http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9r29q8dq No online items Dan Luckenbill papers, 1945- Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala. UCLA Library Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ ©2005 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Dan Luckenbill papers, 1945- 1484 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Dan Luckenbill papers, Date (inclusive): 1945- Collection number: 1484 Creator: Luckenbill, Dan Extent: 88 boxes (44.0 linear ft.) Abstract: Daniel Walter Bernard Luckenbill (b.1945) began work at the UCLA Library (1970) and continues in the Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections. He studied writing with Christopher Isherwood, John Rechy, and Elisabeth Nonas. His first stories were published in the mid 1970s and anthologized in On the line: new gay fiction (1980). He also edited and wrote several exhibit catalogs for the UCLA Library. Boxes 1-14 include research material, notes, drafts, manuscripts, publications, correspondence, research material, and business correspondence from writers and editors. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library 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 Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Access Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to 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], Dan Luckenbill Papers (Collection 1484). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233341 Biography Daniel Walter Bernard Luckenbill was born in Decatur, Illinois, March 25, 1945; moved to Los Angeles in 1964; BA, University of California, Los Angeles (1966); commissioned 2LT, U.S. Army (Field Artillery) 1967, with two campaigns in Viet Nam, 1968-69); began work at the UCLA Library (1970) and continues in the Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections; studied writing with Christopher Isherwood, John Rechy, and Elisabeth Nonas; first stories published in the mid 1970s and anthologized in On the line: new gay fiction (1980); he edited and wrote several exhibit catalogs for the UCLA Library including Sylvester & Orphanos (1990) and With equal pride: gay & lesbian studies at UCLA (1993). Scope and Content Boxes 1-14 include research material, notes, drafts, manuscripts, publications, and correspondence. Also includes records of a class with John Rechy including annotations and critiques written by Rechy, research material related to the Greek painter Yannis Tsarouchis, and business correspondence from writers and editors Winston Leyland, Daniel Curzon (Daniel Brown), and Ian Young. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Luckenbill, Dan--Archives. Authors, American--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources. Biographical Personal relationships Dan Luckenbill papers, 1945- 1484 2 Biographical Personal relationships Dan Clay Box 150, Folder 1 Email correspondence. 1999 Dec 14 - 21. Box 150, Folder 2 Email correspondence. 1999 Dec 22 - 29. Box 150, Folder 3 Email correspondence. 2000 Jan 4. Box 150, Folder 4 Email correspondence. 2000 Jan 5 - 7. Box 150, Folder 5 Email correspondence. 2000 Jan 7 - 13. Box 150, Folder 6 Email correspondence. 2000 Jan 14 - 18. Box 150, Folder 7 Email correspondence. 2000 Jan 19 - 28. Box 150, Folder 8 Email correspondence. 2000 Feb 1 - 2. Box 150, Folder 9 Email correspondence. 2000 Feb 3 - 8. Box 150, Email correspondence. 2000 Feb 9 - 11. Folder 10 Box 150, Email correspondence. 2000 Feb 15 - 18. Folder 11 Box 150, Email correspondence. 2000 Feb 22 - 24. Folder 12 Box 150, Email correspondence. 2000 Feb 25 - 29. Folder 13 Box 150, Email correspondence. 2000 Mar 1 - 3. Folder 14 Box 150, Email correspondence. 2000 Mar 6 - 9. Folder 15 Box 150, Email correspondence. 2000 Mar 10 - 15. Folder 16 Box 151, Email correspondence. 2000 Mar 16 - 20. Folder 17 Box 151, Email correspondence. 2000 Mar 21 - 28. Folder 18 Box 151, Email correspondence. 2000 Apr 5 - 7. Folder 19 Box 151, Email correspondence. 