Susan Sontag papers ca. 1939-2004

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Susan Sontag papers ca. 1939-2004

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Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was an influential and controversial American writer, director, and political activist. She wrote numerous essays, short stories, novels, and non-fiction books. She also wrote and directed films and plays in the United States and abroad. She received honors and awards throughout her life and her works have been translated into over thirty languages. The contents of the Susan Sontag Papers reflect her intelligence, energy, and the seamless integration of her wide-ranging interests in her work and life. In addition to notes, research, and manuscript material related to her writing, theatre, and film projects, the collection includes the following: personal and professional correspondence; journals; schoolwork; teaching material; ephemera and correspondence related to her public appearances, institutional involvement, and political activism; publicity and press; and highlights from her library.

264 boxes (132 linear ft.); 67 oversize boxes; 1 oversize map folder

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004.

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American author and intellectual. From the description of Authors take sides on Vietnam : autograph manuscript signed : [n.p.], 1968 Mar. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870148 Susan Sontag was an influential and controversial American writer, director, and political activist. She was born in New York city on January 16, 1933, raised in Tucson and Los Angeles. In 1949 she graduated from North Hollywood High School and began her undergraduate work at the University of C...