Finding Aid for the Genevieve Ardolf McDermott Collection of California Association of Student Councils Records, 1946-1971
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Genevieve Ardolf McDermott Collection of California Association of Student Councils Records, 1946-1971
Collection number: 1113
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- B.G., January 1972
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé 2004;
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, May 2004
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Genevieve Ardolf McDermott Collection of California Association of Student Councils Records,
Date (inclusive): 1946-1971
Collection number: 1113
Creator:
McDermott, Genevieve Ardolf, 1907-
Extent:
6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Genevieve Ardolf McDermott was a graduate student in the UCLA School of Education. Her 1971 Ph.D dissertation investigated
the development of the philosophy of student participation, the structural changes in the administration of the Association,
the programs and activities over its 24-year existence, and the effectiveness of its influence on the state legislature and
state board of education. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, publications and ephemera collected by McDermott
for her dissertation.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Genevieve A. McDermott, 1972.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Genevieve Ardolf McDermott Collection of California Association of Student Councils Records (Collection
1113). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Genevieve Ardolf McDermott was a graduate student in the UCLA School of Education; her 1971 Ph.D dissertation,
The California Association of Student Councils: an historical study of student participation, investigated the development of the philosophy of student participation, the structural changes in the administration of
the Association, the programs and activities over its 24-year existence, and the effectiveness of its influence on the state
legislature and state board of education.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, publications and ephemera collected by Genevieve A. McDermott for her dissertation
in the UCLA School of Education.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Chronological records (Boxes 1-3).
- Constitutions, forms, policies, publications, special programs (Box 4).
- Governor's Traffic Safety Conferences (teenage divisions) (Box 5).
- Student Advisory Board, California Association of Directors of Activities (Box 6).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
McDermott, Genevieve Ardolf, 1907- --Archives.
California Association of Student Councils.
Historians--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Student government--Research--California.
CASC Chronological Records
Box 4, Folder 5
CASCETTE (CASC State Newsletter).
Box 4, Folder 6
The School - The Shadow of the Principal, article by CASSA Field Representative Floyd R. Honn.
Box 4, Folder 6
Student Participation in Decision Making, article by Austin R. Sellery.
Box 4, Folder 9
Governor's Council of Youth.
Box 4, Folder 13
Williamsburg House of Burgesses.
Box 4, Folder 14
Ventura Interschool Council publications.
Governor's Traffic Safety Conferences (Teenage Divisions)
Box 5, Folders 1-9
1953-1969 (except 1960-1962).
Box 4, Folder 10
Miscellaneous forms and summaries.
Box 6, Folders 1-6
Student Advisory Board. 1966-1971.
Box 6, Folder 7
SAB Liaison Member Bruce Lymburn.
Box 6, Folder 8
SAB Liaison Member Barbara Marshment.
Box 8, Folder 9
California Association of Directors Activities.
