Saxton (Alexander) Papers, 1846-1990 bulk 1936-1990

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Title:: Alexander Saxton Papers,
Dates:: 1846-1990 bulk 1936-1990
Creators:: Saxton, Alexander
Abstract:: Alexander Plaisted Saxton (b.1919) taught at UC Berkeley and Wayne State University before joining the Department of History at UCLA in 1968. His writings include Grand crossing (1943), The great midland (1948), Bright web in the darkness (1958), The great fear (1970), and The indispensable enemy: labor and the anti-Chinese movement in California (1971). The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, notes, and clippings related to Saxton's professional life, materials related to his teaching in the Department of History at UCLA, and family papers (1846-1943).
Extent:: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Alexander Saxton Papers (Collection 1697). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, notes, and clippings related to the professional life of writer Alexander P. Saxton. Includes materials related to his teaching in the Department of History at UCLA as well as family papers (1846-1943).
Biographical / historical:: Alexander Plaisted Saxton was born July 16, 1919 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; AB, University of Chicago, 1940; MA (1962) and Ph.D (1967), UC Berkeley; after teaching at UC Berkeley and Wayne State University, Saxton began teaching in the Department of History at UCLA in 1968; his writings include Grand crossing (1943), The great midland (1948), Bright web in the darkness (1958), The great fear (1970), and The indispensable enemy: labor and the anti-Chinese movement in California (1971).
Acquisition information:: Gift of Alexander P. Saxton, 1992.
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.
Historians--United States--Archival resources.
Names:: University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of History--Faculty--Archival resources.
Saxton, Alexander--Archives.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 2004
Date Encoded:: Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, June 2004 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: August 31 1992 .

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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], Alexander Saxton Papers (Collection 1697). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

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