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Title: Judson Crews Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1936-1961
Collection number: 673
Creator: Crews, Judson
Extent:
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Judson Campbell Crews (1917- ) was a lecturer in social development studies at the University of Zambia, Lusaka (1974-78)
wrote numerous books of poetry and contributed to some 350 periodicals. The collection consists of correspondence, literary
manuscripts, published works and ephemera related to Crews' career as poet and editor of avant-garde and poetry magazines.
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.
Language:
English.
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.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Judson Crews, 1949.
[Identification of item], Judson Crews Papers (Collection 673). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
964564
Judson Campbell Crews was born on June 30, 1917 in Waco, Texas; BA (1941), MA (1944), and studied Fine Arts (1946-47) at Baylor
University; pursued graduate study at University of Texas at El Paso, 1967; landscape architect in Waco, 1936-39; publisher
of Motive press (Waco, Texas) and Este Es Press (Taos, New Mexico), 1946-66; printer at
Taos Star,
El Crepusculo, and Taos News Publishing Company, 1948-66; lecturer in social development studies, University of Zambia, Lusaka, 1974-78;
wrote numerous books of poetry and contributor to some 350 periodicals, including
Beloit Poetry Journal,
Poetry Now,
Wormwood Review,
Puerto del Sol, and
Southwestern American Literature.
Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, published works and ephemera related to Crews' career as poet
and editor of avant-garde and poetry magazines. Correspondents include Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin. Collection also contains
submitted manuscripts from Henry Miller, Charles Birkin, Bruce Brown, Montgomery Hare, Norman MacLeod, Paul Potts, David S.
Savage, and others.
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-4).
- Poetry and short story manuscripts (Box 4).
- Manuscripts by Henry Miller (Box 4).
- Ephemera (Box 4).
- Publications (Box 4).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Crews, Judson--Archives.
Miller, Henry, 1891- --Correspondence.
Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977--Correspondence.
Poets, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.