Finding Aid for the J. Gregg Layne Articles Submitted to the Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, 1945-1952
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Title: J. Gregg Layne Articles Submitted to the
Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly,
Date (inclusive): 1945-1952
Collection number: 180
Creator:
Layne, J. Gregg (Joseph Gregg), 1885-1952
Extent: 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Abstract: Joseph Gregg Layne (1885-1952) was a leading authority and bibliographer of Californiana as well as president, member of the
board of directors and editor of the
Quarterly for the Historical Society of Southern California. The collection consists of about 40 original typescripts of articles by various persons, submitted to Joseph Gregg Layne
while editor of the
Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joseph Gregg Layne, 1951.
[Identification of item], J. Gregg Layne Articles Submitted to the
Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly (Collection 180). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233283
Layne was born on June 13, 1885, in Huntington, West Virginia; moved to Pomona, California at age of four; graduated, Los
Angeles High School, 1903; manager, Los Angeles office, Keuffel & Esser Company of New York, 1904-19; manager, Southwest division,
Taylor Instruments Company, 1919-35; representative, Southwest division, Charles Bruning Comapny of New York, 1939-47; historian,
Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, 1947-52; research staff, Huntington Library, 1945-47; consultant in Western Americana,
UCLA Library, 1952; as a leading authority and bibliographer of Californiana, he wrote books, articles and reviews mostly
about California history; president, member of board of directors, Historical Society of Southern California, and editor of
its
Quarterly, 1935-52; organizer, E Clampus Vitus; member, Zamorano Club, The Scribes; died on August 16, 1952; The Historical Society
of Southern California was created on November 1, 1883 and officially incorporated on February 13, 1891; the
Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly was first published in 1935.
Collection consists of about 40 original typescripts of articles by various persons, submitted to Joseph Gregg Layne, editor
of the
Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, and later published in the Quarterly.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Layne, J. Gregg (Joseph Gregg), 1885-1952--Archives.
Historical Society of Southern California--Quarterly.
Periodical editors--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
J. Gregg Layne Papers (Collection 188). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
Collection of Original Typescripts of Articles by Various Persons on California history. v.p., v.d.
Physical Description: (2 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
These articles were submitted to Joseph Gregg Layne, editor of the
Historical Society of Sothern California Quarterly, and were published in the
Quarterly.