Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Fitzsimmons, Cortland, 1893-1949
- Abstract:
- Cortland Fitzsimmons (1893-1949) was a screenwriter and novelist. The collection consists of manuscripts by Fitzsimmons including Another day, The Battle of Britain, Death rings the bell, Sow the wind, Strange harbors, To victory, and With him who sings.
- Extent:
- 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of manuscripts by author Cortland Fitzsimmons. Includes Another day, The Battle of Britain, Chins up, Death rings the bell, The snow-covered caravan, Sow the wind, Strange harbors, Tied for murder, To victory, and With him who sings.
- Biographical / historical:
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Fitzsimmons was born on June 19, 1893 in Richmond Hill, Long Island, New York; attended Miner's Business Academy, Brooklyn (1912-13), New York University (1916-17), and the College of the City of New York (1923-24); was clerk, and later export manager for McKesson & Robbins, New York City (1916-18); owned a book shop (1918-19), became a salesman for publishers Baker & Taylor (1920-24) and for American News Company (1924-29); sales manager for Viking Press (1929-34); after 1934, worked as screenwriter and novelist; published works include Better bridge (1928), The Bainbridge murder (1932), 70,000 witnesses (1931), The girl in the cage (1939), One man's poison (1940), The evil men do (1941), and Tied for murder (1943); he died on July 25, 1949.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Muriel Fitzsimmons.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series:
- Collection is organized in alphabetical order by title of manuscript.
- 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.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988