Finding Aid for the John Weld Papers, 1938-1944
Processed by Yvonne Schroeder; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the John Weld Papers, 1938-1944
Collection number: 685
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Yvonne Schroeder, 2 September 1960 & 21 October 1960
- Encoded by:
- Alight Tsai
- Encoding supervision by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Text converted and initial container list EAD tagging by:
- Apex Data Services
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, May 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: John Weld Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1938-1944
Collection number: 685
Creator:
Weld, John, 1905-
Extent:
6 boxes (3.0 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: John Weld (1905- ) was a stuntman in Hollywood films (1923-26), a reporter for several newspapers, and a producer of film
documentaries. The collection consists of Weld's manuscripts, notes, correspondence, and ephemera. Manuscripts include
The fable of Mark Pfeiffer, M.D.,
Laughter on high,
Sabbath has no end,
The pardners,
Love song,
They were my fathers, and
Don't you cry for me.
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.
Administrative Information
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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Weld, 1951.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Weld Papers (Collection 685). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Weld was born on February 24, 1905 in Birmingham, Alabama; attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1921-22; became a stuntman
in Hollywood films, 1923-26; became a reporter, often from Paris, for several newspapers, including the
Paris times and the
New York herald; later worked for the Ford Motor Company before becoming a producer of film documentaries; published works include
Don't you cry for me (1940),
The pardners (1941),
Sabbath has no end (1942),
Mark Pfeiffer, M.D. (1943),
The missionary: a novel of the early Southwest (1981), and the two autobiographical volumes,
Young man in Paris (1985) and
Fly away home: memoirs of a Hollywood stunt man (1991).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts, notes, correspondence, and ephemera of author John Weld. Manuscripts include
The fable of Mark Pfeiffer, M.D.,
Laughter on high,
Sabbath has no end,
The pardners,
Love song,
They were my fathers, and
Don't you cry for me.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Weld, John, 1905- --Archives.
Authors, American--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Box 2
The fable of Mark Pfeiffer, M.D. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. 262 leaves, in mixed order.
Note
Published under title Mark Pfeiffer, M.D. by C. Scribner's sons, New York, 1943.
Box 5
Mark Pfeiffer, M.D.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. 403 leaves.
Box 1
Laughter on high. A play.
Physical Description: Typescript (carbon). 93 leaves.
Box 1
Sabbath has no end, 1942.
Physical Description: Typescript (carbon). 361 leaves.
Note
Published in New York by C. Scribner's sons.
Box 1
Sabbath has no end.
Physical Description: Galley proofs. 87 sheets.
Box 1
[
The pardners, a novel of the California Gold Rush] 1941.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. 350 leaves.
Note
Published in New York by C. Scribner's sons.
Box 3
The pardners.
Physical Description: Page proofs. 348 numbered pages.
Note
Original title Man's hunger.
Box 2
Love song. Title page reads: Love child, by John Orr Lane [pseudonym?].
Physical Description: Typescript. 257 leaves. In blue, paper folder.
Box 6
They were my fathers.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. 473 leaves.
Box 4
They were my fathers. Van Nuys, n.d.
Physical Description: Typescript (carbon). 735 leaves.
Box 6
They were my fathers.
Physical Description: Typescript (carbon). 595 leaves.
Box 5
Don't you cry for me. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: Typescript with corrections. 595 leaves.
Box 4
Don't you cry for me, 1940.
Physical Description: Galley proofs. 150 sheets.
Note
Published by Scribner's sons, New York.
Box 3
Notes.
Physical Description: 2 loose-leaf notebooks.
Scope and Content Note
Holograph and typescript pages of reference materials and notations.
Box 3
Miscellaneous manuscripts.
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Scope and Content Note
Unidentified pages, in mixed order, from various works of Weld's. Mostly typescript with some holograph leaves.
Box 2
Correspondence, 1938-1942.
Physical Description: 92 items.
Scope and Content Note
Business letters mostly from, some to Charles Scribner's sons, publishers, New York City.
Box 2
Miscellaneous letters, v.p. 1942.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 2
Ephemera.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Scope and Content Note
Newspaper and magazine clippings reviewing books by Weld.
