Finding Aid for the John Downing Weaver Collection of Material about Thomas Mann, 1936-1940
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Finding Aid for the John Downing Weaver Collection of Material about Thomas Mann, 1936-1940
Collection number: 1418
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
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- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
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- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: John Downing Weaver Collection of Material about Thomas Mann,
Date (inclusive): 1936-1940
Collection number: 1418
Creator:
Weaver, John Downing, 1912-
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
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.
Language:
English.
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
[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.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233968
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).
Collection consists of photocopied articles from scrapbooks about Thomas Mann, some from the
Kansas City Star, by John Weaver, who interviewed him.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Weaver, John Downing, 1912- --Archives.
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.
Journalists--United States--Archival resources.
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
A Collection of Material about Thomas Mann, 1936-1940
Creator/Collector:
Weaver, John Downing, 1912-
Weaver, John Downing, 1912-
Physical Description: (1 box)