Wolff (Victoria) Papers, ca. 1930-ca. 1980

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Summary

Title:
Victoria Wolff Papers,
Dates:
ca. 1930-ca. 1980
Creators:
Wolff, Victoria
Abstract:
Victoria Wolff (1908-ca. 1990s) was a scenarist and film scripter for 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, a foreign correspondent for Madame, and a contributor to Swiss and German magazines. The collection consists of books, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera related to Victoria Wolff's career as a writer.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 8 cartons (8 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Victoria Wolff Papers (Collection 1698). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of books, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera related to author Victoria Wolff. Includes books inscribed by their authors to Wolff, correspondence with Erich Maria Remarque, Ignazio Silone, and Tilla Durieux, material related to Fabulous city, Wolff's autobiography, as well as other writings and 2 holograph diaries.

Portions of this collection are in German.

Biographical / historical:

Victoria Wolff was born at Heilbronn in South Germany, December 10, 1908; BA, University of Munich (1929); MA, University of Lausanne (1931); left Germany (1933) and spent the next six years in Ascona, Switzerland working as a freelance writer; moved to America (1941); worked as scenarist and film scripter for both 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer; foreign correspondent for Madame and contributor to Swiss and German magazines; various writings include Fabulous city (1957), And seven shall die (1954), and The white evening dress (1941); died ca. 1990s.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Raymond A. Amador, 1993. Gift of Debbie McGauffey, 1993. Gift of Robert S. Amador, 1993. Gift of Richard L. Amador, 1993. Gift of Brian Wolff, 1993.
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:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, June 1995 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

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], Victoria Wolff Papers (Collection 1698). 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
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