Finding Aid for the Jarvis Family Papers, 1880-1962

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 2002
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

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Finding Aid for the Jarvis Family Papers, 1880-1962

Collection number: 817

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • Manuscripts Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Processed by:
Manuscripts Division staff
Additions by:
Manuscripts Division staff, November 1988
Revised by:
Manuscripts Division staff, 1990
Encoded by:
Alight Tsai
Encoding supervision by:
Caroline Cubé
Text converted and initial container list EAD tagging by:
Apex Data Services
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, March 2003
© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jarvis Family Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1880-1962
Collection number: 817
Creator: Jarvis Family
Extent: 9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: 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.
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

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Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Additional Physical Form Available

A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
  • Public Services Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Ellis Adams Jarvis, 1963.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Jarvis Family Papers (Collection 817). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233211 

Biography

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.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia and related printed material mainly of educator Ellis A. Jarvis. Also contains papers of the Jarvis family, including the scrapbook of Clarence E. Jarvis, father of Ellis A. Jarvis.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:
  1. Miscellaneous papers and memorabilia on Jarvis family history (Box 1).
  2. Programs, memorabilia, and photographs (Box 2).
  3. Family scrapbooks (Box 3).
  4. Miscellaneous papers, scrapbooks and appointment calendars (Box 4).
  5. Manuscript items of Clarence E. Jarvis and tape containing Ellis A. Jarvis' identification of manuscript items (Box 5).
  6. Speeches and articles (Box 6).
  7. Papers, correspondence and notes (Box 7).
  8. Press clippings (Boxes 7-8,10).
  9. Scrapbook of Clarence E. Jarvis (Box 12, oversize).

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Jarvis, Ellis A., 1900-1982.
Jarvis family--Archives.
Los Angeles City School District--Officials and employees--Archival resources.
Educators--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Family papers.


Box 1

Miscellaneous papers and memorabilia on the Jarvis family history.

Box 2

Programs, memorabilia, photographs.

Box 3

Family scrapbooks.

Box 4

Miscellaneous papers, scrapbooks, appointment calendars.

Box 5

Four manuscript items of Clarence E. Jarvis and tape containing Ellis A. Jarvis' identifications of six manuscript items.

Box 6

Speeches, articles.

Box 7

Press clippings, 1962; papers, correspondence, notes.

Box 8

Press clippings, 1961.

Box 9

Press clippings, 1961.

Note

Missing ca. 1990.
Box 10

Press clippings, 1960.

Box 11

Press clippings, 1947-56.

Note

Missing ca. 1990.
Oversize Box 12

One oversize package--scrapbook of Clarence E. Jarvis, father of Ellis A. Jarvis, identified in tape in Box 5.

Note

November 1988.