Inventory of the UCLA Biographical/Subject Files and Publications compiled by John Jackson, 1919-1990
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Descriptive Summary
Title: UCLA Biographical/Subject Files and Publications compiled by John Jackson
Date (inclusive): 1919-1990
Record Series number: 615
Origination: Jackson, John Bryan, 1905-
Extent:
64 boxes.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections. University Archives.
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, University Archives Reference Desk for paging information.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], UCLA Biographical/Subject Files and Publications compiled by John Jackson (Record Series number
615). Department of Special Collections, University Archives, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
John Jackson was born on August 9, 1905 in Los Angeles, Calif., and received a BA in
English at UCLA in 1927. While at UCLA, he was involved with student publications
(Southern Campus, Grizzly and Bruin), various student organizations, and athletics
(halfback on the football team and sprinter on the track team). His career has been
centered on writing in various ways: as a scenario writer for Fox Films, manager of the
school annual department of Carl A. Bundy Quill and Press (1927-39), publications editor
for Walt Disney productions (1955-61) and manager of the Office of Publication Services
at UCLA (1961-72). He was also Executive Director of the UCLA Alumni Association from
1939-55. He has been associated with UCLA in various ways since graduation, either as
member or trustee of organizations or as editor of publications. He has written two
histories of UCLA: the first, published in 1937, has the title,
California of the Southland: A history of the University of California at
Los Angeles
; the second, published in 1969, had the title,
UCLA on the move during fifty golden years, 1919-1969.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Jackson, John Bryan, 1909-
University of California, Los Angeles--History.
UCLA Alumni Association.
Container List
Box 58, Folder 2, Box 59, Folder 1, Box 60, Folder 1, Box 61, Folder 1, Box 62, Folder 1, Box 63, Folder 1, Box 64, Folder 1
Box 41, Folder 1, Box 42, Folder 1, Box 43, Folder 1, Box 44, Folder 1
"Bruin Pioneer" & Original letters to "Bruin Pioneer"
Box 47, Folder 2
Football Weekly Loose 30s & 40s
Box 18, Folder 1, Box 19, Folder 1, Box 20, Folder 1, Box 21, Folder 1, Box 22, Folder 1, Box 23, Folder 1, Box 24, Folder 1, Box 25, Folder 1, Box 26, Folder 1, Box 27, Folder 1, Box 28, Folder 1, Box 29, Folder 1, Box 30, Folder 1, Box 31, Folder 1, Box 32, Folder 1, Box 33, Folder 1, Box 34, Folder 1, Box 35, Folder 1, Box 36, Folder 1, Box 37, Folder 1, Box 38, Folder 1, Box 39, Folder 1, Box 40, Folder 1
General, UCLA Bio & Subject Files
Box 15, Folder 1
Letter Sweater, 1962 Service Award, & Ephemera
Box 16, Folder 1, Box 17, Folder 1
Box 52, Folder 3, Box 53, Folder 1, Box 54, Folder 1, Box 55, Folder 1, Box 56, Folder 1, Box 57, Folder 1
Box 58, Folder 1
South Campus & Occi & USC Yearbooks w/ John Jackson
Box 45, Folder 1
Southern Alumnus
1931-1947
Box 46, Folder 1
Southern Alumnus
1948-1965
Box 48, Folder 1, Box 49, Folder 1, Box 50, Folder 1, Box 51, Folder 1, Box 52, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 1, Box 2, Folder 1, Box 3, Folder 1, Box 4, Folder 1, Box 5, Folder 1, Box 6, Folder 1, Box 7, Folder 1, Box 8, Folder 1, Box 9, Folder 1, Box 10, Folder 1, Box 11, Folder 1, Box 12, Folder 1, Box 13, Folder 1, Box 14, Folder 1
