Finding Aid for the Winston Winford Crouch Papers, ca. 1938-1984

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Finding Aid for the Winston Winford Crouch Papers, ca. 1938-1984

Collection number: 244

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

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  • 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, 1998
Encoded by:
Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, June 2002
© 1998 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Winston Winford Crouch Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1938-1984
Collection number: 244
Creator: Crouch, Winston Winford, 1907-
Extent: 13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Winston Winford Crouch (1907- ) was a professor of political science at UCLA (1936-75) and wrote several books. The collection consists of subject files relating to Crouch's study of California and local government.
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: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Winston Crouch, 1993.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Winston Winford Crouch Papers (Collection 244). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 964568 

Biography

Crouch was born on July 4, 1907 in Vandalia, Illinois; professor (1936-75) and emeritus professor of political science, UCLA; Fulbright fellow in India, 1954; wrote several books, including: State and Local Government in California (1952), Agricultural Cities: Paradoxes in Politics of a Metropolis (1964), Employer-Employee Relations in Council-Manager Cities (1968), Guide for Modern Personnel Commissions (1972), and Organized Civil Servants: Public Employer-Employee Relations in California (1978).

Scope and Content

Collection consists of subject files relating to Crouch's study of California and local government. Includes materials related to the civil service commission and the California Council on Metropolitan Affairs, a bibliography on the California legislature, and a conference on education for the public service. Also contains manuscripts of works by Crouch, including Los Angeles: a Changing Metropolis. Also includes printed materials collected by Crouch.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:
  1. Local government, initiative and referendum, etc. (Boxes 1-7,9).
  2. Los Angeles: a Changing Metropolis (Box 8).
  3. Reprints and articles by Crouch (Box 10).
  4. Publications, reports and bulletins collected by Crouch (Boxes 11-13).

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Crouch, Winston Winford, 1907- --Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty--Archival resources.
Political scientists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.


Box 1, Folder 1

Miscellaneous government publications, November 1960-April 1965.

Box 1, Folder 2

Local government publications, March 1937-October 1969.

Box 1, Folder 3

Southern California Metropolis.

Box 1, Folder 4

California Government ... 6th edition.

Box 1, Folder 5

Prentice-Hall 7th edition.

Box 1, Folder 6

Haines [Haynes] Foundation, reports to.

Box 1, Folder 7

Research project reports--Haynes.

Box 1, Folder 8

State & local government.

Box 1, Folder 9

Town Hall--municipal & county government.

Box 1, Folder 10

Civil Service Commission--Executive Institute.

Box 1, Folder 11

Recall.

Box 1, Folder 12

Assembly Interim Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 1965.

Box 1, Folder 13

Initiative, referendum.

Box 2, Folder 1

Initiative and referendum--Los Angeles.

Box 2, Folder 2

Initiative, referendum.

Box 2, Folder 3

Report of the Intergovernmental Council on Urban Growth, September 1967.

Box 2, Folder 4

Citizen participation in local self-government.

Box 2, Folder 5

The Reporter, March 9, 1967 & April 6, 1967.

Box 2, Folder 6

The Dial, March 1939.

Box 2, Folder 7

Bibliography on the California Legislature, March 1, 1965.

Box 2, Folder 8

American Society for Public Administration--Los Angeles Chapter annual report, 1966-1967.

Box 2, Folder 9

History Association panel, 1970.

Box 2, Folder 10

California Council on Metropolitan Affairs--correspondence, 1959.

Box 2, Folder 11

Urbanism study--Ford Foundation, 1957.

Box 2, Folder 12

Ford Metropolitan project, 1957.

Box 2, Folder 13

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) items, 1960- .

Box 2, Folder 14

International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Management Training Program, 1961.

Box 2, Folder 15

Public Employee Organization notes & interviews--Task Force Project.

Box 2, Folder 16

Travel claims.

Box 3, Folder 1

Local Government in the United States. no.57 & 58 (1961).

Box 3, Folder 2

Inter-government relations--Canada.

Box 3, Folder 3

Civil Service Assembly Conferences, 1953.

Box 3, Folder 4

Nominations for president of executive council, 1952.

Box 3, Folder 5

Metropolitan coordination in Los Angeles, 1957.

Box 3, Folder 6

Municipal data project, 1968-1969.

Box 3, Folder 7

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) research, 1965.

Box 3, Folder 8

Model city charter revision project--staff memorandums, 1962.

Box 3, Folder 9

Miscellaneous employee relations publications, February 24, 1969-March 15, 1973.

Box 3, Folder 10

Los Angeles County charter commission, 1938.

Box 3, Folder 11

Housing and home finance agency case study--Martin & Crouch, 1962.

Box 3, Folder 12

Haynes Foundation meeting of the board of trustees, February 28, 1961.

Box 3, Folder 13

The municipal corporation, 1940-1941.

Box 4, Folder 1

W.W. Crouch--1 tape.

Box 4, Folder 2

Los Angeles Metropolis: notes & memos--documents.

Box 4, Folder 3

American Society For Public Administration (ASPA) meeting--Washington, 1953.

Box 4, Folder 4

University of Michigan - University of Philippines correspondence ca. 1953-1954.

