John Downing Weaver collection of Los Angeles ephemera and research materials 1960-1985

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John Downing Weaver collection of Los Angeles ephemera and research materials 1960-1985

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A file composed primarily of newspaper and magazine clippings, but also containing some letters, notes, public documents and official reports, collected during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by the author of, among other books, (1980) and of the 1974 and 1985 articles on Los Angeles. Los Angeles: the Enormous Village Encyclopaedia Britannica

96 boxes (8 linear ft.); 1 oversize box.

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6656026

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Weaver, Harriett E.

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Weaver, John D. (John Downing), 1912-2002

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Weaver was born Feb. 4, 1912 in Washington, DC; attended Georgetown Univ., 1928-29; AB, College of William and Mary, 1932; AM, George Washington Univ., 1933; worked for various federal agencies, including the National Recovery Administration, 1933-35; was also reporter, feature writer, book reviewer, and copy editor, Kansas City star, 1935-40; contributed articles, short stories, and book reviews to magazines; also wrote novels and non-fiction; published works include: Wind before rain (1942), A...