Young (Gordon R.) Papers, 1925-1945

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Summary

Title:
Gordan Ray Young Papers
Dates:
1925-1945
Creators:
Young, Gordon Ray, 1886-1948
Abstract:
Gordon Ray Young (1886-1948) was a journalist in Chicago and San Francisco, the literary editor of the Los Angeles times, and author of over forty novels, including the Red Clark adventure books. The collection consists of manuscripts, periodicals, three newsclippings, and six issues of Adventure magazine from 1926 featuring Young's serial, “Treasure”, later published as a book.
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Gordan Ray Young Papers (Collection 2063). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of manuscripts, periodicals, and three newsclippings of Los Angeles times literary editor and novelist Gordon Ray Young. Includes typescripts with holograph corrections of Siebert of the island, Gregory Pymson, Mr. Beamish, and Quarter horse. Also includes six issues of Adventure magazine from 1926 featuring Young's serial, “Treasure”, later published as a book.

Biographical / historical:

Gordon Ray Young (1886-1948) in Ray County, Missouri; educated in Colorado; came to Los Angeles in 1913 after stints in journalism and writing in Chicago and San Francisco; worked as literary editor of the Los Angeles times before leaving to write full time; published over forty novels, including the Red Clark adventure books; individual titles include Savages (1921), Wild blood (1922), Hurricane Williams (1923), Days of '49 (1925), The Devil's passport (1933), Red Clark of the Arrowhead (1935), Huroc the avenger (1937), and Quarter horse (1947).

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 Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, April 2005 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: May 1976 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

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], Gordan Ray Young Papers (Collection 2063). 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
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