Finding Aid for the Carlton F. Wells Collection of Material about
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck, 1942-1945
Processed by Lilace Hatayama; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 2003
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Carlton F. Wells Collection of Material about
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck, 1942-1945
Collection number: 2095
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Lilace Hatayama, October 1980
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, May 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Carlton F. Wells Collection of Material about
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck,
Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
Collection number: 2095
Creator:
Wells, Carlton F. (Carlton Frank), 1898-
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Carlton F. Wells was a English professor at the University of Michigan, and a author and editor. The collection consists of
correspondence, clippings, and reviews concerning John Steinbeck's book,
The Moon is Down. The correspondence is a result of Professor Carlton F. Wells writing to reviewers, commentators, and editors regarding the
book. There is also promotional material for the motion picture version (ca. 1943).
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Carlton F. Wells Collection of Material about
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck (Collection 2095). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of
California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Wells was an English professor at the University of Michigan; was an author and editor.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, and reviews concerning John Steinbeck's book,
The Moon is Down. The correspondence is a result of Professor Carlton F. Wells writing to reviewers, commentators, and editors regarding the
book. Includes correspondence from various persons including Sigrid Undset, James Thurber, and Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Also
includes promotional material for the motion picture version (ca. 1943).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968--
Moon is down.
Wells, Carlton F. (Carlton Frank), 1898- --Correspondence.
Correspondence.
Letters.
Letters Regarding
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck, ca. 1942
Box 1, Folder 1
Anning, Norman.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 2
Atkinson, Justin Brooks, 1894- .
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 3
Belgian Information Center.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 4
British Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
British Information Services.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 6
Callaghan, J. Calvin.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 7
Canadian Legation, Washington.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 8
Canby, Henry Seidek, 1878-1961.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 9
The Chicago Sun.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 10
Cousins, Norman, 1912- .
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 11
Davies, Joseph E.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 12
Elot, George Fielding.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 13
Emporia Gazette.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 14
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904- .
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 15
Fisher, Dorothea Frances Canfield, 1879-1958.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 1, Folder 16
Gannett, Lewis Stiles, 1891- .
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 17
Gunther, John.
Physical Description: 1 item. (Signed by secretary).
Box 1, Folder 18
Harcourt, Brace and Company (Incorporated).
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 19
Harper's Magazine.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 20
Hearst, William Randolph.
Physical Description: 1 item. (Signed by secretary).
Box 1, Folder 21
Kelsey, E.T.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 22
Life Magazine.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 23
The Nation.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 24
Nelson, Frank G.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 25
The New Republic.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 26
Office of Facts and Figures, Washington, D.C.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 27
Olav, Hans.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 1, Folder 28
Phelps, William Lyon.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 29
The Pittsburgh Press.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 30
PM.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 31
Polish Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 32
Randall, George.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 33
Reader's Digest.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 1, Folder 34
Roosevelt, Eleanor.
Physical Description: 4 items, 3 clippings. (Letters signed by secretary).
Box 1, Folder 35
San Francisco Chronicle.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 36
Sinclair, Upton Beall, 1878-1968.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 37
Slossen, Preston.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 38
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Physical Description: 2 items (1966), 5 leaves ephemera.
Box 1, Folder 39
Sussman, Miss.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 40
The Sun.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 41
Swing, Roosevelt Graham.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 42
Thompson, Dorothy.
Physical Description: 1 item. (Signed by secretary).
Box 1, Folder 43
Thurber, James, 1894-1961.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 1, Folder 44
Tilmer, Dr.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 45
Time (Magazine).
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 46
Undset, Sigrid, 1882-1949.
Physical Description: 5 items.
Box 1, Folder 47
Promotional material for the motion picture version of
The Moon is Down, ca. 1943.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 1, Folder 48
Review by James Thurber of
The Moon is Down in
The New RepublicMarch 6, 1942 and letters to the editor
re the same.
Physical Description: 8 items.
Box 1, Folder 49
Clippings
re
The Moon is Down, ca. 1942.
Physical Description: 44 items.
