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Hendrix (Kathleen) collection on Paul Monette
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Content
  • Related Material

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette
    source: Hendrix, Kathleen
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2118
    Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 half document box)
    Date (inclusive): 1985-1995
    Abstract: Kathleen Hendrix, humanitarian and former Los Angeles Times journalist, was a friend of both Paul Monette (1945-1995) and his partner in later life, Winston Wilde. Monette is best known for his contributions to contemporary gay American literature as a novelist and poet. The Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette includes materials gifted to Hendrix by Monette, including a limited edition two volume set of essays and poems, as well as items collected by Hendirx related to Monette and his work. The collection contains photographs, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Kathleen Hendrix, 2012.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette (Collection 2118). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9971053143606533 

    Biographical Note

    Kathleen Hendrix was a friend of both Paul Monette (1945-1995) and his partner in later life Winston Wilde. From 1974-1993 Hendrix worked as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times, reporting on a variety of social and political issues in America and abroad including feminism, activism, the Vietnam War, and globalization. Hendrix also worked for the United States Department of State where she focused on human rights issues and assisted in planning the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. Paul Monette is known for his work as a novelist and poet in the genre of contemporary gay American literature. His work includes Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir (1988); Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story (1992), which won the National Book Award for nonfiction the same year; and Last Watch of the Night: a collection of essays (1994). The Hendrix Collection on Paul Monette contains materials acquired by Hendrix during their friendship, including a gifted limited edition collection of essays and poems by Monette, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings and ephemera.

    Scope and Content

    The Kathleen Hendrix collection on Paul Monette contains greeting cards, photographs, newspaper clippings and other ephemera, a limited edition set of essays and poems, and documents related to Monette and his work. Newspaper clippings include author interviews with Monette from the Los Angeles Times and New York Times, as well as award announcements, obituaries, and memorial pieces. Documents include Monette's descriptions of arrangements for the Monette/Horowitz Trust and the Kolzak Prizes after his death; also included in the collection are three items written by Monette for Stephen Kolzak, a variety of handwritten notes from Monette to Hendrix inscribed on the title pages of novel manuscripts, and a program from Paul's memorial service in 1995.

    Related Material

    Paul Monette papers (Collection 1707). UCLA Library Special Collections. Finding aid available on the Online Archive of California. 

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Monette, Paul -- Archives
    Hendrix, Kathleen