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In an honor nearly as estimable as achieving Alpha-Plus status, the U.C.L.A. Library announced that it has acquired the literary archive of Aldous Huxley, the author of ''Brave New World.'' Among the materials in the collection are manuscripts and working papers for 12 of his books, as well as 35 essays, articles and speeches; recordings of Huxley reading from his lectures and his 1944 novel, ''Time Must Have a Stop''; and love letters he exchanged with his wife, Laura, who died in 2007. The archive also includes personal items like a magnifying glass and wallet used by Huxley, as well as his British passport. Though Huxley was born and raised in England, he lived in California from 1937 until his death in 1963. The U.C.L.A. Library's special collections department is already home to the manuscripts for ''Time Must Have a Stop'' and another Huxley novel, ''The Devils of Loudon.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]