Finding Aid for the John Houghton Allen Papers, 1955-1962
Processed by Brooke Whiting; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 1999
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the John Houghton Allen Papers, 1955-1962
Collection number: 864
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts 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
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Brooke Whiting, February 1965
- Encoded by:
- Alight Tsai
- Encoding supervision by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Text converted and initial container list EAD tagging by:
- Apex Data Services
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, February 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: John Houghton Allen Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1955-1962
Collection number: 864
Creator: Allen, John Houghton
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Collection consists of typescripts of manuscripts by John Houghton Allen presented to Lawrence Clark Powell as well as two
letters from Allen to Powell.
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.
Language:
English.
Administrative 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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of 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
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Lawrence Powell, 1965.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Houghton Allen Papers (Collection 864). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
The collection consists of essays, novels, short stories and an anthology of poetry written by John Houghton Allen and presented
to Lawrence Clark Powell.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of typescripts of manuscripts by John Houghton Allen presented to Lawrence Clark Powell. Includes An anthology
of poetry (privately printed for Allen),
Essays in Biography: Four Latin American Studies,
The Hardest Game,
The Old Harry and Other Stories, and
Tales of the Border. Also includes two letters from Allen to Powell.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Authors--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Container List
Box 1
An Anthology of Poetry. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 105pp. 24cm. Unbound.
Scope and Content Note
Ten copies have been privately printed for John Houghton Allen. Signed by Mr. Allen and presented to Larry Powell.
Box 1
Allen, John Houghton.
Essays in Biography: Four Latin American Studies. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 123 leaves. Typescript (carbon). In a brown binder.
Scope and Content Note
On the title page: For Lawrence Clark Powell, this penultimate draft - John Houghton Allen, Los Altos, 1955.
Box 1
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The Hardest Game - a picaresque novel and a postscript to polo. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 203 leaves. Typescript (carbon). In a brown binder.
Scope and Content Note
On the title page: For Lawrence Clark Powell with the best regards of the author.
Box 1
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The Old Harry and Other Stories. With a foreward by Lawrence Clark Powell [never written]. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 207 leaves. Typescript with copious corrections. In a brown binder.
Scope and Content Note
With two letters, May 8, 1962 and May 21, 1962, from Allen to Lawrence Clark Powell, presenting him with this manuscript and
discussing the foreword.
Box 1
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Tales of the Border. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 272 leaves. Typescript with copious corrections. In a brown binder.
Scope and Content Note
Working copy.
