Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Sam Ross Papers,
- Dates:
- 1941-1992
- Creators:
- Ross, Sam, 1912-
- Abstract:
- Sam Ross (1912-1998) was a author of plays, screen adaptations, television episodes, and books. The collection consists of literary manuscripts, correspondence, cassette tapes, and other printed material of Sam Ross.
- Extent:
- 21 boxes (10.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Sam Ross Papers (Collection 891). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of literary manuscripts, correspondence, cassette tapes, and other printed material of Sam Ross. Includes radio scripts, screenplays, television plays, short stories, and novels, as well as brochures and cassette tapes of writing courses and workshops taught by Ross. Manuscripts include You belong to me, Tight corner, The day of the shark, This, too, is love, Ready for the tiger, Golden boy, He ran all the way, Someday, boy!, Sidewalks are free, Port unknown, and Solomon's palace.
- Biographical / historical:
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Sam Ross (originally Rosen) was born March 10, 1912 in Kiev, Russia; came to the U.S.; BS in journalism, Northwestern University, 1934; member, Writers Guild of America; with Lee Loeb, wrote My house is your house, produced on Broadway in 1970; wrote screen adaptation of He ran all the way; wrote television episodes for Ben Casey, Rawhide, The FBI, Mannix, and others; published books include He ran all the way (1947), Someday, Boy (1948), The sidewalks are free (1950), Port unknown (1951), This, too, is love (1953), You belong to me (1955), The tight corner (1956), The hustlers (1956), Ready for the tiger (1964), Hang-up (1968), The fortune machine (1970), The golden box (1971), and Solomon's palace (1973); he died in 1998 in Laguna Hills, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Sam Ross, 1965-1993.
- 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.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1998
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, unknown year . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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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], Sam Ross Papers (Collection 891). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988