Finding Aid for the Jack Hines Papers, 1925-1962
Processed by Brooke Whiting; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Jack Hines Papers, 1925-1962
Collection number: 852
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Brooke Whiting, November 1964
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, October 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Jack Hines Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1925-1962
Collection number: 852
Creator:
Hines, Jack, b. 1877
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: John Chesterfield Hines (1877-1962) was a author, singer in Broadway productions, and a radio personality. The collection
consists of Hines' manuscripts, galley proofs, correspondence, a scrapbook, photographs, clippings, and books.
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.
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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the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Augusta Hines, 1964.
[Identification of item], Jack Hines Papers (Collection 852). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1720455
John Chesterfield Hines was born in 1877 in San Francisco, California; began writing as a boy, covering baseball for the weekly
magazine,
Olympic; sailed to Alaska in 1900; after return, began writing stories about dogs under the name Jack Hines, published in
Redbook,
Harper's bazaar,
Liberty, and other magazines; wrote
Minstrel of the Yukon, an Alaskan adventure (1948) and
Wolf dogs of the north (1948); appeared under the name Jackson Hines as a singer in Broadway productions,
Passing show of 1915,
Her regiment,
Pinafore, and others; appeared in entertainment clubs, as well as on the radio program,
Death Valley days and on his own radio program on WJNO, Palm Beach, Florida; died in December 1962.
Collection consists of manuscripts, galley proofs, correspondence, a scrapbook, photographs, clippings, and books of singer
and author Jack Hines.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hines, Jack, b. 1877--Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Singers--United States--Archival resources.
- Tape recording withdrawn (April 6, 1965).
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
Papers, ca. 1925-1962
Creator/Collector: Hines, John Chesterfield, 1877-1962
Physical Description: (1 box)
Scope and Content Note
Hines was a well-known signer, and was also the author of stories about dogs.
Included are manuscripts and galleys; a scrapbook containing letters from well-known persons, as well as clippings and pictures;
and a tape recording of songs sung by Hines.