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Dan Luckenbill papers, 1945-
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Description
Daniel Walter Bernard Luckenbill (b.1945) began work at the UCLA Library (1970) and continues in the Manuscripts Division,
Department of Special Collections. He studied writing with Christopher Isherwood, John Rechy, and Elisabeth Nonas. His first
stories were published in the mid 1970s and anthologized in
On the line: new gay fiction (1980). He also edited and wrote several exhibit catalogs for the UCLA Library. Boxes 1-14 include research material, notes,
drafts, manuscripts, publications, correspondence, research material, and business correspondence from writers and editors.
Background
Daniel Walter Bernard Luckenbill was born in Decatur, Illinois, March 25, 1945; moved to Los Angeles in 1964; BA, University
of California, Los Angeles (1966); commissioned 2LT, U.S. Army (Field Artillery) 1967, with two campaigns in Viet Nam, 1968-69);
began work at the UCLA Library (1970) and continues in the Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections; studied
writing with Christopher Isherwood, John Rechy, and Elisabeth Nonas; first stories published in the mid 1970s and anthologized
in On the line: new gay fiction (1980); he edited and wrote several exhibit catalogs for the UCLA Library including Sylvester & Orphanos (1990) and With equal pride: gay & lesbian studies at UCLA (1993).
Extent
88 boxes (44.0 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to 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
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.