Koontz (Louis K.) Papers, ca. 1922-1951

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Title:: Louis Knott Koontz Papers,
Dates:: ca. 1922-1951
Creators:: Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-
Abstract:: Louis Knott Koontz (1890-1951) was born in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He was a professor in the History department at UCLA, author of The Virginia Frontier, 1754-1763 (1925) and Robert Dinwiddie: His Career in American Colonial Government and Westward Expansion (1941) and managing editor of the Pacific Historical Review (1936-47). The collection consists of materials pertaining to Koontz's university and departmental activities at UCLA.
Extent:: 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Louis Knott Koontz Papers (Collection 314). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of materials pertaining to Professor Koontz's university and departmental activities at UCLA.
Biographical / historical:: Koontz was born on February 21, 1890 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia; AB, Washington and Lee University, 1908; AM (1914), Ph.D (1920), Johns Hopkins University; instructor in history and English (1908-09), president (1909-12), Frederick College; professor of history and political science and dean (1914-17), acting president (1916), Davis and Elkins College; member, editorial staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 1921-22; instructor (1922-25), assistant professor (1925-30), associate professor (1930-43), and professor of history (1943-51), UCLA; managing editor, Pacific Historical Review, 1936-47; published works include The Virginia Frontier, 1754-1763 (1925) and Robert Dinwiddie: His Career in American Colonial Government and Westward Expansion (1941); Koontz died on August 6, 1951.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Mrs. Louis Knott Koontz, 1954.
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.

Subjects:: Historians--California--Archival resources.
Periodical editors--California.
Names:: University of California, Los Angeles--Dept. of History--Faculty--Archival resources.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890- --Archives.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Brooke Whiting; 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.

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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], Louis Knott Koontz Papers (Collection 314). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US