Library News for the Faculty

Recent Acquisitions: Television History, Public Health Information, Music History

Special collections in the Arts Library, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, and Music Library have added significant acquisitions recently.

Harry Crane Papers

The Arts Library Special Collections has acquired the papers of Harry Crane (1914-99), creator of "The Honeymooners" and a prolific writer of radio, television, and film comedy. The collection encompasses scripts, correspondence, photographs, topical humor publications, and awards spanning his career from the 1940s through the 1990s. In addition to Jackie Gleason, Crane also wrote for stars including Jimmy Durante, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Groucho Marx, and Frank Sinatra.

The collection complements the library's extensive holdings in television and radio writing and production, particularly comedic material by and for Durante, Larry Gelbart, Hal Goodman, and Rosalind Russell. It has been donated by Stephanie Crane and Barbara Gilbert Cowan, Crane's daughters. Barbara Cowan is the wife of Warren Cowan, who is a UCLA alumnus and member of the Dean's Advisory Board in the School of Theater, Film, and Television.

AIDS Posters

The Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections has purchased an extensive collection of AIDS posters from around the world. Totaling nearly six hundred items, the posters come from countries including Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Martinique, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tahiti, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.

Designed for public health campaigns about AIDS, the posters cover a variety of topics such as how HIV is transmitted and how to prevent it, who is at risk for contracting AIDS, where to find help or more information and non-discrimination.

A&M Records Collection

The Music Library Special Collections has received the A&M Records Collection, donated by the company's co-founders, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. Covering the intellectual and creative history of A&M Records from its founding in 1962 to its sale to Polygram in 1989, the collection encompasses sound recordings, manuscript musical arrangements, promotional materials, framed gold albums, photographs, correspondence, posters, books, and collectibles.

A&M Records helped to shape the history of American music, issuing recordings by artists including Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, the Carpenters, Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton, Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes, Phil Ochs, the Police, Cat Stevens, Sting, Styx, and Supertramp. The collection complements the library's holdings in American popular music and will be featured in an exhibit in the Charles E. Young Research Library lobby from January through March.

If you would like an update on new resources in your subject area, contact your library liaison. You can also submit a purchase recommendation online.