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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: John Gilmore papers
Creator:
Gilmore, John
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1144
Physical Description:
14.2 linear feet
(29 boxes and 2 oversize boxes)
Date: circa 1965
Abstract: John Gilmore (1935- ) was a instructor in creative writing at Antioch College/West and Glendora College (1974-76) and a author.
The collection contains research materials for manuscripts and published copies of Gilmore's works, including
the Tucson murders,
The garbage people,
Blowout, and the screenplay,
Indiana twilight. Also contains photographs, clippings, diary entries, correspondence, and publicity materials.
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
PORTIONS OF THIS COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED. See the Existence and Location of Copies note for the link to the digitized
materials.
- Gift of John Gilmore, 1974-89.
- Gift of Laurance Rivera, 1994.
- Gift of Marie NaVeaux, 1997.
- Boxes 22-28 gift of Diana Levitt Herbert, 2007
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9914705723606533
[Identification of item], John Gilmore Papers (Collection 1144). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Boxes 1-21 processed by Saundra Taylor, July 1974. Boxes 22-28 processed by Megan Fraser, July 2012.
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Gilmore was born on July 5, 1935 in Los Angeles; became a child actor in Hollywood during the 1940s; attended New York University;
BA, Antioch College, 1955; later became a leading man, acting in film, television, and on the New York stage; instructor in
creative writing at Antioch College/West and Glendora College, 1974-76; won New York Circle Award for Poetry, 1967, and Southwest
Literary Award in 1976 for his novel,
Blowout; other publications include
Overpass blues (1967),
The Tucson murders (1970),
The garbage people (1971),
The real James Dean (1975), and
Night shark (1975).
Collection contains research materials for and manuscripts and published copies of John Gilmore's works, including
the Tucson murders,
The garbage people,
Blowout, and the screenplay,
Indiana twilight. Also contains photographs, clippings, diary entries, correspondence, and publicity materials.
Arranged in the following series:
The garbage people (Boxes 1-4)
The Tucson murders (Boxes 5,12).
James Dean writings, photographs and ephemera (Boxes 5,7).
Miscellaneous manuscripts (Boxes 6,15).
Miscellaneous photographs and ephemera (Box 6).
Wings, Bad losers, poems (Box 7).
Blowout (Boxes 8-9).
Miscellaneous diary entries, unpublished stories (Box 9).
Indiana twilight (Boxes 10-11).
Black Dahlia photographs (oversize, box 13).
Black Dahlia, Shooting stars (Boxes 14-16).
Severed, Desperation point, Signals, Santa Fe blond, Damaged man, and other material (Boxes 17-18).
Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online:
John Gilmore Papers (11 items) .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, American -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives.
Manuscripts for publication
Gilmore, John, 1935- --Archive