Finding Aid for the Adrienne Jones Papers, ca. 1950-1993 LSC.1442

Finding aid prepared by Caroline Cubé, 2004.

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections

Title: Adrienne Jones papers

Creator: Jones, Adrienne

Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1442

Physical Description: 13 Linear Feet (26 boxes.)

Physical Description: 1 oversize_boxes

Date (inclusive): ca. 1950-1993

Abstract: Adrienne Jones (b.1915) worked as office and managerial worker, cattle rancher, and with youth groups. She is also a free-lance writer and novelist. The collection consists of Jones' manuscript drafts, galley proofs, books, related papers, correspondence with editors and publishing houses, and files relating to speaking engagements. Manuscripts include Whistle down a dark lane, The hawks of Chelney, The beckoner, The mural master, So, nothing is forever, Another place, another spring, Ride the far wind, A matter of spunk, Long time passing, and Street family.

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Language of Material: English .

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Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Adrienne Jones, 1986-1994.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Adrienne Jones Papers (Collection 1442). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9919729243606533

Biography

Jones was born Adrienne Applewhite on July 28, 1915 in Atlanta, Georgia; attended UCLA, 1958-59 and UC Irvine, 1972; worked as office and managerial worker, cattle rancher, and with youth groups; a free-lance writer and novelist, she is the author of many books, including: Ride the far wind (1964), Another place, another spring (1971), So, nothing is forever (1974), The hawks of Chelney (1977), The beckoner (1980), Whistle down a dark lane (1982), A matter of spunk (1983), Street family (1987), and Long time passing (1990).

Scope and Content

Collection consists of manuscript drafts, galley proofs, books, related papers, correspondence with editors and publishing houses, and files relating to speaking engagements of writer Adrienne Jones. Manuscripts include Whistle down a dark lane, The hawks of Chelney, The beckoner, The mural master, So, nothing is forever, Another place, another spring, Ride the far wind, A matter of spunk, Long time passing, and Street family.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:

Whistle down a dark lane (Boxes 1-4,14,17).
The hawks of Chelney (Boxes 5-6,14).
The beckoner (Boxes 7-8,14).
The mural master (Boxes 9-10,14).
So, nothing is forever (Boxes 11-12,14).
Another place, another spring (Boxes 12,14).
Ride the far wind (Boxes 12,14).
A matter of spunk (Boxes 13-14,17).
Long time passing (Boxes 15,20-22).
Street family (Boxes 16,18-19).
Correspondence (Boxes 22-27).
Speaking engagements (Boxes 24-27).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Manuscripts for publication

Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives.

Jones, Adrienne--Archives.

box 1, box 2, box 3, box 4

Whistle down a dark lane.

box 5, box 6

The Hawks of Chelney.

box 7, box 8

The beckoner.

box 9, box 10

The mural master.

box 11, box 12

So, nothing is forever.

box 12

Another place another spring.

box 12

Ride the far wind.

box 13

A matter of spunk.

box 14

Whistle down a dark lane [book].

box 14

The Hawks of Chelney [book].

box 14

The beckoner [book].

box 14

The mural master [book].

box 14

So, nothing is forever [book].

box 14

Another place another spring [book].

box 14

Ride the far wind [book].

box 14

A matter of spunk [book].

box 15

Long time passing.

box 16

Street family.

box 17

A matter of spunk.

box 17

Whistle down a dark lane.

box 18

Street family.

box 19

Street family.

Scope and Contents note

Manuscript, correspondence, and research material.

box 20

Long time passing.

box 20

Long time passing [book].

box 21

Long time passing [manuscripts].

box 21

Long time passing [correspondence].

box 22

Long time passing [manuscript].

box 22, box 23

Correspondence, 1950s.

box 24, box 25, box 26, box 27

Speaking engagements. Correspondence, etc.