Firmage (George J.) Papers, 1957-1958

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Summary

Title:
George James Firmage Papers,
Dates:
1957-1958
Creators:
Firmage, George James
Abstract:
George James Firmage (1928- ) was born n New York, New York. He was a publications supervisor in the advertising and marketing services department of the First National City Bank in New York (1954) and wrote several books. The collection consists of materials relating to Firmage's research and writing of E.E. Cummings: a Miscellany.
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George James Firmage Papers (Collection 769). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of materials relating to Firmage's research and writing of E.E. Cummings: a Miscellany. Includes a typescript with holograph corrections, printer's copy of typescript, galley proofs, page proofs, fifteen letters from Cummings to Firmage, and ephemera related to the publishing of the book.

Biographical / historical:

Firmage was born July 3, 1928 in New York, New York; attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1947-48) and College of the City of New York (1949); BA, New York University, 1952; pursued graduate study, University of Massachusetts, 1952-54; publications supervisor in advertising and marketing services department, First National City Bank, New York, 1954; wrote several books, including E.E. Cummings: a Miscellany (1958) and E.E. Cummings: a Bibliography; editor of A Garland for Dylan Thomas (1963) and of E.E. Cummings' Three Plays and a Ballet (1967).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Charles Mosmann, 1962.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. E.E. Cummings: a Miscellany (Boxes 1-2).
  2. Letters from E.E. Cummings to George Firmage (Box 1).
  3. Ephemera (Box 1).

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.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from card-file by rekeying, May 1999 . Front matter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George James Firmage Papers (Collection 769). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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