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Robert Payne Papers, 1946-1964 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2b69p42c No online items Finding Aid for the Robert Payne Papers, 1946-1964 Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé © 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid for the Robert Payne 238 1 Papers, 1946-1964 Finding Aid for the Robert Payne Papers, 1946-1964 Collection number: 238 UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Manuscripts Division Los Angeles, CA Processed by: Manuscripts Division staff Encoded by: Caroline Cubé Online finding aid edited by: Josh Fiala, November 2003 © 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Robert Payne Papers, Date (inclusive): 1946-1964 Collection number: 238 Creator: Payne, Robert, 1911- Extent: 12 boxes (6 linear ft.) Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Abstract: Pierre Stephen Robert Payne (1911-1983) was a professor of English poetry and lecturer in naval architecture (1943-46), head of the English deptartment at Alabama College, Montevallo (1949-54), war correspondent in Spain (1938), correspondent for the Times of London in Changsha, China (1942), the founding director of Columbia University Translation Center, and the author of books in a variety of subjects. The collection consists of literary manuscripts by Payne, letters from Payne to Lawrence Clark Powell and Louis Zukofsky, miscellaneous letters to Payne from various persons, ephemera, and pictures. 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. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Robert Payne, 1950-68. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Robert Payne Papers (Collection 238). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233563 Biography Pierre Stephen Robert Payne was born on December 4, 1911 in Saltash, Cornwall, England; came to the U.S. in 1946; attended Diocesan College, Rondebosch, South Africa (1929-30), University of Capetown (1931-32), University of Liverpool Finding Aid for the Robert Payne 238 2 Papers, 1946-1964 (1933-36), University of Munich (1937), and Sorbonne, University of Paris (1938); was shipwright's apprentice, Liverpool (1932-33), shipwright (1939-41) and armament officer (1941), Singapore Naval Base; translator, British Ministry of Information in Chungking, China (1941-42); professor of English poetry and lecturer in naval architecture (1943-46); head of English deptartment, Alabama College, Montevallo (1949-54); war correspondent in Spain (1938), and correspondent for the Times of London in Changsha, China (1942); was founding director of Columbia University Translation Center; wrote more than 100 books in a variety of subjects; publications include Love and peace (1945), Forever China (1945), China awake (1947), The rose tree (1947), A house in Peking: a novel of 18th-century China (1956), and Lawrence of Arabia: a triumph (1962); he died on February 18, 1983. Scope and Content Collection consists of literary manuscripts by Payne, letters from Payne to Lawrence Clark Powell and Louis Zukofsky, miscellaneous letters to Payne from various persons, ephemera, and pictures. Includes manuscripts of his Alexander the god, The canal builders, The fathers of the western church, A house in Peking, The roaring boys, The splendor of Greece, and others. Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Manuscripts of Robert Payne (Boxes 1-10). 2. Photographs, correspondence and ephemera (Box 11). 3. The white rajas of Sarawak, Ancient Greece, The barbarian (Boxes 11-12). Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Payne, Robert, 1911- --Archives. Authors--20th century--Archival resources. Poets--20th century--Archival resources. Manuscripts for publication. Box 5 Alexander of Asia. Montevallo, Alabama, ca. 1954. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 40 leaves. Typescript (incomplete) with holograph corrections. Scope and Content Note A play, apparently unpublished, based on Alexander the Great. Box 6 Alexander the god. Montevallo, Alabama, ca. 1954. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 328 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections. In two envelopes. Scope and Content Note “Final version with emendations. R(obert] P[ayne].” First published by A.A. Wyn, New York, 1954. Box 6 Another copy. Physical Description: 255 leaves. Typescript (carbon), incomplete. In two envelopes. Scope and Content Note “Original version. Robert Payne.” Box 1 The blue negro imd other stories, by Robert Payne. New York, Avon Publishing Company [c. 1951]. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 157pp. (Avon Pocket-size Books 373). Note Note In: Hearst Corporation Avon Book Division. Avon Book archive. New York, 1960- Finding Aid for the Robert Payne 238 3 Papers, 1946-1964 Container List Box 4 Brave harvest, by Richard Cargoe [pseudonym] n.p., n.d. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 215 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections. Note First published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1954. Box 1 The canal builders; the story of canal engineers through the ages. n.p., c. 1959. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 319, 21 leaves. Typescript with copious holograph corrections. In 2 envelopes. Scope and Content Note First published by Macmillan, New York, 1959. Box 4 The chieftain. Topanga, California, n.d. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 215 leaves. Typescript (incomplete) with extensive holograph corrections. In two envelopes. Scope and Content Note First published by Prentice-Hall, New York, 1953. Published title: The chieftain, a story of the Nez Perce people. Box 16 The chieftain: a story of the Nez Perce people. New York, Pocket Books, Incorporated [1954]. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 327pp. (Cardinal Edition C-151). Scope and Content Note In: American paper-back books. Collection of paper-back books printed in America ... New York, ca. 1950- . Box 2 Concord Bridge, by “Richard Cargoe” [pseudonym] Boston-New York, 1948-1952. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 337 leaves. Typescript with copious holograph corrections. In two envelopes. Scope and Content Note First published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1952, under the name “Howard Horne,” rather than “Richard Cargoe,” the name appearing on the manuscript. Box 8 Contemporary Chinese poetry, edited with an introduction by Robert Payne. Devonport, England, ca. 1946. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- , ed. Physical Description: 4 p.l., 83 leaves. 30cm. Typescript (carbon). Scope and Content Note Translations of Chinese poetry, first published by Routledge, London, 1947. Gift of the author, November 1960. Finding Aid for the Robert Payne 238 4 Papers, 1946-1964 Container List Box 3 The deluge, a'novel by Leonardo da Vinci, edited by Robert Payne. Montevallo, Alabama, n.d. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 99 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections. Scope and Content Note “The story ... has been based on Leonardo's notes.” First published by Twayne Publishers, New York, 1954. Box 10 Dostoyevsky: a human portrait. New York, ca. 1961. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 13 p.l., 501, 6 leaves. 28cm. Typescript with holograph corrections. Scope and Content Note A study of Dostoyevsky, first published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961. This is the copy from which type was set. Box 10 Another copy. Physical Description: 140 sheets. Page proofs with corrections. Box 3 The fathers of the Western Church. Montevalle, Alabama, n.d. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 359 leaves. Typescript (carbon) with extensive holograph corrections. In two envelopes. Scope and Content Note First published by Viking, New York, 1951. Box 3 The Great Mogul. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Note See the following entries in this catalog: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- . The young emperor ...ca. 1949. Box 9 The holy sword. The story of Islam from the time of Muhammad to the present day. New York, ca. 1959. Creator/Collector: Payne, Pierre Stephen Robert, 1911- Physical Description: 502 leaves. 28cm. Typescript with holograph corrections. Scope and Content Note First published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1959.
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