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Title: Adrienne Jones Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1950-1993
Collection number: 1442
Creator:
Jones, Adrienne
Extent: 26 boxes (13 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Adrienne Jones (b.1915) worked as office and managerial worker, cattle rancher, and with youth groups. She is also a free-lance
writer and novelist. The collection consists of Jones' manuscript drafts, galley proofs, books, related papers, correspondence
with editors and publishing houses, and files relating to speaking engagements. Manuscripts include
Whistle down a dark lane,
The hawks of Chelney,
The beckoner,
The mural master,
So, nothing is forever,
Another place, another spring,
Ride the far wind,
A matter of spunk,
Long time passing, and
Street family.
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Adrienne Jones, 1986-1994.
[Identification of item], Adrienne Jones Papers (Collection 1442). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Jones was born Adrienne Applewhite on July 28, 1915 in Atlanta, Georgia; attended UCLA, 1958-59 and UC Irvine, 1972; worked
as office and managerial worker, cattle rancher, and with youth groups; a free-lance writer and novelist, she is the author
of many books, including:
Ride the far wind (1964),
Another place, another spring (1971),
So, nothing is forever (1974),
The hawks of Chelney (1977),
The beckoner (1980),
Whistle down a dark lane (1982),
A matter of spunk (1983),
Street family (1987), and
Long time passing (1990).
Collection consists of manuscript drafts, galley proofs, books, related papers, correspondence with editors and publishing
houses, and files relating to speaking engagements of writer Adrienne Jones. Manuscripts include
Whistle down a dark lane,
The hawks of Chelney,
The beckoner,
The mural master,
So, nothing is forever,
Another place, another spring,
Ride the far wind,
A matter of spunk,
Long time passing, and
Street family.
Arranged in the following series:
- Whistle down a dark lane (Boxes 1-4,14,17).
- The hawks of Chelney (Boxes 5-6,14).
- The beckoner (Boxes 7-8,14).
- The mural master (Boxes 9-10,14).
- So, nothing is forever (Boxes 11-12,14).
- Another place, another spring (Boxes 12,14).
- Ride the far wind (Boxes 12,14).
- A matter of spunk (Boxes 13-14,17).
- Long time passing (Boxes 15,20-22).
- Street family (Boxes 16,18-19).
- Correspondence (Boxes 22-27).
- Speaking engagements (Boxes 24-27).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Jones, Adrienne--Archives.
Women authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.