Moll (Elick) Papers, 1957-1964

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Summary

Title:
Elick Moll Papers,
Dates:
1957-1964
Creators:
Moll, Elick
Abstract:
Elick Moll (1907- ) was a screenwriter for Samuel Goldwyn, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Twentieth Century-Fox, a television writer, and frequent contributor of short stories to various magazines. The collection consists of manuscripts and clippings relating to Elick Moll and his books.
Extent:
4 boxes (2.0 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Elick Moll Papers (Collection 738). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of manuscripts and two clippings relating to Elick Moll and his books. Includes Memoir of spring, A south sea story, Image of Tallie, and the television plays The fabulous Irishman, Mr. Sizeman and the dangerous age, and Seidman and Son.

Biographical / historical:

Moll was born on March 20, 1907 in New York City; attended the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago; became a screenwriter for Samuel Goldwyn, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Twentieth Century-Fox, as well as a television writer; contributed short stories to various magazines; published works include Night without sleep (1950), Seidman and Son (1958), Memoir of spring (1961), Mr. Seidman and the geisha (1962), Image of Tallie (1964), and The perilous spring of Morris Seidman (1972).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Elick Moll, 1962, 1965.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. The fabulous Irishman, Memoir of spring, Mr. Sizeman and the dangerous age, A south sea story, ephemera and clippings re Moll (Box 1).
  2. Seidman and Son (Box 2).
  3. Image of Tallie (Box 3).
  4. Image of Tallie mimeograph in grey wrappers (Box 4).

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 Esther Vécsey; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2001 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Alight Tsai and 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], Elick Moll Papers (Collection 738). 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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