Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Processing History
Historical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Riverside School Study collection
Date (inclusive): 1966-1972; undated
Collection Number: MS 376
Creator:
Riverside Unified School District (Riverside County, Calif.)
Creator:
University of California, Riverside
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The Riverside School Study collection is a collection of reports and newsletters that document the joint research performed
in the late 1960s by the Riverside Unified School District and the University of California, Riverside on the relationship
between the desegregation of public schools and emotional adjustment and academic achievements of children. The collection
also includes publications and guidelines for educators placed in newly desegregated school environments.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Riverside School Study collection (MS 376). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Processing History
The collection was processed by Julianna Gil in 2017.
Processing of the Riverside School Study collection was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California,
Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This Project
was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Historical Note
The Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) desegregated their public school system in the 1960s. A joint team of researchers
from RUSD and the University of California, Riverside conducted a study in February, 1966 to evaluate the effects of integration
on children attending public schools, focusing on their emotional adjustment and academic achievement. The study was also
done to enable Riverside public schools to provide better educational opportunities for their students and produce guidelines
on integration for administrators nationwide. 1,736 children in the entire school district were chosen for the study, which
lasted for six years.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of progress reports, publications, newsletters, and pamphlets related to a research study conducted
by the Riverside Unified School District and the University of California, Riverside int the late 1960s. The research was
focused on the emotional adjustment and academic achievements of children attending newly desegregated public schools in Riverside
County. The newsletters were written by Intergroup, and distributed by staff from the University of California, Riverside.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Education -- Research.
Public schools.
Riverside County (Calif.).
Riverside Unified School District (Riverside County, Calif.)
School integration.
University of California, Riverside
Genres and Forms of Materials
Newsletters.
Reports.