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Biography
Scope and Content
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Ray Bradbury papers
Creator:
Bradbury, Ray
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0471
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1950-1960
Abstract: Ray Douglas Bradbury (1920- ) has authored numerous novels, short stories, plays, films, poems, and articles, including
he Martian Chronicles (1950),
Dandelion Wine, and
Something Wicked this Way Comes. The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera by and related to Ray Bradbury.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ray Bradbury Papers (Collection 471). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ray Bradbury, 1956.
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Biography
Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, August 22, 1920; started his writing career in 1943; the winner of various
awards, he is known primarily for writing fantasy and science fiction stories; he has authored numerous novels, short stories,
plays, films, poems, and articles, including
The Martian Chronicles (1950),
Dandelion Wine, and
Something Wicked this Way Comes.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera by and related to Ray Bradbury. Includes various titles including
The Martian Chronicles. Also includes a copy of
Moby Dick screenplay and a radio script for the
The Whole Town's Sleeping.
Additional Physical Form Available
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- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
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- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Related Material
The Dogs That Eat Sweet Grass [oral history transcript] / Ray Bradbury, interviewee. UCLA Oral History Department interview, 1961. Available at UCLA Library
Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Typescripts.
Authors, American -- Archives.
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012--Archives.