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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Rhea Carolyn Ackerman papers
Creator:
Ackerman, Rhea Carolyn
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1056
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1913-1969
Abstract: Rhea C. Ackerman (1896- ) worked at Los Angeles Juvenile Hall (1929-43), the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (1943-51),
and was the director of public relations at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (1954-59). The collection consists of correspondence,
clippings, and memorabilia related to Ackerman's career as a hospital administrator.
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[Identification of item], Rhea Carolyn Ackerman Papers (Collection 1056). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rhea C. Ackerman, 1968.
Processed by Saundra Taylor, June 1969.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
994621343606533
Ackerman was born in 1896; began working at Los Angeles Juvenile Hall, 1929; assistant superintendent, Los Angeles Juvenile
Hall, 1929-36; superintendent, 1936-43; assistant administrator of Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, 1943-51; director of
public relations, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, 1954-59.
Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia related to Ackerman's work at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, and as Supervisor of Los Angeles Juvenile Hall.
Juvenile Hall Superintendent [oral history transcript] / Rhea C. Ackerman, interviewee.
UCLA Oral History Department interview, 1968. Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
Description derived from in-house card file.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women correctional personnel -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives.
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Juvenile Hall