Stanley (Jackson) Holman Day Materials collection, 1914-1935

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Summary

Title:
Jackson Stanley Collection of Holman Day Materials,
Dates:
1914-1935
Abstract:
Holman Francis Day (1865-1935) wrote for Maine newspapers and magazines, published two books of poetry and several novels. The collection consists of correspondence, including 101 letters (1915-21) from Day to his wife Florence Levin Day and 71 letters (1914-35) from various persons to Holman Day. There is also a manuscript of an unpublished novel, Tumbling Torrents, 24 manuscripts of short stories, and related ephemera.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jackson Stanley Collection of Holman Day Materials (Collection 797). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, including 101 letters (1915-21) from Day to his wife Florence Levin Day and 71 letters (1914-35) from various persons to Holman Day. Also includes a manuscript of an unpublished novel, Tumbling torrents (ca. 1933-34), 24 manuscripts of short stories, and related ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Holman Francis Day was born in Maine in 1865; attended Colby College; wrote for Maine newspapers and magazines; published two books of poetry, Up in Maine (1900) and Pine tree ballads (1902); published several novels, including Squire Phin (1905), King spruce (1908), The ramrodders (1910), and The rider of the king log (1919); writings include tales of the supernatural; died in 1935.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jackson Stanley, 1962.
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 Brooke Whiting, 1963.

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.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Shira Peltzman, 2020.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-15 15:54:16 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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], Jackson Stanley Collection of Holman Day Materials (Collection 797). UCLA Library 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:
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