Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of Material Related to the Church of Scientology,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1954-ca. 1982
Collection number: 1133
Extent:
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The Church of Scientology was developed in the U.S. in the 1950s by the author L. Ron Hubbard (1911-86) and was based on Dianetics,
a form of psychotherapy originated by Hubbard and later incorporated into Scientology. The collection consists of materials
related to the Church of Scientology including Hubbard Communications Office Executive letters and bulletins, operational
manuals and student booklets, periodicals, printed materials and ephemera.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of Material Related to the Church of Scientology (Collection 1133). UCLA Library Special
Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
The Church of Scientology was developed in the U.S. in the 1950s by the author L. Ron Hubbard (1911-86); it was based on Dianetics,
a form of psychotherapy originated by Hubbard and later incorporated into Scientology.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials related to the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles. Includes Hubbard Communications Office
Executive letters and bulletins, operational manuals and student booklets, periodicals, printed materials and ephemera. Also
includes a bibliography of books and articles relating to Scientology compiled by the
Los Angeles Times.
Expanded Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of the following Church of Scientology materials: Hubbard Communications Office (HCO) Executive Letters,
Policy Letters, and Bulletins; opperational manuals and student booklets; and periodicals, mailings, and flyers. Also included
is an extensive bibliography, as well as some miscellaneous items--various printed materials, some class notes, an organization
chart, Report forms, etc.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Hubbard, L. Ron (La Fayette Ron), 1911- .
Church of Scientology (Los Angeles, Calif.).