Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Sidney Herbert Burchell Papers,
- Dates:
- 1898-1932
- Creators:
- Burchell, Sidney Herbert
- Abstract:
- Sidney Herbert Burchell, an English born novelist, used 17th century England as a backdrop for most of his novels. The collection contains manuscripts, typescripts, clippings, and photographs related to Burchell's life and work including manuscripts and drafts for several of his books.
- Extent:
- 15 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Sidney Herbert Burchell Papers (Collection 252). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains manuscripts, typescripts, clippings, and photographs related to the life and work of novelist Sidney Herbert Burchell. Includes manuscripts and drafts for several of his books, some of which are: A Lost Crusoe, Music in My Life, The Ghie-maiden, and Jacob Peek, Orange Grower. Also includes a collection of 17th century maps of England and London, 19th century English children's books, and pictures used for the book jacket of Jacob Peek, Orange Grower.
- Biographical / historical:
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Burchell, an English born novelist, used 17th century England as a backdrop for most of his novels; he came to California and used Redlands in the early days of the automobile as a locale for his book, Jacob Peek, Orange Grower (1915); his other books include: In the Days of King James (1898), The Duke's Servants (1899), Daniel Herrick (1900), My Lady of the Bass (1903), The Prisoner of Carisbrooke (1904), The Mistress of the Robes (1905), The Grip of Fear (1906), Clods and Clover (1908), and Shepherd of the People (1924).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Katherine Burchell Siemons, 1953 and 1955.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1998
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, 1998 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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], Sidney Herbert Burchell Papers (Collection 252). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988