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Title: Raymond Chandler papers,
Date (inclusive): 1930-1959
Collection number: 638
Creator: Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959
Extent: 13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Abstract: Raymond Thornton Chandler (1888-1959) published his first novel,
The Big Sleep, to great success in 1939 and began writing screenplays in 1944. The collection consists of correspondence, books, photographs,
speeches, and literary manuscripts by Raymond Chandler.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
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.
- Gift of Raymond Chandler, 1954-1958.
- Gift of James Sandoe, 1961.
[Identification of item], Raymond Chandler papers (Collection 638). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Born Raymond Thornton Chandler in Chicago on July 23, 1888; studied at Dulwich College, London, and privately in France and
Germany; began career as contributor of verse, essays, book reviews and special articles to daily and weekly papers in London,
1909; served with Canadian Expeditionary Force and R.A.F. during World War I; afterwards, returned to U.S. to become an officer
in various independent oil corporations; began writing fiction contributions to magazines in 1933; published his first novel,
The Big Sleep, to great success in 1939, followed by
Farewell, My Lovely (1940),
The Long Good-Bye (1954) and others; began writing and mostly co-writing screenplays in 1944; his best known screenplay is
Double Indemnity, based on James Cain's novel; died in La Jolla, California, March 26, 1959.
Collection consists of correspondence, books, photographs, speeches, and literary manuscripts by Raymond Chandler. Includes
manuscripts for
The Little Sister,
The Long Good-Bye,
Playback and the Poodle Springs Story. Also includes Billy Wilder's copy of the screenplay of
Double Indemnity and various writings about and interviews with Chandler.
Arranged in the following series:
- Photographs (Box 1).
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-2).
- Writings by Chandler (Boxes 2-8,12-13).
- Screenplays by Chandler (Boxes 8-9; 13).
- Writings about Chandler (Boxes 9-12).
- Correspondence with James Sandoe (Box 1).
- Books by and about Raymond Chandler, including translations in various languages (Boxes 15-58).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959--Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Screenwriters--United States--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Mystery and detective fiction.