.
Box 61
“Unlabeled correspondence (end), Mina's files, old files - '30s”.
Box 62
Poetry HAK, manuscripts, research files.
Boxes 63-64
Temple beyond time, and
Israel, land of Jews.
Box 65
K. Kollwitz material, HAK personal information.
Box 66
Notes and personal material.
1920s-1930s
Box 67
Museums, publishers files.
Box 70
World of measurements, research material.
Box 72
Bosch to Breugel, notes and research material.
