Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Frank Riley Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1957-1994
Collection number: 566
Creator: Riley, Frank, 1927-
Extent: 15 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)
13 oversize boxes
Abstract: Frank Riley (1915-1996) was an author, and the travel editor for the
Los Angeles times and the
Los Angeles times magazine (1971-1988). His travel writings also appeared in other newspapers such as the
Denver post,
San Francisco examiner and
Chicago tribune. Riley also wrote screenplays, novels and short stories. The bulk of the collection consists of scrapbooks of his travel
columns and photo albums of various trips and cruises. There are copies of his books, a scrapbook regarding his work in advertising
and a few scripts.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Anne Tweedy, 2003.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frank Riley Papers (Collection 566). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Frank Riley was born Frank Wilbert Ryhlick on June 8, 1915 in Hibbing, Minnesota. He grew up in Wausau, Wisconsin and attended
college in Ripon, Wisconsin. He worked as a reporter for the
New York Daily News. His first publication was
Dixie demagogues (New York: Vanguard Press [c1939]), co-authored with Allan Michie. During World War II, he served in the Merchant Marine.
With Mark Clifton, and using the pen name Frank Riley, he wrote
The Forever machine, which won the 1955 Hugo Award. This was later published as
They'd rather be right (New York: Gnome Press, 1957). Riley also worked in advertising and continued to write occasional screenplays, novels and
short stories. He concentrated on travel writing for a good part of his life and was the travel editor for the
Los Angeles times and the
Los Angeles times magazine (1971-1988). His travel writings also appeared in other newspapers such as the
Denver post,
San Francisco examiner and
Chicago tribune. He published several travel books, including
Travel adventures in California (1976),
De Anzas trail today (1976) and
Olympic adventures in California (1983). He also published
Death row chaplain (1962) written with Byron Eschelman,
The Kocska formula (1971) and
Jesus II (1972). He died in Manhattan Beach, California on April 24, 1996.
Scope and Content
The bulk of the collection consists of scrapbooks of his travel columns and photo albums of various trips and cruises. There
are copies of his books, a scrapbook regarding his work in advertising and a few scripts.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Travel photo albums.
- Writings by Frank Riley, including travel articles, published books, scripts, advertising copy and press releases.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Riley, Frank, 1927- --Archives.
Authors, American--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.