Weaver (John D.) Collection of Material about Thomas Mann, 1936-1940

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Summary

Title:
John Downing Weaver Collection of Material about Thomas Mann,
Dates:
1936-1940
Creators:
Weaver, John Downing, 1912-
Abstract:
John Downing Weaver (1912- ) was a reporter, feature writer, book reviewer, and copy editor for the Kansas City Star (1935-40). He also contributed articles, short stories and book reviews to magazines, and wrote novels and non-fiction. The collection consists of photocopied articles by Weaver from scrapbooks about Thomas Mann, some from the Kansas City Star.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Downing Weaver Collection of Material about Thomas Mann (Collection 1418). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of photocopied articles from scrapbooks about Thomas Mann, some from the Kansas City Star, by John Weaver, who interviewed him.

Biographical / historical:

Weaver was born February 4, 1912 in Washington, D.C.; attended Georgetown University, 1928-29; AB, College of William and Mary, 1932; AM, George Washington University, 1933; worked for various federal agencies including the National Recovery Administration, 1933-35; was also reporter, feature writer, book reviewer, and copy editor, Kansas City Star, 1935-40; contributed articles, short stories, and book reviews to magazines; also wrote novels and non-fiction; published works include Wind before rain (1942), Another such victory (1948), Warren: the man, the Court, the era (1967), The Brownsville raid: the story of America's black Dreyfus affair (1970), and Los Angeles: the enormous village (1980).

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.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house card file, August 2003 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

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], John Downing Weaver Collection of Material about Thomas Mann (Collection 1418). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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