Riseley (Jerry B.) Papers, 1957-1967

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Title:: Jerry B. Riseley Papers,
Dates:: 1957-1967
Creators:: Riseley, Jerry B., 1920-
Abstract:: Jerry B. Riseley (1920- ) was a author and a columnist for the Los Angeles Daily Journal. He wrote Adujutant's journal Second Battalion 503d Parachute Infantry (1989), Henry Miller's Tropic trial: a comedy-at-law (1969), The myth of Zorbo; lawyers, judges, buzzards, and skunks (1969), and Tomorrow the water: mystic millionaire George R. Houston's earthquake and oil geological predications as written for him (1970). The collection consists of Riseley's manuscripts, typescripts, legal papers, briefs, and clippings. Included are copies of Riseley's columns printed in the Los Angeles daily journal.
Extent:: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Jerry B. Riseley Papers (Collection 944). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of manuscripts, typescripts, legal papers, briefs, and clippings related to the writings of Jerry B. Riseley. Includes copies of Riseley's columns printed in the Los Angeles daily journal.
Biographical / historical:: Riseley wrote the following books: Adujutant's journal Second Battalion 503d Parachute Infantry (1989), Henry Miller's Tropic trial: a comedy-at-law (1969), The myth of Zorbo; lawyers, judges, buzzards, and skunks (1969), and Tomorrow the water: mystic millionaire George R. Houston's earthquake and oil geological predications as written for him (1970). He also wrote columns in the Los Angeles daily journal.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Jerry B. Riseley, 1967-68.
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:: Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Names:: Riseley, Jerry B., 1920- --Archives.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Evert Volkersz; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 2002
Date Encoded:: Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2001 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé.

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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], Jerry B. Riseley Papers (Collection 944). 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