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Finding Aid for the Victoria Wolff Papers, ca. 1930-ca. 1980
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Description
Victoria Wolff (1908-ca. 1990s) was a scenarist and film scripter for 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, a foreign correspondent for Madame, and a contributor to Swiss and German magazines. The collection consists of books, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera related to Victoria Wolff's career as a writer.
Background
Victoria Wolff was born at Heilbronn in South Germany, December 10, 1908; BA, University of Munich (1929); MA, University of Lausanne (1931); left Germany (1933) and spent the next six years in Ascona, Switzerland working as a freelance writer; moved to America (1941); worked as scenarist and film scripter for both 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer; foreign correspondent for Madame and contributor to Swiss and German magazines; various writings include Fabulous city (1957), And seven shall die (1954), and The white evening dress (1941); died ca. 1990s.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 8 cartons (8 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
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.