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Harry W. Lawton Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt900041k7 No online items Harry W. Lawton papers Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant. Special Collections & University Archives The UCR Library P.O. Box 5900 University of California Riverside, California 92517-5900 Phone: 951-827-3233 Fax: 951-827-4673 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives © 2019 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Harry W. Lawton papers MS 122 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Harry W. Lawton papers Date (inclusive): 1651-1996 Date (bulk): 1960-1990 Collection Number: MS 122 Creator: Lawton, Harry W., 1927-2005 Extent: 17.27 linear feet(13 boxes, 1 flat file folder) Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department. Riverside, CA 92517-5900 Abstract: The Harry W. Lawton papers contain correspondence, press clippings, photographs, manuscripts, magazines, and other materials from Lawton's life and career. Lawton was an American writer, journalist, editor, and historian who wrote several books on Native Americans in Southern California, particularly in the Riverside and Banning areas. Part of the collection also consists of materials about Harry Lawton's son, Jonathan Fredrick Lawton, a screenplay writer. Harry Lawton's involvement with the University of Calfornia, Riverside, and Riverside community is evidenced in his work with the Malki Museum, citrus industry, indigenous groups, Riverside's Chinatown, and the Creative Writing Department at UC Riverside, which Harry Lawton founded. Languages: The collection is in English. Access This collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. Preferred Citation [identification of item], [date if possible]. Harry W. Lawton papers (MS 122). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside. Acquisition Information Gift of Harry Lawton, 2002. Processing History Processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2019. Processing of the Harry W. Lawton papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian. Biographical Note Harry W. Lawton was a journalist, historian, author, and professor in Riverside County. Born in 1927, he grew up in Riverside, California. Harry Lawton received his degree from Riverside College and later attended the University of California, Berkeley. After owning the Haunted Bookstore in Berkeley, he left for Riverside in 1953 to become a journalist. He worked on local stories as a columnist for the Press Enterprise from the early 1950s to mid-1970s. In 1960 he published his book Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt which was adapted in 1969 into the film Tell Them Willie Boy is Here starring, Robert Redford. The book told a version of the 1909 story of a Chemehuevi-Piute Native American from Banning, California who was accused of murder and eventually killed. Harry Lawton became a professor in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of California, Riverside in 1965, retiring in 1991. While at UC Riverside he focused on the citrus industry, helped with the excavation of Riverside's Chinatown, and founded the Creative Writing Department. He created the first annual Writer's Week in 1977 which continued to be a part of the UC Riverside creative writing program long after Lawton passed away. The event invites writers to give talks to students about their works and experiences as authors. Harry Lawton was involved with the Malki Museum in Banning and the non-profit Malki Museum Press as well as working alongside Native American civil rights groups. In 2005 he passed away at the age of 77 in Dana Point, California. Citation: McLellan, Dennis. "Harry W. Lawton, 77; Was Author, Historian and Former Journalist." latimes, 05 December 2005, http://articles.latimes.com/2005/dec/05/local/me-lawton5. Accessed 28 February 2019. Harry W. Lawton papers MS 122 2 Collection Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence, newspapers, audio/visual material, and photographs relating to Harry Lawton, an American writer, journalist, editor, professor, and historian. He lived in and covered local topics related to Riverside County in southern California. Some of these topics include the Malki Museum, Chinatown excavation, and the Japanese American National Museum. One of his books was titled Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt which was adapted into the film Tell them Willie Boy is Here. Some of the research for the book and the promotional material for the movie is included in the collection. Harry Lawton's son, Jonathan Fredrick Lawton (J.F.), also known as J.D. Athens, was a screenplay writer. There is newspaper coverage of his film screenplays, award programs, and manuscripts drafts for the film Pretty Woman. Harry Lawton's correspondence, assistance with ethnographer Carobeth Laird's work on The Chemehuevis, and other pieces written by Harry Lawton are under the series titled "personal". From 1994 to 1996 a lawsuit occurred between Harry Lawton and authors James Sandos and Larry Burgess. The materials concerning the case are within the final series. The lawsuit documents may be subject to restriction. Collection Arrangement This collection is arranged into four series as follows: Series 1. Lawton, Jonathan Fredrick (J.F.), 1984-1996 Series 2. Personal, 1651-1995 Series 3. University of California, Riverside, 1891-1991 Series 4. Willie Boy, 1935-1996 Related Materials See also the Harry W. Lawton collection on Willie Boy (MS 152), Harry Lawton collection on Chinese in California (MS 153), and Sadakichi Hartmann papers (MS 068) Separated Materials Books donated with the collection have been separated for cataloging in Special Collections, searchable by title online as "Harry W. Lawton Papers". Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Citrus fruits -- Research Citrus -- Diseases and pests Chinatowns Science fiction films Chemehuevi Indians Cahuilla Indians Malki Museum Genres and Forms of Materials Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Notes Series 1. Lawton, Johnathan Fredrick (J.F.) 1984-1996 Series Scope and Contents The series consists of materials related to the son of Harry Lawton, Jonathan Fredrick (J.F.) Lawton, also known as J.D. Athens. Manuscript rough and final drafts of Pretty Woman and film programs for awards received are included. Manuscripts, newspaper articles, magazine passages, and audio/visual items are provided for other films he wrote. Series Arrangement The series is arranged alphabetically by topic. Box 1, Folder 1, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death 1988-1989 Box 9, Folder 1 Harry W. Lawton papers MS 122 3 Series 1. Lawton, Johnathan Fredrick (J.F.) 1984-1996 Box 1, Folder 2 Dreadnought first draft 1990 Box 1, Folder 3 Entertainment Weekly 1990 General Note The article pertains to Pretty Woman. Box 1, Folder 4 The Hollywood Reporter 1990 Box 1, Folder 5 Newsweek 1990 Box 1, Folders 6-7, Pizza Man 1990 Box 9, Folder 2, Box 13, Items 5-6 Box 11, Item 1 Pizza Man press kit 1990 General Note This press kit contains the production notes, shooting script, CD, t-shirt, poster, pins, and a kit guide for the production Pizza Man. Box 1, Folder 8 Pizza Man shooting schedule 1990 Box 1, Folder 9, Pretty Woman 1989-1996 Box 8, Folder 1, Box 9, Folders 3-4, Flat-File-Folder 1, Item 2 Box 1, Folder 10 Pretty Woman 2nd draft 1988 Box 1, Folder 11 Pretty Woman final shooting script 1989 Box 1, Folder 12 Pretty Woman program 1990 Box 1, Folder 13 Pretty Woman (Three Thousand) final submitted script 1989 Box 13, Item 1 Pretty Woman trailer 1990 Box 1, Folder 14 Radio Waves 1984 Box 8, Folder 2 Rolling Stone 1990 General Note This item has two copies of the same edition of the magazine. Box 1, Folder 15 "Talking Walls" 1988 Box 1, Folder 16 Time 1990 General Note Contains Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ad that parallels the ads for Pretty Woman. Box 1, Folder 17 US Magazine 1990 General Note Article pertains to Richard Gere. Box 1, Folder 18 Wilson, Gordon C. 1990 Box 1, Folder 19 Writers Guild Awards 1991 Box 1, Folder 20 58 Minutes Die Hard II by Doug Richardson 1989 Series 2. Personal 1651-1995 Series Scope and Contents The series relates to personal non-academic professional activities. Included are yearbooks, newspaper articles for the Press Enterprise, Harry Lawton's involvement with Riverside's Chinatown excavations, correspondence, and his work with Carobeth Laird, author of The Chemehuevis. He was involved with groups like the Malki
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