Finding Aid for the Frank Riley Papers, ca. 1957-1994
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Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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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
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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.
Box 22, Folder 1
[Negatives of travel photos].
1978-1992.
Box 1, Folder 1
SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) West - Canada / Victoria.
1974 June.
Scope and Content Note
Album F2.
Box 1, Folder 2
Germany, SATW West - New Mexico.
1977 May-June.
Scope and Content Note
Album F3.
Box 1, Folder 3
Christmas, SATW board meeting, Caribbean cruise, Hawaii, tandem bike L.A./San Francisco, van notes.
1977-1979 Summer.
Scope and Content Note
Album F4.
Box 1, Folder 4
New Zealand - vol.1.
1978.
Scope and Content Note
Album F5.
Box 2, Folder 1
New Zealand - vol.2, Columbia River, wine country inns, Biltmore weekend.
1977-1978 December.
Scope and Content Note
Album F6.
Box 2, Folder 2
Orient trip - Honolulu, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong - vol.1.
1977 February.
Scope and Content Note
Album F7.
Box 2, Folder 3
Orient trip - Honolulu, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong - vol.2.
1977 February.
Scope and Content Note
Album F8.
Box 2, Folder 4
SATW Ireland, Easter in Germany, Luxembourg, Paris, London.
1979 April.
Scope and Content Note
Album F10.
Box 3, Folder 1
Colorado / Vail, Leadville, Denver, cable cars - San Francisco, Germany, Mosel / Trier, Vianden / Kiel.
1984 May-June.
Scope and Content Note
Album H1.
Note
Box 3 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 4, Folder 1
SATW - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
1981 November.
Scope and Content Note
Album H2.
Box 4, Folder 2
Luther Trail & Scandinavia.
1983 March-April.
Scope and Content Note
Album H3.
Box 5, Folder 1
Germany.
1981 Summer.
Scope and Content Note
Album H6.
Box 5, Folder 2
Cancun, Cozumel, Mexico City.
1986 February, April.
Scope and Content Note
Album K1.
Box 5, Folder 3
Eastern Canada.
1986 August.
Scope and Content Note
Album K2.
Box 6, Folder 1
SATW convention - Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia.
1984.
Scope and Content Note
Album J4.
Note
Box 6 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 6, Folder 2
France, Paris, Bordeaux, Dordogne.
1987 May.
Scope and Content Note
Album K5.
Box 7, Folder 1
SATW - Michigan, Wisconsin, Australia.
1985 September, November.
Scope and Content Note
Album J2.
Note
Box 7 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 8, Folder 1
SATW - Yugoslavia, Austria, Germany, Dusseldorf, Munich.
1989 October, 1990 November.
Scope and Content Note
Album K4.
Note
Box 8 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 8, Folder 2
India convention - Bombay, New Delhi, Kashmir, Nepal.
1979.
Box 9, Folder 1
Rhine cruise, Basel, Colmar, Baden-Baden.
1986 June.
Scope and Content Note
Album K7.
Box 9, Folder 2
Monterey, Idaho, Albuquerque, Madison, Taliesen East.
1987 March-June, 1988 June.
Scope and Content Note
Album K8.
Box 9, Folder 3
New York, SATW Fort Worth, Mallorca, Menorca, Puerto Rico / Michener.
1988 March, May.
Scope and Content Note
Album L2.
Box 10, Folder 1
SATW - Heartland, Kansas, Illinois.
1988 October.
Scope and Content Note
Album L1.
Note
Box 10 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 10, Folder 2
Finland, Lapland, Leningrad.
1988 August.
Scope and Content Note
Album L8.
Note
Box 10 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 11, Folder 1
Berlin 750th anniversary.
1987 Summer.
Scope and Content Note
Album L7.
Box 11, Folder 2
Poland SATW.
1980 September-October.
Scope and Content Note
Album M2.
Box 11, Folder 3
Hawaii, Samoa, Australia, Fiji.
1980 March.
Scope and Content Note
Album M8.
Box 12, Folder 1
Germany, Austria, Acapulco, Mexico cruise, Curacao, Aruba.
1981 January, April, May.
Scope and Content Note
Album M4.
Box 12, Folder 2
Southwest England & Wales.
1980 May.
Scope and Content Note
Album M6.
Box 12, Folder 3
Vogelsang, Yosemite.
1980.
Scope and Content Note
Album M5.
Box 13, Folder 1
Virgin Air, England, SATW East Canada Labrador, lodge at Palisades Creek, SATW West Albuquerque, Lake Havasu, Wisconsin.
1990-1992.
Scope and Content Note
Album M1.
Box 13, Folder 2
Egypt, Cabo San Lucas.
1983, 2000.
Scope and Content Note
Album M3.
Box 14, Folder 1
Korea.
1980 April.
Scope and Content Note
Album M7.
Box 14, Folder 2
Princess Italia [cruise on Mexican Pacific Coast].
1968 April.
Scope and Content Note
Album O2.
Box 14, Folder 3
Princess Carla [cruise on Caribbean].
1969.
Scope and Content Note
Album O3.
Box 15, Folder 1
Germany, Holland - vol.1.
