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Title: Donald Hamilton papers,
Date (inclusive): 1945-1995
Collection number: 822
Creator: Hamilton, Donald, 1916-
Extent: 155 boxes (77.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Donald Bengtsson Hamilton (1916-1924) created the Matt Helm series of detective novels, wrote western novels and other books,
and contributed articles on hunting, yachting, and photography to magazines. The collection consists of Hamilton's correspondence,
articles, various editions of his books, manuscripts, worksheets, and galleys of his published and unpublished work.
Language:
English
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging 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.
[Identification of item], Donald Hamilton papers (Collection 822). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1470732
Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was born on March 24, 1916 in Uppsala, Sweden; came to the U.S. in 1924; BS, University of Chicago,
1938; created Matt Helm series of detective novels, beginning with
Death of a citizen (1960); contributed articles on hunting, yachting, and photography to magazines; also wrote western novels and other books,
including
The big country (1957),
Texas fever (1960), and
Donald Hamilton on guns and hunting (1970).
Collection consists of manuscripts, worksheets, and galleys of published and unpublished work by author Donald Hamilton. Also
contains correspondence, articles, clippings, and paperback American and foreign editions of his books, as well as personal
files and material pertaining to research trips.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hamilton, Donald, 1916- --Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Mystery and detective fiction.