Finding Aid for the Arthur Lerner Papers, 1977-1978
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Arthur Lerner Papers, 1977-1978
Collection number: 1285
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Anne Caiger, August 1981
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cub#x00E9;
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, October 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Arthur Lerner Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1977-1978
Collection number: 1285
Creator:
Lerner, Arthur
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Arthur Lerner (1915- ) was a poet and professor of psychology at California State University, Los Angeles. The collection
consists of manuscripts and proofs of the book
Poetry in the therapeutic experience (1978), edited by Dr. Arthur Lerner.
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.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Professor Lerner, August 1981.
[Identification of item], Arthur Lerner Papers (Collection 1285). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233295
Lerner was born on January 10, 1915; AB, Roosevelt University, 1942; Ph.D, University of Southern California, 1968; in 1970
became a lecturer at UCLA Extension; became a poet and professor of psychology at California State University, Los Angeles;
founded and became director of the Poetry Therapy Institute in 1972; published works include
Rhymed and unrhymed (1965),
Follow-up (1967),
Psychoanalytically oriented criticism of three American poets: Poe, Whitman and Aiken (1970), and
Starting points (1971).
Collection consists of manuscripts and proofs of the book
Poetry in the therapeutic experience (1978), edited by Dr. Arthur Lerner.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Lerner, Arthur--Archives.
Psychologists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Poets, American--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Lerner, Arthur--
Poetry in the therapeutic experience.
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
Papers, 1977-1978
Creator/Collector: Lerner, Arthur
Physical Description:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Scope and Content Note
Comprises manuscripts and proofs of Dr. Lerner, a poet and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles,
as editor of the book,
Poetry in the Therapeutic Experience, (New York, Pergamon Press, 1978), with copy of the book.