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Fred Rochlin papers, 1943-2004, bulk 1993-2002
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Title: Fred Rochlin papers
Collection number: 1905
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8.0 linear ft.
(14 boxes and 6 flat boxes)
Date: 1943-2004, bulk 1993-2002
Abstract: Fred Rochlin worked most of his life as an architect, and pursued artistic endeavors, including writing, upon retirement.
Collection consists of materials related to Fred Rochlin's career as a monologist, artist, and writer.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Creator:
Rochlin, Fred, 1923-
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harriet Rochlin, 2013.
[Identification of item], Fred Rochlin Papers (Collection 1905). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7416248
Fred Rochlin was born in 1923 and grew up outside Nogales, Arizona. After serving in the United States Army Air Corps during
World War II, he earned a B. A. in architecture from the University of California Berkeley (1949). He apprenticed in the Los
Angeles offices of architects Lloyd Wright and Charles Eames before founding Rochlin and Baran in 1952. After retiring from
his architectural firm in 1986, to pursue artistic ventures, Rochlin wrote about his experiences serving in the Army Air Corps
in World War II. His memoirs eventually became a stage performance and a book titled Old Man in a Baseball Cap. Rochlin died
June 21, 2002 in Santa Monica, CA.
Collection consists of materials related to Fred Rochlin's career as a monologist, artist, and writer. Included are drafts,
scripts, ephemera, and clippings from his performances; photographs; correspondence from colleagues and fans; unpublished
stories; and manuscripts and galleys of the Old man in a baseball cap, published in 1999.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Rochlin, Fred, 1923---Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archives.
Entertainers--Archives.