Young (Ella) Papers, 1900-1956

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Summary

Title:
Ella Young Papers,
Dates:
1900-1956
Creators:
Young, Ella, 1867-1956
Abstract:
Ella Young (1867-1956) held the Phelan Memorial Lectureship on Celtic Mythology and Literature at UC Berkeley, and wrote poetry and books for children influenced by Irish folklore. The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, clippings, horoscopes, books, other printed material, and ephemera.
Extent:
5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ella Young Papers (Collection 402). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, clippings, horoscopes, books, other printed material, and ephemera. Includes transcripts of her poems (Smoke of myrrh and Dance of Pooka), short stories, and the typescript and galley proofs of her autobiography, Flowering dusk.

Biographical / historical:

Young was born in 1867 in Fenagh, County Antrim, Ireland; came to America as a lecturer in 1925; held the Phelan Memorial Lectureship on Celtic Mythology and Literature at UC Berkeley; wrote poetry and books for children influenced by Irish folklore; publications include: Poems (1906), The rose of heaven (1920), To the little princess (1930), Marzilian and other poems (1930), and The unicorn with silver shoes (1932); she died in 1956.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Poems (Boxes 1-3).
  2. Prose and short stories (Box 3).
  3. Horoscopes, publishers' contracts, bank statements, correspondence (Box 4).
  4. Photographs, notebooks, friends' manuscripts, clippings, books, and ephemera (Box 5).

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.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 1999 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ella Young Papers (Collection 402). Department of 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
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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