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Finding Aid for the Harriet Rochlin Collection of Western Jewish History
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Description
Harriet Shapiro (1924- ) was a freelance writer and contributor of articles, feature stories, and reviews to magazines and
scholarly journals. The collection consists of biographical information relating to Jewish individuals, families, businesses,
and groups in the western U.S. Includes newspaper and magazine articles, book excerpts, correspondence, advertisements, interviews,
memoirs, obituaries, professional listings, affidavits, oral histories, notes, maps, brochures, photographs, and audiocassettes.
Background
Harriet Shapiro was born in Los Angeles, California, November 4, 1924; BA, UC Berkeley, 1947; married Fred Rochlin, 1947;
freelance writer and contributor of articles, feature stories, and reviews to magazines and scholarly journals; published
novel, So far away (1981) and photodocumentary, Pioneer Jews: a new life in the far west (1984).
Extent
82 boxes (41.0 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Restrictions
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.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.