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Stanley (Jackson) Holman Day Materials collection
LSC.0797
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Jackson Stanley Collection of Holman Day Materials,
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0797
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 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also a manuscript of an unpublished novel,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.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access
special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on
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Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance using the request button located on this page.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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.
[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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jackson Stanley, 1962.
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more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to
national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by Brooke Whiting, 1963.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
3222252
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Poets, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Novelists, American--20th century--Archival resources.