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Title: John Jennings Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1940-1954
Creator:
Jennings, John, 1906-
Extent:
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: John Edward Jennings, Jr. (1906-1973) was a author, writing under his own name and the pseudonyms Bates Baldwin and Joel Williams.
His publications include
Our American tropics (1938),
Next to valour (1939),
Boston, cradle of liberty, 1630-1776 (1945),
The Salem frigate (1946),
The sea eagles: a story of the American Navy during the Revolution (1950),
The pepper tree: a story of New England and the Spice Islands (1950) and
Banners against the wind (1954). Boxes 1-7 include galleys and typescript drafts.
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.
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.
PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: except for boxes 1-7. Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed,
in writing, to the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
[Identification of item], John Jennings Papers (Collection 635). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
John Edward Jennings, Jr. was born on December 30, 1906 in Brooklyn, New York; attended Colorado School of Mines (1924-25),
New York University (1925-26), and Columbia University (1927-28); graduated from Washington Diplomatic and Consular Institute,
1935; became author, writing under his own name and the pseudonyms Bates Baldwin and Joel Williams; publications include
Our American tropics (1938),
Next to valour (1939),
Boston, cradle of liberty, 1630-1776 (1945),
The Salem frigate (1946),
The sea eagles: a story of the American Navy during the Revolution (1950),
The pepper tree: a story of New England and the Spice Islands (1950), and
Banners against the wind (1954); he died on December 4, 1973.
Boxes 1-7 include galleys and typescript drafts.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Jennings, John, 1906- --Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.