Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: International Senior Citizens Association Records,
Date (inclusive): 1951-1974
Collection number: 1294
Creator:
International Senior Citizens Association
Extent:
26 boxes (13 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The International Senior Citizens Association (ISCA) was formed in 1963 to coordinate on an international basis work of those
senior citizens engaged in promoting the welfare of senior citizens, and to provide a means of communication throughout the
world for charitable, educational and cultural purposess. Marjorie Borchardt of Los Angeles served as president of the organization,
as well as president of the Senior Citizens Association of Los Angeles. The collection consists of Borchardt's correspondence,
conference materials, reports and information files. There are also materials from other organizations with which Borchardt
was involved, including the Senior Citizens Association of Los Angeles.
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 International Senior Citizens Association, 1981.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], International Senior Citizens Association Records (Collection 1294). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
The International Senior Citizens Association (ISCA) was formed in 1963 to coordinate on an international basis work of those
senior citizens engaged in promoting the welfare of senior citizens, and to provide a means of communication throughout the
world for charitable, educational and cultural purposess. Marjorie Borchardt of Los Angeles served as president of the organization,
as well as president of the Senior Citizens Association of Los Angeles.
Biographical Narrative
The International Senior Citizen's Association (ISCA) was formed in 1963 “to coordinate on an international basis work of
those senior citizens engaged in promoting the welfare of senior citizens ... [and] to provide a means of communication between
senior citizens throughout the world for charitable, educational and cultural purposes ...” (Articles of Incorporation).
The papers described below comprise the records of Mrs. Marjorie Borchardt of Los Angeles as president of the Association,
together with material relating to other senior citizen organizations, including the Senior Citizens Association of Los angeles
(SCA) of which Mrs. Borchardt was also a president.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, conference materials, reports and information files of Marjorie Borchardt, president
of the International Senior Citizens Association (ISCA). Includes articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, papers, brochures
and circulars, and clippings. Also contains similar materials from other organizations with which Borchardt was involved,
including the Senior Citizens Association of Los Angeles, of which she was also president.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-10,12-13,15-23,26).
- Articles of incorporation, minutes and reports (Boxes 1,15).
- Material on meetings and conferences (Boxes 1,9-13).
- ISCA brochures, printed materials, and circulars (Boxes 11,25-26).
- Subject files, papers, and clippings (Boxes 14,22-24,26).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Borchardt, Marjorie--Archives.
International Senior Citizens Association--Archives.
Aged--Societies and clubs--Archival resources.