Finding Aid for the Walter Lowenfels Papers, 1967-1969
Processed by Brooke Whiting; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 1999
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Walter Lowenfels Papers, 1967-1969
Collection number: 336
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Brooke Whiting, March 1970
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, August 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Walter Lowenfels Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1967-1969
Collection number: 336
Creator:
Lowenfels, Walter, 1897-1976
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Walter Lowenfels (1897-1976) was a poet and the managing editor of the Pennsylvania edition of the
Daily Worker (1940-55). The collection consists of materials related to the literary anthology,
The Writing on the Wall and includes correspondence, manuscripts, galleys and a folder of reviews.
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.
Administrative Information
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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Walter Lowenfels, 1970.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Walter Lowenfels Papers (Collection 336). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Lowenfels was born on May 10, 1897 in New York City; published poetry includes
Episodes and Epistles (1925),
Sonnets of Love and Liberty (1955), and
Found Poems and Others (1972); books include
The Poetry of My Politics (1968),
The Writing on the Wall: 108 American Poems of Protest (1969), and
The Revolution is to be Human (his autobiography, 1973); managing editor of the Pennsylvania edition of the Daily worker (1940-55); a member of the Communist
Party, Lowenfels was convicted under the Smith Act, which was later repealed.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials related to the literary anthology,
The Writing on the Wall (1969), edited by Walter Lowenfels. Includes correspondence with various poets who appear in the anthology, and correspondence
between Doubleday editor Georgess McHargue and Lowenfels. Also contains manuscripts and galleys, and a folder of reviews.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Lowenfels, Walter, 1897-1976--Archives.
Lowenfels, Walter, 1897-1976--
Writing on the Wall.
Poets, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Political poetry, American.
Manuscripts for publication.
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
Collection of Materials on
The Writing On the Wall, Edited by Walter Lowenfels. v.p. 1967-1969
Physical Description: (2 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes correspondence with various poets who appear in the anthology, correspondence between Doubleday's
editor, Georgess McMargue, and Lowenfels, as well as manuscripts and galleys. Also included is a folder of reviews.
Note
The Writing On the Wall was published by Doubleday in 1969.