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Finding Aid for the Jonreed Lauritzen Papers, 1948-1950
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Jonreed Lauritzen Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1948-1950
    Collection number: 684
    Creator: Lauritzen, Jonreed
    Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Jonreed Lauritzen (1902- ) contributed travel and descriptive articles to Holiday, Family Circle, Westways and other magazines. He also wrote many children's books. The collection consists of the corrected typescripts and galley proofs of Lauritzen's novels, The Rose and the Flame, and Song Before Sunrise.
    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

    Gift of Jonreed Lauritzen, 1955.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Jonreed Lauritzen Papers (Collection 684). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1973074 

    Biography

    Lauritzen was born on July 22, 1902 in Richfield, Utah; attended University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, and Columbia University; also studied singing, drama and art; worked with U.S. Department of the Interior as a field representative concerned with national parks, reclamation, public lands, fish and game; writer and member of Authors League of America and P.E.N. International; contributed travel and descriptive articles to Holiday, Family Circle, Westways and other magazines; winner of the Southern California Council on Children's Literature award for the most notable children's book published in 1961, The Legend of Billy Bluesage; other books include Song Before Sunrise (1948), The Rose and the Flame (1951), and The Battle of San Pascual (1968).

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of the corrected typescripts and galley proofs of Lauritzen's novels, The Rose and the Flame, and Song Before Sunrise.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Lauritzen, Jonreed--Archives.
    Novelists, American--20th century--Archival resources.
    Manuscripts for publication.