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Title: School of Engineering and Applied Science. Administrative files.
Identifier/Call Number: University Archives Record Series 550
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
21.0 linear ft.
(21 cartons)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1947-1988
Date (inclusive): 1846-1988
Abstract: Record Series 550 contains administrative, academic, and research files generated by the School of Engineering and Applied
Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Creator:
University of California, Los Angeles. School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Portions of Record Series 550 are restricted. Folders 12-20 of Box 13 are closed until the year 2030.
Publication Rights
Copyright of portions of this collection has been assigned to The Regents of the University of California. The UCLA University
Archives can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish
or quote must be submitted in writing to the UCLA University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], School of Engineering and Applied Science. Administrative files (University Archives Record Series
550). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.
Historical note
Founding dean Llewellyn M.K. Boelter (1898-1966) organized the College of Engineering on the Los Angeles campus beginning
in 1944, and led the college until his retirement in the summer of 1965. The formation of the College grew out of the University's
wartime training program in engineering science and management. Dean Boelter adopted a new concept in engineering education
by establishing a single undergraduate curriculum, with an emphasis on the fundamentals common to all engineers.
In 1968 the College of Engineering was renamed the School of Engineering, and was later renamed again in 2000 as the Henry
Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, after a generous donation was given to the school by UCLA professor and
alumnus, Henry Samueli and his wife, Susan.
Scope and Content
Record Series 550 contains administrative, academic, and research files generated by the School of Engineering and Applied
Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Administrative files pertain to the organization and operation of the
school; library cataloging projects; press releases and press films; photographic documentation of the school and related
subjects; and supplies. Academic files regard courses offered by the school; curriculum and publications of the Engineering
Executive Program; and Ph.D. program examinations. Research files document research performed within the school, focusing
primarily on prosthetics, aeronautics, astronautics, and computing as used within engineering and applied science applications.
Research files include research documentation, reports, publications, grant funding information, conference documentation,
and reference files. Although photographs and reference files date back to the mid-1800s, the bulk of files range from 1947-1988.
This is an active record series; additional University records are expected to be added.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
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