Sir Hall Caine Papers, 1880-1931

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931
Abstract:
Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853-1931) was the author of various novels, plays, short stories, nonfiction, and two silent film screenplays. The collection consists of approximately 100 pieces of correspondence, a few manuscript pages of poetry, and ephemera.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of approximately 100 pieces of correspondence, a few manuscript pages of poetry, and ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Henry Hall Caine was born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England on May 14, 1853; author of various novels, including Shadow of a Crime (1885), A Son of Hagar (1887), The Eternal City (1901), and The Woman of Knockaloe: a Parable (1923); also wrote plays, short stories, nonfiction, and two silent film screenplays; edited two books, Sonnets of Three Centuries and King Albert's Book: a Tribute to the Belgian King and People; worked as a leader-writer for Mercury, a Liverpool periodical; died in 1931.

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.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Authors, English--Archival resources.

Access and use

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