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Title: Alice Lavinia Long Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1924-1967
Collection number: 2092
Creator:
Long, Alice Lavinia, d. 1956
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Alice Lavinia Knoblauch married Haniel Clark Long in 1913. She painted, wove, and wrote poetry, which her husband collected
and preserved. A collection of her poetry was privately printed (1967). The collection consists of manuscript material, printed
material relating to Alice Long, correspondence, and ephemera. Manuscripts include
The poems of Alice Lavinia Long,
Alice's journal, and
Christmas, 1939.
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
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.
[Identification of item], Alice Lavinia Long Papers (Collection 2092). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Anton V. Long, 1973 & 1976.
Alice Lavinia Knoblauch was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota; married Haniel Clark Long there on Aug. 12, 1913; after Long resigned
his position at Carnegie Institute of Technology, they moved in 1929 to Santa Fe, New Mexico; she painted, wove, and wrote
poetry, which her husband collected and preserved; she died on October 14, 1956 in Santa Fe;
The poems of Alice Lavinia Long was privately printed in 1967.
Collection consists of manuscript material, printed material relating to Alice Long, correspondence, and ephemera. Manuscripts
include The poems of Alice Lavinia Long, Alice's journal, and Christmas, 1939. Correspondents include Clifton Fadiman, Lawrence
Clark Powell, and May Sarton.
Arranged in the following series:
- The poems of Alice Lavinia Long (Box 1).
- Printed material re Long, typescripts of journal, poems, and ephemera (Box 1).
- Letters from various persons to Anton Long re The poems of Alice Lavinia Long, ca. 1967 (Box 2).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Long, Alice Lavinia, d. 1956--Archives.
Women poets, American--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.