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Title: J. Gregg Layne papers
Collection number: 188
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
3 shoeboxes
1 folder
3 shoeboxes
1 folder
Date (inclusive): 1920-1952
Abstract: Joseph Gregg Layne (1885-1952) was a leading authority and bibliographer of Californiana as well as president, member of the
board of directors and editor of the Quarterly for the Historical Society of Southern California and an organizer for E Clampus
Vitus. The collection consists of E Clampus Vitus ephemera, correspondence, literary manuscripts, and working notes pertaining
to California history. Much of the correspondence relates to Historical Society of Southern California business.
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.
Creator:
Layne, J. Gregg (Joseph Gregg), 1885-1952
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.
Processed by Jesse Erickson in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser,
August 2011.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
J. Gregg Layne, purchase, 1952.
[Identification of item], J. Gregg Layne Papers (Collection 188). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1973095
Layne was born on June 13, 1885, in Huntington, West Virginia; moved to Pomona, California at age of four; graduated, Los
Angeles High School, 1903; manager, Los Angeles office, Keuffel & Esser Company of New York, 1904-19; manager, Southwest division,
Taylor Instruments Company, 1919-35; representative, Southwest division, Charles Bruning Comapny of New York, 1939-47; historian,
Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, 1947-52; research staff, Huntington Library, 1945-47; consultant in Western Americana,
UCLA Library, 1952; as a leading authority and bibliographer of Californiana, he wrote books, articles and reviews mostly
about California history; president, member of board of directors, Historical Society of Southern California, and editor of
its Quarterly, 1935-52; organizer, E Clampus Vitus; member, Zamorano Club, The Scribes; died on August 16, 1952.
Collection consists of E Clampus Vitus ephemera, correspondence, literary manuscripts, and working notes pertaining to California
history. Correspondents include Frederick W. Hodge, W.W. Robinson, Henry R. Wagner, and Carl I. Wheat. Much of the correspondence
relates to Historical Society of Southern California business.
Historical Society of Southern California Records (Collection 180) . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
E Clampus Vitus Records (Collection 211). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
E Clampus Vitus (Fraternal order).
Historical Society of Southern California.
Layne, J. Gregg (Joseph Gregg), 1885-1952--Archives.
Historians--California--Archival resources.