Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Bernardine Fritz Papers
Date (inclusive): 1925-1974
Collection number: 1298
Creator: Fritz, Bernardine, d. 1982
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
5 oversize boxes.
Abstract: Bernardine Fritz was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. She worked as a reporter for the
Chicago Evening Post and the
New York Daily News before moving to Europe in 1925. She lived in London and Paris, and traveled extensively throughout India and China. After
settling in Los Angeles in 1939, she established her "Hollywood salon" which brought together the leading literary and artistic
personalities of the era, many of whom were American expatriates she met during her European exile. The collection includes
letters, manuscripts, photographs and ephemera, and books from the library of Mrs. Fritz.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
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.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
- Gift of Bernardine Fritz, 1974.
- Gift of Estate of Bernardine Fritz, 1982.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Bernardine Fritz Papers (Collection 1298). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Fritz was born and raised in Peoria, IL; worked as a reporter for the Chicago evening post and New York daily news before
moving to Europe in 1925; lived in London and Paris, and traveled extensively in India and China; settled in Los Angeles in
1939, and became known for her Hollywood salon, which brought together literary and artistic personalities, including many
American expatriates; died in 1982.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, ephemera, and books from the library of Bernardine Fritz.
Correspondents include: Jay Michael Barrie, Gerald Heard, Aldous Huxley, Laura Huxley, Maria Huxley, Grover Smith, David Lilienthal,
Henry Miller, Fania Marinoff Van Vechten, Louise Webb, Glenway Westcott, and Monroe Wheeler. The collection also contains
manuscripts of Aldous Huxley, Henry Miller, and Glenway Westcott.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence and ephemera (box 1)
- Manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera (box 1)
- Books from the library of Bernardine Fritz (boxes 2-6).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Fritz, Bernardine, d. 1982--Archives.
Miller, Henry,--1891-
Huxley, Aldous,--1894-1963.
Heard, Gerald,--1889-1971.
Westcott, Glenway, 1901-
Authors, English--20th century--Correspondence.
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence.
Salons--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.