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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrated Biology and Physiology records
Creator:
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Identifier/Call Number: UARC.0328
Physical Description:
11.6 Linear Feet
(29 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1918-1978
Abstract: Record Series 328 contains the administrative and departmental files of the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology.
These include correspondence of the chair and faculty, departmental reports and memoranda, meeting minutes, enrollment and
curricular materials, and other administrative files documenting the activities and development of the department from its
early days as the Department of Physical Education, through its iterations as the Department of Kinesiology and the Department
of Physiological Science.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant
permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. Commercial use may require additional rights that must
be determined and obtained by the researcher. All requests for copyright permission to publish must be submitted in writing
to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of
the UCLA Library Special Collections.
[Identification of item], University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology records
(University Archives Record Series 328). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives, University of California,
Los Angeles.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Department of Kinesiology, November 1988.
Originally processed by University Archives staff, 1990. Reprocessed by Lori Dedeyan, 2019. Reprocessing activities included
enhanced description of materials, further arrangement, and screening for non-permanent materials falling outside the scope
of University Archives collecting policies.
Record series 328 includes the contents of former University Archives record series numbers 329 (Memoranda), 330 (Course and
Curriculum Files), 332 (Class Schedules and Enrollment), 334 (Meeting Minutes), 335 (Reports and Proposals), 336 (Subject
Files), which were retired after their contents were merged into this record series in August 2019.
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user
interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides
a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive
processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
3466858
Administrative/ Biographical History
The Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology traces its origins to the Department of Physical Education, which was
established in 1915 as part of the State Normal School at Los Angeles. In 1919 the department became part of the Teachers
College of the Southern Branch of the University of California, with separate departments for men and women. During the 1920s,
the department's efforts were devoted to the training of Physical Education teachers and the administration of the Physical
Education classes that were required of all undergraduates.
In 1932 the Men's and Women's Gymnasiums were completed. In 1938 the M.S. degree in Physical Education was authorized. The
following year, the department became part of the newly established College of Applied Arts. Separate divisions for men and
women were eliminated in 1952. In 1960 the College of Applied Arts was dissolved and replaced by the College of Fine Arts.
The Physical Education Department was then transferred to the College of Letters and Science, Division of Life Sciences. In
1962 the revised physical education major was approved and focused on kinesiology and one of three allied fields: physiology,
psychology, or sociology.
In 1973 the department changed its name to the Department of Kinesiology. The department first offered a Ph.D. degree in Kinesiology
in 1979. In 1990 the Kinesiology Department changed its name to the Physiological Sciences Department. In 2010, it was again
changed to the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology.
Record Series 328 contains the administrative and departmental files of the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology.
These include correspondence of the chair and faculty, departmental reports and memoranda, meeting minutes, enrollment and
curricular materials, and other administrative files documenting the activities and development of the department from its
early days as the Department of Physical Education, through its iterations as the Department of Kinesiology and the Department
of Physiological Science. The materials reflect the development of Physical Education curricula and teaching methods at large
since the early twentieth century. Lesson plans, learning outcomes, and training methods are particularly well documented.
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1919-1978
- Subseries 1.1: Department Chairs, 1919-1978
- Subseries 1.2: Faculty, 1940-1977
- Series 2: Departmental memos from chairs, 1954-1979
- Series 3: Meeting minutes, 1929-1978
- Series 4: Administrative files, 1918-1977
- Series 5: Departmental reports and proposals, 1936-1968
- Series 6: Enrollments and schedules, 1929-1977
- Series 7: Course and curriculum files, 1919-1978
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Physical education and training -- United States
Physical education and training -- Curricula -- United States
Physical education teachers -- Training of -- United States
Kinesiology -- United States
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology -- Archives