Shippey (Lee) papers, 1938-1950

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Summary

Title:
Lee Shippey papers,
Dates:
1938-1950
Creators:
Shippey, Lee, 1884-
Abstract:
Lee Shippey (1884-1969) was a columnist for many Southern California newspapers and a author. His books include The great American family (1938), It's an old California custom (1948), and The Los Angeles book (1950). The collection contains manuscript drafts of two of Shippey's books and an autographed first edition of a third. There are also Max Yavno photographs used in The Los Angeles book.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lee Shippey papers (Collection 680). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains manuscript drafts of two of Shippey's books and an autographed first edition of a third. Also contains photographs by Max Yavno used in The Los Angeles book.

Biographical / historical:

Lee Shippey was born in Tennessee, 1884; worked as proofreader for Kansas City times; served as a correspondent in France during World War I for the Kansas City star; free-lance writer in Mexico; joined Los Angeles times in 1927, writing daily Leeside o' LA column for 22 years, and also wrote Seymour family weekly columns; wrote several books, including The great American family (1938), It's an old California custom (1948), and The Los Angeles book (1950); published his biography as The luckiest man alive (1959); wrote weekly columns for the San Diego Union and Del Mar Surfcomber; died December 30, 1969 in Encinitas, California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Lee Shippey.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Typescripts and proofs.
  2. Photographs.

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.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Yvonne Schroeder; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2001 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Alight Tsai and 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], Lee Shippey papers (Collection 680). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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