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Title: Philip L. Boyd papers
Date (inclusive): 1925-1974, undated
Date (bulk): 1950-1970
Collection Number: 079
Creator:
Boyd, Philip L., 1900-1989
Extent:
2.0 linear feet
(3 document boxes, 1 oversize box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The Philip L Boyd papers contain materials related to the establishment and subsequent construction of the University of California,
Riverside. The collection primarily consists of correspondence between former University of California Regent, Philip L. Boyd,
and those individuals responsible for the development of the Riverside campus. Correspondents include members of the California
legislature, community leaders, and university officials including Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan, James H. Corley, and Robert
G. Sproul. In addition to correspondence this collection also contains newspaper clippings, architectural plans, and photographs
regarding campus development.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections
& Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by
the researcher.
[identification of item]. Philip L. Boyd Papers Collection, Collection 079. University of California, Riverside Libraries,
Special Collections & Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Portions of the Philip L. Boyd papers were acquired in 1989. Acquisition information regarding the remainder of this collection
is unavailable.
Processed by Juliana Schouest, 2008.
Philip L. Boyd was born on October 8th, 1900 in Richmond, Indiana. He attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana and
received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1922. He served as the manager of Bank of America's Palm Springs, California branch
from 1929-1930. Boyd was elected as the first Mayor of Palm Springs in 1938, a position he held until 1942. From 1945-1949
Boyd served on the California State Assembly and later became an active member of the Riverside Citizens University Committee.
Boyd was instrumental in the establishment of the University of California, Riverside and in 1957 he was appointed to the
UC Board of Regents where he remained until his resignation in 1970. Throughout the years Boyd preserved his close ties to
UC Riverside and later donated land in Deep Canyon to the campus. This land, which later became the Philip L. Boyd Desert
Research Center, is a 16,301 acre reserve that is part of the University of California Natural Reserve System. Philip L Boyd
passed away on September 16th, 1989 at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage at the age of 88.
| 1900: | Philip L. Boyd was born on October 8th in Richmond, Indiana. |
| 1926: | Boyd was married to Dorothy Burrough Marmon on March 10th. |
| 1938: | Boyd became the first Mayor of Palm Springs. |
| 1945: | Boyd was elected to the California State Assembly. |
| 1957: | Boyd was appointed as a Regent of the University of California. |
| 1966: | Boyd and his wife donated funds to help build the carillon tower at the University of California, Riverside. |
| 1970: | Boyd resigned as a Regent of the University of California. |
| 1989: | Philip L. Boyd died on September 16th. |
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Philip L Boyd papers contain materials related to the establishment and subsequent construction of the University of California,
Riverside. The collection primarily consists of correspondence between former University of California Regent, Philip L. Boyd,
and those individuals responsible for the development of the Riverside campus. Correspondents include members of the California
legislature, community leaders, and university officials including Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan, James H. Corley, and Robert
G. Sproul. In addition to correspondence this collection also contains newspaper clippings, architectural plans, and photographs
regarding campus development.
In processing this collection, documents were retained in their original order. As a result, some items may not directly relate
to the series that they are contained in. Some file folders contain original item-level listings that may be useful in determining
their contents. These lists have not been checked for accuracy and often times display file folder number designations inconsistent
with the system currently in place.
This collection is organized into five series:
- Series 1. Ephemera, 1974, undated.
- Series 2. Public Service, 1951-1971, undated.
- Series 3. University of California, Riverside Development, 1925-1974, undated.
- Series 4. University of California, Riverside Funding, 1949-1973, undated.
- Series 5. University of California, Riverside Land Acquisition, 1956-1969, undated.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Corley, James H., 1904-.
Nixon, Richard M., 1913-1994, (Richard Milhous).
Reagan, Ronald.
Riverside Citizens University Committee.
Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975.
University of California, Riverside.
Clippings (information artifacts).
Correspondence.
Documents.