Finding Aid for the Frances Ring collection of Lawrence Clark Powell, 1973-1986
Processed by Megan Hahn Fraser; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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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Descriptive Summary
Title: Frances Ring collection of Lawrence Clark Powell
Date (inclusive): 1973-1986
Collection number: 1744
Creator:
Ring, Frances Kroll
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Letters, clippings and other materials sent by Lawrence Clark Powell, librarian and author, to Frances Ring, editor of
Westways magazine.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
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.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Frances Ring, 2006.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frances Ring collection of Lawrence Clark Powell (Collection 1744). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
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.
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).
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence
- Essay
- Speeches
- Photographs
- Clippings
- Illustrations
- Publications
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Frances Kroll Ring.
Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906- .
Related Material
Box 1, Folder 5
Essay, “Letter from the Southwest.”
undated
Box 1, Folder 6
Speeches
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, and undated
