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Title: University of Southern California School of Public Administration records
Collection number: 0295
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
105.0 Linear feet
82 document boxes
Date (inclusive): 1929-1985
Abstract: The collection contains records of the USC School of Public Administration from its inception as the USC Institute of Government
through 1985. Records include correspondence and other administrative documents, records of Institutes and other joint projects,
contracts, faculty papers, and similar materials.
creator:
University of Southern California. Institute of Government.
creator:
University of Southern California. School of Public Administration.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the University Archivist.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of University Archives as the owner of the physical material, and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Identification of item], University of Southern California School of Public Administration records, Collection no. 0295,
University Archives, Special Collections, USC, University of Southern California
Received by University Archives from the School of Public Administration.
Processed by John Howard Fowler, 2006-2007.
Materials were kept in various offices in the School of Public Administration. An attempt to catalog Henry Reining's papers
was apparently made in the 1970's--remnants of an archival listing are incorporated into the records. The records were ultimately
brought into the archives circa 2003. The decision was made to leave them in their present housing and order. An inventory
was created in 2006 that assigned numbers to the folders according to their relative position in each box. Whenever possible,
the original file tab titles were used in this description. In 2007, the inventory was given a restructuring to make reference
and research feasible.
The collection contains records of the USC School of Public Administration from its inception as the USC Institute of Government
through 1985. Records include correspondence and other administrative documents, records of Institutes and other joint projects,
contracts, faculty papers, and similar materials.
Particularly rich portions of the collection include those materials dealing with the Training of Trainers program as it evolved
through various school contracts in the mid-twentieth century with the governments of Iran, Brazil, Turkey and Pakistan. Grants,
correspondence and training records are included.
Also, there are many valuable records relating to the various institutes hosted by the School of Public Administration and
Institutes and Centers that involved several schools at USC. These include the Youth Studies Center, the Delinquency Control
Institute, the Instute on Municpal Government, and many others.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Administrative, 1941-1985. Approximately 7.5 linear feet
- Series 2. Alumni, 1937-1978. Approximately 2.25 linear feet
- Series 3. Blueprint: A Vehicle for Volunteerism (NASA), 1966-1970. Nearly two linear feet
- Series 4. California, State of, 1945-1978. Approximately 1.5 linear feet
- Series 5. Celebrations, 1955-1979. 12 folders
- Series 6. Centers, 1937-1991. More than 4 linear feet
- Series 7. Conferences, 1956-1972. 16 folders
- Series 8. Correspondence, 1940-1984. About 1.5 linear feet
- Series 9. Course Materials, 1929-1987. Approximately 3.5 linear feet
- Series 10. Criminal Justice Administration, 1970-1987. Approximately 8.5 linear feet
- Series 11. DCI-Delinquency Control Institute, 1955-1986. Approximately 2 linear feet
- Series 12. Environmental Management Institute, 1966-1976. About 3 linear feet
- Series 13. Faculty, 1927-1986. Approximately 21 linear feet
- Series 14. Federal Government, 1941-1972. 27 folders
- Series 15. Fire Administration Institute, 1951-1971. 10 folders
- Series 16. Institute for Civil Defense Disaster Administration, 1965-1973. 28 folders
- Series 17. Institute of Government, 1928-1979. Approximately one linear foot
- Series 18. Institute of Tax Administration, 1971-1979. 7 folders
- Series 19. International Programs, 1953-1993. Over 25 linear feet
- Series 20. Library, 1931-1969. 3 folders
- Series 21. Los Angeles, 1945-1978. 7 folders
- Series 22. Minor Institutes and Projects, 1929-1975. Less than 1 linear foot
- Series 23. Municipal Government, 1946-1977. 34 folders
- Series 24. National Organizations, 1963-1989. 18 folders
- Series 25. Photographs, 1928-1988. Approximately 1 linear foot
- Series 26. Public Systems Research Institute, 1965-1973. 19 folders
- Series 27. Publications, 1929-1978. Approximately 6 linear feet
- Series 28. Publicity, 1935-1971. 7 folders
- Series 29. Resource Files, 1954-1978. 12 folders
- Series 30. Simulation Games, 1965-1973. Approximately 1.25 linear feet
- Series 31. Students, 1951-1982. Less than 2 linear feet
- Series 32. USC Administrative and Joint Programs, 1939-1986. Approximately 2 linear feet
- Series 33. Washington Public Affairs Center, 1973-1977. 10 folders
- Series 34. Women, 1932-1947. 4 folders
- Series 35. Uncertain Provenance, 1935-1986. 31 folders
- Series 36. Archival Inventories, c. 1977. Five folders
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of Southern California. School of Public Administration. -- Archives
University of Southern California. School of Public Administration. -- History
California--Politics and government--Archival resources
Civil service--Training of--Archival resources
Clippings
Correspondence
Criminal justice, Administration of--California--Archival resources
Emergency management--California--Archival resources
Environmental management--United States--Archival resources
Financial records
International relations--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Politics and government--Archival resources
Management--Officials and employees--Archival resources
Memorandums
Municipal government--California--Archival resources
Newsletters
Photographs
Press releases
Printed ephemera
Public administration--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Public administration--California--Los Angeles--Periodicals
Public administration--Study and teaching--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Publications
Reports
Research institutes--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Simulation games in education--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Technical assistance, American--Brazil--Archival resources
Technical assistance, American--Iran--Archival resources
Technical assistance, American--Turkey--Archival resources
Trojan family
Trojan in government
United States--Politics and government--20th century--Archival resources
Women's rights--United States--20th century--Archival resources