2000 Apr 10 - 14. Folder 20 Box 152, Folder 1 Letters from. 1981. Box 152, Folder 2 Letters from. 1982. Box 152, Folder 3 Letters from. 1983. Box 152, Folder 4 Letters from. 1984. Box 152, Folder 5 Letters from. 1985. Box 152, Folder 6 Letters from. 1986. Box 152, Folder 7 Letters from. 1987. Box 152, Folder 8 Letters from. 1988. Box 152, Folder 9 Letters from. 1989. Box 152, Letters from. 1990. Folder 10 Box 152, Letters from. 1991. Folder 11 Box 152, Letters from. 1992. Folder 12 Box 152, Letters from. 1993. Folder 13 Box 152, Letters from. 1994. Folder 14 Box 153 Letters from. Box 153, Folder 1 Letters from. 1995. Box 153, Folder 2 Letters from. 1996 Jan - Jun. Box 153, Folder 3 Letters from. 1996 Jul - Dec. Box 153, Folder 4 Letters from. 1996 No Date. Box 153, Folder 5 Letters from. 1997 Jan - Jun. Dan Luckenbill papers, 1945- 1484 3 Biographical Personal relationships Box 153, Folder 6 Letters from. 1997 Jul - Dec. Box 154, Folder 1 Letters from. 1998 Feb - Apr. Box 154, Folder 2 Letters from. 1998 Jul - Nov. Box 154, Folder 3 Letters from. 1998 Dec. Box 154, Folder 4 Letters from. 1998 No Dates. Box 154, Folder 5 Letters from. 1999 Jan - Jun. Box 154, Folder 6 Letters from. 1999 Jul - Sep. Box 154, Folder 7 Letters from. 2001. Box 154, Folder 8 Letters from. No Date 1970s - 1980s?. Box 154, Folder 9 Letters from. No Date 1990s. Box 23, Folder 1 Letters from. 1971 Jan. Box 23, Folder 2 Letters from. 1971 Feb. Box 23, Folder 3 Letters from. 1971 Mar. Box 23, Folder 4 Letters from. 1971 Apr. Box 23, Folder 5 Letters from. 1971 May. Box 23, Folder 6 Letters from. 1971 Jun. Box 23, Folder 7 Letters from. 1971 Jul. Box 23, Folder 8 Letters from. 1971 Aug. Box 23, Folder 9 Letters from. 1971 Sep. Box 23, Folder 10 Letters from. 1971 Oct. Box 23, Folder 11 Letters from. 1971 Nov. Box 24, Folder 1 Letters from. 1972. Box 24, Folder 2 Letters from. 1973. Box 24, Folder 3 Letters from. 1974. Box 24, Folder 4 Letters from. 1975. Box 24, Folder 5 Letters from. 1976. Box 24, Folder 6 Letters from. 1977. Box 24, Folder 7 Letters from. 1979. Box 24, Folder 8 Letters from. 1970s No Dates. Box 24, Folder 9 Letters from. 1980. Boards, etc. Literary The Christopher Isherwood Foundation Box 64 Correspondence. Invitation to serve on the International Advisory Board. 2001 Mar 25. Box 64 Luckenbill bequest. Twentynine Palms house to the CI Foundation. 2004 Jun. Scope and Content Note Draft note explaining my wishes to leave the Twentynine Palms house as a writers' retreat administered through the Christopher Isherwood Foundation Box 64 Outreach. Newsletters and invitations. 2001 -. Lectures Arts Sylvester & Orphanos: Works Friendships Influences / a talk with slides by Dan Luckenbill, Beverly Hills Public Library, May 9, 1996 Box 56, Folder 1 Pre lecture material. Notes and jottings, some correspondence. 1996 Feb - May. Box 56, Folder 2 Research material. Works consulted for lecture. Box 56, Folder 3 Research material. Sylvester & Orphanos [publishers] brochures. Various dates. Dan Luckenbill papers, 1945- 1484 4 Lectures Arts Box 56, Folder 4 Research material. Notes on Stathis personally. Various dates. Scope and Content Note Items relative to James Dean's agent and Stathis Box 56, Folder 5 Research material. Juli Veee and authors published and photographed by Stathis. Various dates. Box 56, Folder 6 Research material. Stathis as photographer. Various dates. Scope and Content Note Press release, articles about, etc Box 56, Folder 7 Research material. Fayum art. 1960s?. Scope and Content Note Articles about the history of this art, studied as relative to that of Tsarouchis and Stathis Box 56, Folder 8 Research material. Rex Evans Gallery and the Los Angeles art scene. 1960s. Scope and Content Note Articles about the gallery and items about the artists mentioned in the lecture: Sheila Ross, Louis Fox Box 56, Folder 9 Research material. Peggy Christian, bookseller. 1940s - 1960s. Scope and Content Note Copies from her papers at UCLA Box 56, Folder 10 Research material. Samos and James Merrill. 1960s - 1980s. Scope and Content Note Stathis's family from the island of Samos, published poem by Merrill titled "Samos" Box 56, Folder 11 Research material. Yannis Tsarouchis and Greece. 1960s - 1980s. Box 56, Folder 12 Research material. Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy. 1960s - 1990s. Box 56, Folder 13 Research material. Beverly Hills [as city]. Various dates. Scope and Content Note Items about its history, copies from Special Collections Box 56, Folder 14 Slide material. Items to be copied as slides. Various dates. Box 56, Folder 15 Slide material. Drafts for slides (caption slides). Various dates. Box 56, Folder 16 Slide material. Caption slides. Various dates. Box 56, Folder 17 Arrangements. Invitation samples. Various dates. Box 56, Folder 18 Arrangements. Invitation drafts. 1996 Feb - May. Scope and Content Note Some are in the format for flyers Box 56, Folder 19 Arrangements. Invitation lists.