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Finding Aid for the Havelock Ellis Papers, 1874-1951
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Havelock Ellis Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1874-1951
    Collection number: 179
    Creator: Ellis, Havelock, 1859-1939
    Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) was a physician, anthropologist, novelist, and author of numerous theoretical works on human sexuality. His writings dealt with psychological, anthropological, and biological aspects of sexuality. The collection consists of the original typescript of Sex and Marriage with proofs and books by other authors with Ellis marginalia, or sections written by Ellis.
    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.

    Administrative Information

    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.

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

    Additional Physical Form Available

    A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
    • Public Services Division
    • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
    • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
    • Box 951575
    • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
    • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
    • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Elkin Mathews Limited, purchase.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Havelock Ellis Papers (Collection 179). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1217961 

    Biography

    Born February 2, 1859 in Surrey, England; died July 8, 1939, in Hintlesham, England; physician, anthropologist, novelist, and author of numerous theoretical works on human sexuality; best known as the author of The Psychology of Sex; writings dealt with psychological, anthropological, and biological aspects of sexuality; published a novel in 1922.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of original typescript of Sex and Marriage with proofs; James Hinton's Thoughts on Home with Ellis marginalia; Calverton and Schmalhausen New Generation, with Ellis chapter Perversion in Childhood and Adolescence, with marginal corrections; Lombroso's Man of Genius translated by Ellis, with notes; Ellis' Man and Woman, with marginalia.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Collection composed of 6 items in 1 box.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Ellis, Havelock, 1859-1939--Archives.
    Sexologists--England--Archival resources.
    Sexology--Research--England.
    Calverton, V.F. (Victor Francis), 1900-1940-- New Generation.
    Hinton, James, 1822-1875-- Thoughts on Home.
    Lombroso, Cesare, 1835-1909-- Uomo di Genio--English.
    Ellis, Havelock, 1859-1939-- Man and Woman.