Ring (Frances) collection of Lawrence Clark Powell, 1973-1986

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Summary

Title:
Frances Ring collection of Lawrence Clark Powell
Dates:
1973-1986
Creators:
Ring, Frances Kroll
Abstract:
Letters, clippings and other materials sent by Lawrence Clark Powell, librarian and author, to Frances Ring, editor of Westways magazine.
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frances Ring collection of Lawrence Clark Powell (Collection 1744). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists mostly of letters sent from Lawrence Clark Powell to Frances Ring, many in regard to his essays for Westways magazine. Copies of some of her responses are included, along with a few copies of her letters to others in the publishing business. A typescript of an essay or column entitled "Letter from the Southwest" with ink sketches is found in series 2. Also included in the collection are several portrait photographs of Powell, newspaper clippings about his life and work, and some limited edition publications of his writing, specifically: Goethe's Dream of Sicily (1982); Le Monde Passe La Figure De Ce Monde Passe (1983); An Orange Grove Boyhood (1988); and Fay (1993).

Biographical / historical:

Frances Ring was an editor of Westways, the magazine of the Automobile Club of Southern California. Lawrence Clark Powell was associated with UCLA for much of his career, holding the position of University Librarian from 1944-1961. He later moved to Arizona, wrote prolifically about the Southwest, and was a frequent contributor to Westways.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Frances Ring, 2006.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Correspondence
  2. Essay
  3. Speeches
  4. Photographs
  5. Clippings
  6. Illustrations
  7. Publications

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.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Megan Hahn Fraser; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2010
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; Date of source: 2010; frontmatter gathered MARC Record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

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], Frances Ring collection of Lawrence Clark Powell (Collection 1744). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

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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