Description
Hugh Gilchrist Dick (1909-1971) was a professor in the English Department at UCLA (1942-1971) and a joint professor at the
School of Library Science (1967-71). The collection consists of Dick's professional and personal correspondence, and papers
relating to his work in the Department of English and School of Library Science at UCLA.
Background
Hugh Gilchrist Dick was born September 14, 1909 in Whitehall, New York; BA, Union College, 1930; MA, Cornell University, 1935;
Ph.D, Cornell, 1937; instructor (1937-42), assistant professor (1942-48), associate professor (1948-53), and professor (1953-71)
in English Department, UCLA; joint professor, School of Library Science (1967-71), chairman of English Department, 1960-65;
member, American Council of Learned Societies and Modern Language Association; died December 31, 1971.
Restrictions
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.