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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biography
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Scope and Content
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Will Donaldson collection of material by Theodore Dreiser and Dreiseriana
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0659
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear Feet
(6 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1922-1932
Abstract: Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (1871-1945) was an author whose publications include:
Sister Carrie (1990),
Jennie Gerhardt (1911),
The financier (1912),
The titan (1914),
Twelve Men (1919), and
An American Tragedy (1925). After 1925, he ventured into social commentary and political analysis. The collection contains letters, clippings,
photographs, films, manuscripts, and a scrapbook. There is a collection of Dreiser's printed work including first editions,
inscribed, and other significant editions.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Muriel Donaldson, 1955.
Biography
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on August 27, 1871; briefly attended the University of Indiana;
held a succession of newspaper and magazine jobs in Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and New York; awarded the Merit Medal
for fiction by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1944; publications include:
Sister Carrie (1900),
Jennie Gerhardt (1911),
The financier (1912),
The titan (1914),
Twelve men (1919), and
An American tragedy (1925); after 1925, he ventured into social commentary and political analysis, joining the Communist Party shortly before
his death; died in Hollywood, California, on December 28, 1945.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Will Donaldson Collection of Material by Theodore Dreiser and Dreiseriana (Collection 659). UCLA
Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user
interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides
a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive
processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.
Scope and Content
Collection contains material related to Dreiser's career as a writer. Includes letters, clippings, photographs, films, and
a scrapbook. Also contains manuscripts including his autobiography titled,
A book about myself. Additionally, there is a collection of Dreiser's printed work including first editions, inscribed, and other significant
editions. Also includes a small amount of material related to the career of Donaldson.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives.
Dreiser, Theodore