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James Lorson collection of material about Frederic Prokosch, 1982-2004
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Title: James Lorson collection of material about Frederic Prokosch
Date (inclusive): 1982-2004
Collection number: 1860
Collector:
Lorson, James
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear feet)
Abstract: A collection of notes, checklists, invoices, auction catalogs and correspondence related to James Lorson's collection of works
by Frederic Prokosch. James Lorson was a southern California bookdealer.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Joan Lorson, August 2009.
[Identification of item], James Lorson collection of material about Frederic Prokosch (Collection 1860). Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
6946953
James Lorson (1928-2008) owned and operated Lorson's Books and Prints in Fullerton, California, for over 30 years.
The collection documents James Lorson's research into the works of Frederic Prokosch and the assembling of his Prokosch collection.
Lorson's collection of books and manuscripts was purchased by UCLA in 2006.
The material was loosely organized by subject and that order has been maintained.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Prokosch, Frederic, 1908-1989.
Lorson, James, 1928-2008.
Antiquarian booksellers --California, Southern --Archival resources.
Collection of Materials Relating to Frederic Prokosch, ca. 1929-1965 (Collection 829)
. Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.