Harris (Robert E.G.) Collection of Material about the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939

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Title:: Robert E.G. Harris Collection of Material about the Spanish Civil War,
Dates:: 1936-1939
Creators:: Harris, Robert E.G.
Abstract:: Robert E.G. Harris (b.1903) taught English and journalism at Los Angeles City College (1929-42), was the editor of Los Angeles Daily News (1945-50), a professor of journalism (1950-71), department chairman (1955-60), and emeritus professor at UCLA. The collection consists of copies of newspaper articles on the Spanish Civil War, and Harris' typescripts concerning the role of press and propaganda during the war.
Extent:: 9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Robert E.G. Harris Collection of Material about the Spanish Civil War (Collection 1074). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of copies of newspaper articles on the Spanish Civil War, and UCLA journalism professor Robert Harris' typescripts concerning the role of press and propaganda during the war. Newspapers include ABC, Mundo obrero, and El noticiero.
Biographical / historical:: Harris was born on April 3, 1903, in Bloomington, Indiana; AB (1925) and AM (1926), Indiana University; attended Yale University (1926-27) and University of Southern California (1928-29); instructor in English and French, Bucknell University (1925-26); taught English and journalism at Los Angeles City College (1929-42); editor of Los Angeles Daily News (1945-50); professor of journalism (1950-71), department chairman (1955-60), and emeritus professor, UCLA; publications include The press in an authoritarian state (1963), and The Spanish press in transition (1966).
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.

Subjects:: Journalism teachers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Names:: University of California, Los Angeles--Dept. of Journalism--Faculty--Archival resources.
Harris, Robert E.G.--Archives.
Places:: Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Periodicals--Archival resources.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Saundra Taylor; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 2003
Date Encoded:: Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, November 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: November 1969 .

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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], Robert E.G. Harris Collection of Material about the Spanish Civil War (Collection 1074). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US