Description
Ellis Adams Jarvis (1900- ) was a teacher in San Pedro (1924- ), and later served as a superintendent of Los Angeles City
Schools (November 1956-January 1962). The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia
and related printed material of Ellis A. Jarvis, and the papers of the Jarvis family.
Background
Ellis Adams Jarvis was born on August 18, 1900 in Ione, California to parents Clarence E. Jarvis and Nellie Tracy; BA, UC
Berkeley, 1923; MS, University of Southern California, 1935; married Margaret L. Pickles; began teaching in San Pedro in 1924;
served as superintendent of Los Angeles City Schools, November 1956-January 1962.
Extent
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Restrictions
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.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.