Durham (Philip) papers, 1956-1970

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Summary

Title:
Philip Durham papers
Dates:
1956-1970
Abstract:
Philip Durham (1912-1977) was a professor of American literature at UCLA (1953-1976), Fulbright professor of American literature at the University of Helsinki(1955-56) and the author of several books. The collection consists of manuscripts, proof sheets, correspondence, books (many edited or with a forward by Durham), magazine articles, and research materials.
Extent:
1 unknown (1 oversize boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Philip Durham Papers (Collection 824). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of manuscripts and proof sheets for Philip Durham's The Negro Cowboys, and Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go. Manuscripts also include American Fiction in Finland, The lost cowboy (an article), and The Adventures of the Negro Cowboys. The collection also contains correspondence, books (many edited or with a forward by Durham), magazine articles, and research materials.

Biographical / historical:

Durham was born February 7, 1912 in Portland, Oregon; BS, Linfield College, 1935; MA, Claremont Graduate School, 1946; Ph.D, Northwestern University, 1949; member of faculty, Elmhurst College, 1949-51; instructor (1953-55), assistant professor (1955-61), associate professor (1961-66), professor (1966-76), and professor emeritus (1976-77), UCLA; Department of English; Fulbright professor of American literature, University of Helsinki, 1955-56; author of several books, including: American Fiction in Finland (with Tauno F. Mustanoja, 1960), Down these Mean Streets a Man Must Go: Raymond Chandler's Knight (1963), The Negro Cowboys (with Everett Jones, 1965), and The Western Story: Fact, Fiction, and Myth (1975); died March 27, 1977.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Philip Durham, 1960-1966.
Processing information:

Processed by Brook Whiting, December 1963. Additions by Manuscripts Division staff, August 1982.

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Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. American Fiction in Finland (Boxes 1,15).
  2. Down these Mean Streets a Man Must Go : Raymond Chandler's Knight (Boxes 1,2,4).
  3. Correspondence (Boxes 1-3,5,7,10).
  4. Adventures of the Negro Cowboys (Box 4).
  5. The Negro Cowboys (Boxes 5-6,8-12).
  6. Killer in the Rain; Deadwood Dick on Deck (Box 7).
  7. Ex libris Philip Durham (Boxes 13-15).
  8. Topical office files (Boxes 15-16).
  9. Research material and card index on western life (Box 17).

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Brook Whiting, December 1963, additions by Manuscripts Division staff, August 1982; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-20 10:55:32 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Philip Durham Papers (Collection 824). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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