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Title: Paul Jordan Smith papers,
Date (inclusive): 1909-1971
Collection number: 267
Creator: Smith, Paul Jordan
Extent: 54 boxes (27 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Paul Jordan Smith (1895-1971) was a journalist, editor, and bibliofile. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts
of articles, books, and book reviews, lectures and teaching materials, notes on Robert Burton, poems, inscribed books, collected
literary articles, clippings, bookplates, portraits, memorabilia, and contracts with publishers.
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
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paul Jordan Smith.
[Identification of item], Paul Jordan Smith papers (Collection 267). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Born in 1885, Paul Jordan Smith was a journalist, editor, and bibliofile; his novel,
Nomad, was published in 1925; with Floyd Dell, translated and edited Robert Burton's
Anatomy of Melancholy (1927); wrote a book column for the
Los Angeles Times, and served as literary editor from 1933-1957; he died on June 17, 1971 in Los Angeles.
Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts of articles, books, and book reviews, lectures and teaching materials,
notes on Robert Burton, poems, material relating to Paul Jordan Smith artwork, books inscribed to Paul Jordan Smith, collected
literary articles, clippings, bookplates, portraits, memorabilia, and contracts with publishers.
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-24).
- Manuscripts (Boxes 25-43).
- Books (Box 43).
- Ephemera (Boxes 44-45).
- Personal material (Box 46).
- Memorabilia (Box 47).
- Additions (Boxes 48-55).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Jordan Smith, Paul--Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Journalists.
American literature--20th century.
Manuscripts for publication.