Laird (Brian) collection of readings by Lawrence Clark Powell, 1975-1998

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Summary

Title:
Brian Laird collection of readings by Lawrence Clark Powell
Dates:
1975-1998
Creators:
Laird, Brian Andrew Powell, Lawrence Clark
Abstract:
Audio recordings and videotapes of Lawrence Clark Powell's readings of Blue Train, Glowing Heart of the World, and Lawrence Clark Powell's Southwest, which were recorded from 1996 through 1998. Powell (1906-2001) was the UCLA Librarian from 1944-1961 and a prolific author on a variety of topics, including California history, the Southwest, librarianship, and literature.
Extent:
1 document box (.5 linear ft.) 2 shoe boxes.
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Brian Laird collection of readings by Lawrence Clark Powell (Collection 1277). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is comprised of audio recordings and videotapes of Lawrence Clark Powell's readings of Blue Train, Glowing Heart of the World, and Lawrence Clark Powell's Southwest, which were recorded from 1996 through 1998. The collection also contains production documents for the published audio books, clippings about Lawrence Clark Powell and the books' publisher, Winifred "Winn" Bundy, owner of Singing Wind bookstore and Singing Wind Audio, and additional recordings of readings by Powell.

Two of the audio books were published under the titles, the Glowing Heart of the World (1998) and Lawrence Clark Powell's Southwest (1997). The essays featured in Glowing Heart of the World also appeared in Powell's book Southwest Classics (1974). In Glowing Heart of the World, Powell provides an afterword and reads 20 classic works of authors of the American Southwest, including Mary Austin, Willa Cather, Zane Grey, Charles Lummis, Edward Santee, and Steward Edward White. Based on Powell's book Southwest, Three Definitions, the audio book Lawrence Clark Powell's Southwest contains music by Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico. Also in the collection are unedited and unpublished recordings of Powell reading his book The Blue Train, which was written in 1941 and published in 1977.

The clippings in the collection primarily focus on Lawrence Clark Powell, his career in librarianship, and his published works. They also include articles about Winifred "Winn" Bundy, owner of the Singing Wind bookstore in Benson, Arizona. Bundy is the publisher of Powell's audio books and many of his later print books through her company Singing Wind Audio. The production documents consist of copyright agreements for Lawrence Clark Powell's Southwest and proofs for the packaging of Glowing Heart of the World and Lawrence Clark Powell's Southwest.

Biographical / historical:

Brian Laird is an author, attorney, and law professor who produced books on tape and videotaped recordings of readings by Lawrence Clark Powell (1906-2001), a prominent author and university librarian at UCLA. In the late 1990s, Laird produced audio collections of Glowing Heart of the World and Lawrence Clark Powell's Southwest which were published by Singing Wind Audio. Laird also recorded Powell reading his novel, The Blue Train, but due to Powell's death, the readings were not edited or published.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Brian Laird, September 10, 2005.
Processing information:

Processed by Amelia Acker and Kelley Bachli in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), 2009.

Arrangement:

Materials in the collection did not have a discernible order. Therefore, the collection was organized into five series by project:

  1. Clippings
  2. The Blue Train
  3. Glowing Heart of the World
  4. Lawrence Clark Powell's Southwest
  5. Miscellaneous Recordings

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.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Amelia Acker and Kelley Bachli in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), 2009; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; Date of source: 2009; frontmatter gathered MARC Record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Brian Laird collection of readings by Lawrence Clark Powell (Collection 1277). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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