Description
The collection contains correspondence, copies of short stories, articles, and screenplays by Watkins, as well as aviation
files with photographs of WWI aces, early airplanes (Curtis, Martin, Le Perce-Packard, Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation,
and others), ca. 1910s-1920 and images apparently shot from them, including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and other
New York views; various air fields around the country.
Background
Richard Howells Watkins (1895 - ?) was an author in the adventure/detective genre, a World War I veteran, an inveterate traveler,
and an auto racing, aviation, and maritime enthusiast. He was born in New York City on May 26, 1895, later residing in Riverside,
Connecticut, and finally moving to Santa Barbara in 1956.
Extent
4.4 linear feet
(11 document boxes)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Availability
None. Majority of boxes stored off-site, please contact Special Collections to retrieve.