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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Preferred Citation
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Processing Information
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Additional Physical Form Available
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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.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.

    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.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942304073606533 

    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

    A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Library 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

    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.