Description
Willard Hougland was a writer, publisher, anthropologist, impresario, businessman and gourmet cook. He also ran a rare book
store and art gallery in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. The collection contains correspondence, a short story,
a poem, and signed typescript copies of materials presented for consideration to Willard Hougland while assistant to the director
at the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and as editor of the New Mexico number of the
Southwest review.
Background
Hougland was originally from Kansas City; became writer, publisher, anthropologist, impresario, businessman and gourmet cook;
served as assistant to the director, Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe, New Mexico; edited the New Mexico number of the
Southwest Review, 1946; moved to California, where he ran a rare book store and art gallery in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County; died
in 1958 in Monterey, California.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.