Description
Viola Lockhart Warren (1896- ) was a lecturer on medical history in the UCLA Department of History (1953-58) and wrote about
early California for children and early California medical men. She was also the assistant editor for the
Journal of electricity (1918-20), did book reviews for
Democrat and
Chronicle in Rochester, New York (1938-43), and was a columnist on women's affairs for the
Oak Ridge journal in Tennessee (1944-46). The collection consists of Warren's correspondence, speeches, manuscripts, some photographs, and
ephemera.
Background
Warren was born in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, September 6, 1896; married Stafford Warren, 1920; BA, University of California,
Berkeley (1918); graduate work in English at Radcliff (1922-23); assistant editor, Journal of electricity (1918-20); did book reviews for Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York (1938-43); columnist on women's affairs, Oak Ridge journal, Tennessee (1944-46); lecturer in medical history, University of California, Los Angeles Department of History (1953-58);
wrote about early California for children and early California medical men; gave numerous public speeches on children's and
women's welfare, the women in the Oak Ridge War period, and the impact of the new University of California, Los Angeles Medical
School (1947-62).
Extent
36 boxes (18 linear ft.)
2 oversize boxes
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.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.