Lillard (Richard G.) papers, 1940-1988

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Summary

Title:
Richard Gordon Lillard papers
Dates:
1940-1988
Creators:
Lillard, Richard Gordon, 1909-1990
Abstract:
Richard Gordon Lillard (1909-1990) was an English professor and author. He taught at Los Angeles City College (1933-34, 1935-42, and 1962-65), Indiana University (1943-47), UCLA (1947-65), and California State University, Los Angeles (1965-1974). In 1948, he won the Silver Medal of the Commonwealth Club of California for The Great Forest (1947). His other publications include Desert Challenge: an Interpretation of Nevada (1942) and Eden in Jeopardy (1966). The collection consists primarily of Richard Lillard's manuscripts and notes for articles and unpublished work but also contains personal items and materials related to his academic career.
Extent:
185 boxes (92.5 linear ft.) 2 oversize boxes
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Richard Gordon Lillard papers (Collection 1644). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists primarily of Richard Lillard's manuscripts and notes for articles and unpublished work but also contains personal items and materials related to his academic career.

Biographical / historical:

Lillard was born on June 3, 1909 in Los Angeles, California; attended Sacramento Junior College; BA, Stanford University, 1930; MA, University of Montana, 1931; graduate student, Harvard University, 1934-35; Ph.D, University of Iowa, 1943; high school teacher in Wyoming and California, 1931-33; instructor in English, Los Angeles City College, 1933-34 and 1935-42; instructor (1943-45) and assistant professor (1945-47), Indiana University; assistant professor of English, UCLA, 1947-49; faculty member (1949-65), associate professor of English (1962-65), Los Angeles City College; professor of English and American studies, California State University, Los Angeles, beginning in 1965; won Silver Medal of Commonwealth Club of California in 1948 for The great forest (1947); other publications include Desert challenge: an interpretation of Nevada (1942) and Eden in jeopardy (1966); he passed away on March 19, 1990.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Louise D. Lillard, 1991 and 1998, and Monique C. Lillard, 2006.
Processing information:

Processing of the Richard Gordon Lillard papers was generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The UCLA Library Special Collections was awarded a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from 2010-2012, "Uncovering California's Environmental Collections," in collaboration with eight additional special collections and archival repositories throughout the state and the California Digital Library (CDL). Grant objectives included processing of over 33 hidden collections related to the state's environment and environmental history. The collections document an array of important sub-topics such as irrigation, mining, forestry, agriculture, industry, land use, activism, and research. Together they form a multifaceted picture of the natural world and the way it was probed, altered, exploited and protected in California over the twentieth century. Finding aids are made available through the Online Archive of California (OAC).

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Cal State Los Angeles
  2. Notes and Research
  3. Personal Materials
  4. Works by Richard G. Lillard

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Brandon Barton, December 2010, and Dan Luckenbill, March 1991; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program.
Date Prepared:
© 2004
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; Date of source: 2010; frontmatter gathered MARC Record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Richard Gordon Lillard papers (Collection 1644). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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