1990 July.
Scope and Content Note
Album I1.
Note
Box 15 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 15, Folder 2
Germany, Holland - vol.2.
1990 July.
Scope and Content Note
Album I2.
Note
Box 15 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 16, Folder 1
Fiji, Wakaya.
1991 May.
Scope and Content Note
Album I3.
Box 16, Folder 2
SATW West - Southwest Oregon.
1991 June.
Scope and Content Note
Album I6.
Box 16, Folder 3
Wisconsin, Chicago.
1991 June-July.
Scope and Content Note
Album I7.
Box 17, Folder 1
Seabourn Spirit cruise - Bahamas.
1991 October.
Scope and Content Note
Album Q4.
Note
Box 17 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 18, Folder 1
MV Malecite.
1992 August.
Scope and Content Note
Album Q6.
Note
Box 18 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 19, Folder 1
SATW West - Waikiki, Molokai, Lanai.
1993 January-February.
Scope and Content Note
Album Q1.
Note
Box 19 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 19, Folder 2
Savonlinna, Finland.
1991 July.
Scope and Content Note
Album Q2.
Note
Box 19 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 20, Folder 1
SATW San Antonio.
1994 May.
Scope and Content Note
Album P5.
Note
Box 20 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 19, Folder 2
Copper Canyon, Mexico.
1993 May.
Scope and Content Note
Album P1.
Note
Box 20 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 21, Folder 1
Las Vegas, Death Valley.
1994 March.
Scope and Content Note
Album P4. With photos of Marta Becket and the Amargosa Opera House.
Note
Box 21 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Box 21, Folder 2
California coast drive.
1994 Summer.
Scope and Content Note
Album P6.
Note
Box 21 is an oversize flat box, 13 × 15”.
Writings: Books by Frank Riley
Box 25, Folder 8
Travel Adventures in California. Los Angeles: Bill Muster, the Traveler's Almanac.
1976
Physical Description: (2 copies).
Box 25, Folder 9
They'd Rather Be Right. Written with Mark Clifton. New York: Gnome Press.
1957
Physical Description: (2 copies).
Box 26, Folder 1
Kocska Formula. Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press.
1971
Physical Description: (2 copies).
Box 26, Folder 2
Death Row Chaplain. Written with Byron Eschelman. Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
1962
Physical Description: (2 copies).
Box 26, Folder 3
Olympic Adventures in California. Written with Elfriede Riley. Torrance, California: WorldWay Publishers.
1983
Physical Description: (2 copies).
Box 26, Folder 4
Jesus II. Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press.
1972
Physical Description: (1 copy).
Box 26, Folder 5
De Anza's Trail Today. Los Angeles: WorldWay Publishing.
1976
Physical Description: (2 copies).
Box 26, Folder 6
They'd Rather Be Right. Written with Mark Clifton. Norfolk, Virginia: Starblaze Editions.
1981
Physical Description: (2 copies)
Note
First published 1956.
Writings: Public Relations
Box 28, Folder 3
Wade Advertising.
1964.
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbook.
Note
Box 28 is an oversize flat box, 15 × 19”.
Box 25, Folder 2
Letter to Nancy, (A) - 2nd draft.
1962 December 3.
Box 25, Folder 3
Letter to Nancy, (A) - shooting script, 4th draft.
1963 February 29.
Box 25, Folder 4
This is the Life - 2nd draft, episode no.630.
1965 November 3.
Box 25, Folder 5
This is the Life - 2nd draft, episode no.634.
1965 October 1.
Box 25, Folder 6
This is the Life - 3rd draft, episode no.639.
1966 January 6.
Box 25, Folder 7
This is the Life - 2nd draft, episode no.730.
1966 November 3.
Boxes 23-25
Los Angeles Times
1971-1988
Box 23, Folder 1
Index through 1988.
1971-1988.
Boxes 23-25
Los Angeles Times clippings
1971-1990
Box 23, Folder 2
Los Angeles Times clippings.
1971 May 9-1973 June 17.
Box 23, Folder 3
1973 June 24-1974 December 8.
Box 23, Folder 4
1974 December 22-1975 December 28.
Box 23, Folder 5
1976 January 4-1977 August 14.
Box 23, Folder 6
1977 August 21-1979 July 29.
Box 24, Folder 1
1979 August 5-1980 December 28.
Box 24, Folder 2
1981 January 4-1983 August 7.
Box 24, Folder 3
1983 August 14-1985 October 27.
Box 24, Folder 4
1985 November 3-1987 November 27.
Box 25, Folder 1
1987 November 29-1990 April 27.
Box 27, Folder 1
Denver Post.
1976 June-1978 March.
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbook.
Note
Box 27 is an oversize flat box, 15 × 19”.
Folder 2
San Francisco Examiner.
1971 November-1977 October.
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbook.
Note
Box 27 is an oversize flat box, 15 × 19”.
Box 28, Folder 1
Denver Post.
1972 February 13-1972 November 19.
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbook.
Note
Box 27 is an oversize flat box, 15 × 19”.
Box 28, Folder 2
Chicago Tribune.
1972 October-1977 October.
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbook.
Note
Box 28 is an oversize flat box, 15 × 19”.