Box 4, Folder 5

Conference on Education for the Public Service--University of Indiana, December 29-30, 1958.

Box 4, Folder 6

Southern California Political Science Association--California constitution revision, 1960.

Box 4, Folder 7

National Municipal League, 1963.

Box 4, Folder 8

Stanford Research Institute, 1964.

Box 4, Folder 9

Governor's Commission on metropolitan area problems, 1960 (California).

Box 4, Folder 10

W.W. Crouch papers. 1960-1961.

Box 4, Folder 11

Conference of university bureaus.

Box 4, Folder 12

Metropolitan conference committee--Berkeley, 1963.

Box 4, Folder 13

Recreation and parks department role in personnel administration--W.W. Crouch.

Box 4, Folder 14

Organized civil servants.

Box 4, Folder 15

Local government personnel administration.

Box 4, Folder 16

League of California Cities--letter, 1958.

Box 4, Folder 17

National Municipal League--letter, 1960.

Box 4, Folder 18

County of Los Angeles--Civil Service Commission--letterhead.

Box 4, Folder 19

Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission.

Box 4, Folder 20

Institute of Current World Affairs (ICWA) annual meeting, 1966--paper.

Box 4, Folder 21

Dairy communities--research notes.

Box 4, Folder 22

Agricultural cities correspondence, 1964.

Box 5, Folder 1

Table of state voting.

Box 5, Folder 2

Direct legislation--San Francisco.

Box 5, Folder 3

Direct legislation--Detroit.

Box 5, Folder 4

Action on measures submitted to voters ... 1912-1949.

Box 5, Folder 5

Los Angeles & San Francisco--initiative & referendum.

Box 5, Folder 6

Direct legislation--Pasadena.

Box 5, Folder 7

Direct legislation--Glendale.

Box 5, Folder 8

San Diego, 1905-1941.

Box 5, Folder 9

Direct legislation--Sacramento.

Box 5, Folder 10

Direct legislation--Oakland.

Box 5, Folder 11

Santa Monica--Initiative and referendum.

Box 5, Folder 12

Southern California school districts.

Box 5, Folder 13

Direct legislation.

Box 5, Folder 14

International public administration.

Box 5, Folder 15

Occidental--American Assembly, 1967.

Box 5, Folder 16

Letter from Republic of China, 1953.

Box 5, Folder 17

California Conference on State Government--Stanford, September 13-16, 1956.

Box 6, Folder 1

Joint College Federal Service Council.

Box 6, Folder 2

47049: Southern California Metropolis.

Box 6, Folder 3

26206: Agricultural Cities.

Box 6, Folder 4

Los Angeles Metropolis--correspondence, suggestions

Box 6, Folder 5

California measures, 1884-1981.

Box 6, Folder 6

Personnel commission--Los Angeles city school district.

Box 6, Folder 7

Study of ballot measures, 1884-1980.

Box 6, Folder 8

Journal reprints, 1948-1956.

Box 6, Folder 9

Urban data service.

Box 6, Folder 10

Maxwell Graduate School--Syracuse.

Box 6, Folder 11

Metropolitan affairs in California, 1957.

Box 6, Folder 12

History of the California Initiative Project.

Box 6, Folder 13

Western Political Science Association, 1949-1956.

Box 6, Folder 14

National Municipal League--San Antonio, 1952.

Box 6, Folder 15

Toronto, 1953.

Box 6, Folder 16

Arthur McHenry letter, 1939.

Box 6, Folder 17

Voters' guide.

Box 7, Folder 1

Regional renaissance & critique--San Joaquin Valley & Central Sierra.

Box 7, Folder 2

Water consumption.

Box 7, Folder 3

Municipal Water District Boards--San Gabriel Valley Board.

Box 7, Folder 4

Inglewood.

Box 7, Folder 5

Hawthorne.

Box 7, Folder 6

Orange County.

Box 7, Folder 7

Huntington Beach--water.

Box 7, Folder 8

Las Virgenes District.

Box 7, Folder 9

West Basin Municipal Utility District.

Box 7, Folder 10

Manhattan Beach.

Box 7, Folder 11

Calleguas Metropolitan Water District.

Box 7, Folder 12

The Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area--W.W. Crouch, 1968.

Box 7, Folder 13

Initiative.

Box 7, Folder 14

Direct Democracy Project.

Box 8, Folders 1-2

Los Angeles: A Changing Metropolis, 1981--W.W. Crouch--first typed copy.

Physical Description: [2 folders.]
Box 8, Folders 3-4

Los Angeles: A Changing Metropolis, 1981--W.W. Crouch.

Physical Description: [2 folders.]
Box 9, Folders 1-3

Urban Renewal Advisory Committee of Los Angeles & related areas.

Physical Description: [3 folders.]
Box 9, Folder 4

Voter's guide--Los Angeles, 1943.

Box 9, Folder 5

Oakland Tribune Yearbook, 1930.

Box 10

Reprints and articles by W.W. Crouch.

Boxes 11-13

Publications, reports & bulletins collected by W.W. Crouch.

Physical Description: [3 boxes.]