Heifetz (Harold) Nineteenth Century English Illustrations Collection, ca. 1830-1889

Printable guide [HTML]
Request items

Summary

Title:
Harold Heifetz Collection of Nineteenth Century English Illustrations,
Dates:
ca. 1830-1889
Creators:
Heifetz, Harold
Abstract:
Harold Heifetz (1919- ) was a playwright and author. The collection consists of 59 engravings and lithographs representative of 19th century book illustration. Illustrations are mostly English, although a few French and German prints are included.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harold Heifetz Collection of Nineteenth Century English Illustrations (Collection 2087). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of 59 engravings and lithographs representative of 19th century book illustration. Illustrations are mostly English, although a few French and German prints are included. Artists include Thomas Hope, J. Rogers, and E. Smith. Illustrations include: Quasimodo, Death of Prince William, Prince Arthur and Hubert, Pont y Rhydlanfair, St. Augustine, Bataille de Sedyman, Gallery of busts -- Versailles, On the Danube, Scene at Toledo, Baliol surrendering, Interior of Stow Church, Duke of Monmouth, The surrender of Calais, and The Empress Matilda.

Biographical / historical:

Heifetz was born on April 13, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois; AB, University of Illinois, 1941; graduate study at University of Chicago and California Institute of Technology; wrote plays including Mama and her soldiers, Harry Kelly, and No smile for strangers; publications include Jeremiah Thunder (1968), The hard charger (1972), and Zen and Hasidism (editor, 1980).

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 Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Date of source: August 1979 .

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], Harold Heifetz Collection of Nineteenth Century English Illustrations (Collection 2087). 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
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
Website