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Title: Hugh Mills Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1923-1971
Collection number: 1166
Creator:
Mills, Hugh
Extent: 13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)
1 carton (1 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Hugh Mills (1906-1971) was a British playwright and novelist. His most widely known work is the novel
Prudence and the pill, for which he also adapted the screenplay. The collection consists of Mills' manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, ephemera,
and memorabilia. Manuscripts include
Angels in love,
As you are,
The early doors,
House by the lake,
In pursuit of evil,
Laughter in court,
Little glass clock,
Madame Aubrey and the police,
Madame Aubrey dines with death,
Prudence and the pill, and notes and synopses of other works. Memorabilia includes French identification cards, immigration documents, residency
card, photograph, biographical notes, and internment documents.
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Dept. of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Identification of item], Hugh Mills Papers (Collection 1166). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233424
Hugh Mills, the British playwright and novelist, was born in 1906; his first comedy Laughter in court was produced in London
by Charles B. Cochran in 1936; later he worked in Hollywood before moving to Paris shortly prior to World War II; in 1952
he returned to London, continuing to write plays, stories and novels, including several novels of detective fiction published
under the pseudonym Hugh Travers; his most widely known work is the novel
Prudence and the pill, for which he also adapted the screenplay; he died in 1971.
Collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia of British playwright and novelist
Hugh Mills. Manuscripts include
Angels in love,
As you are,
The early doors,
House by the lake,
In pursuit of evil,
Laughter in court,
Little glass clock,
Madame Aubrey and the police,
Madame Aubrey dines with death,
Prudence and the pill, and notes and synopses of other works. Memorabilia includes French identification cards, immigration documents, residency
card, photographs, biographical notes, and internment documents.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Mills, Hugh--Archives.
Dramatists, English--Archival resources.
Novelists, English--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.