Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert Nathan papers
- Dates:
- 1924-1982
- Creators:
- Nathan, Robert, 1894-
- Abstract:
- Robert Nathan (1894-1985) was a poet and novelist. Many of his novels were adapted to the screen. The collection consists of manuscript versions of poetry, verse, short stories, novels and screenplays by Nathan.
- Extent:
- 18 boxes (9 linear ft.) and 1 carton
- Language:
- Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Robert Nathan papers (Collection 1471). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of manuscript versions of poetry, verse, short stories, novels and screenplays by Nathan. Includes The Weans, Heaven and Hell, Portrait of Jennie, and The Megas Factor.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Nathan was born January 2, 1894 in New York; published first novel in 1919 and first of ten volumes of poetry, Youth Grows Old, in 1922; most popular novels include One More Spring, The Bishop's Wife, and Portrait of Jennie, all of which were adapted to the screen; screenplays include The Clock and Pagan Love Song; stage plays include Music at Evening and Susan and the Stranger; died in Los Angeles, May 25, 1985.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Robert Nathan, 1952-1979. Kenneth Karmiole, purchase, 1986.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2012
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from finding aid processed using the Archivists' Toolkit, encoding added via Archivists' Toolkit, Notetab Pro, and Oxygen. Date of source: October 2012 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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:
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[Identification of item], Robert Nathan papers (Collection 1471). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988