Biographical / Historical Notes
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Processing Information
Preferred Citation
Title: California Retired Teachers Association Records
Identifier/Call Number: MS 190
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.75 Linear feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1941-1974
Abstract: This collection contains items pertaining to the California Retired Teachers Association and its San Diego-Imperial Counties
Division, which lobbied to protect the incomes of retired teachers. Highlights include administrative information, meeting
minutes, and letters to political figures.
creator:
California Retired Teachers' Association.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The California Retired Teachers Association (CRTA) was founded in Los Angeles in 1929 by a group of retired school teachers.
Its first president was Laura Settle, who traveled throughout the state organizing local divisions. The San Diego-Imperial
County Division was formed in 1933 with 67 members, and quickly grew to 500 members by 1958. According to its constitution,
the objective of CRTA and its San Diego-Imperial chapter was “to promote the welfare and social relationships of its members,
to work at all times to safeguard the public schoolteachers’ retirement salary, and promote the interests of public school
teachers.” Members of the San Diego division met on a regular basis, during which they discussed recent legislature and drafted
correspondence to state and federal officials in attempts to stop cuts to teachers’ retirement incomes. They attended CRTA
Annual Conventions and were active in political activities for the purpose of safeguarding retired teachers’ salaries. The
Association also helped to locate affordable housing and other services that would support retired teachers.
Scope and Content
The items in the collection pertain to the California Retired Teachers Association and its San Diego-Imperial Counties Division.
Included are history, by-laws and articles of incorporation, legislative reports, meeting minutes, financial and committee
reports, and correspondence with government and political officials.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three series:
Series I: California Retired Teachers Association (CRTA)
Series II: CRTA San Diego-Imperial Counties Division
Series III: Miscellanea
Items in each series are arranged by subject.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jennifer Ho on November 21, 2011.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Preferred Citation
California Retired Teachers Association Records, MS 190, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Alward, Vere
Andrus, Ethel Percy
California Retired Teachers' Association.
Hawley, Olive
Settle, Laura
Vaughn, Adah
Imperial County (Calif.)
Pensions
Retired teachers
San Diego (Calif.)
Teachers