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Finding Aid for the Viola Lockhart Warren Papers, 1908-1968
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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.