Finding Aid for the Helen Matthewson Laughlin Papers, 1920-1950
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© 1999
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Finding Aid for the Helen Matthewson Laughlin Papers, 1920-1950
Collection number: 985
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- 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, December 1967
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh FIala, August 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Helen Matthewson Laughlin Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1920-1950
Collection number: 985
Creator:
Laughlin, Helen Matthewson
Extent:
2 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Helen Mattheson Laughlin (1883-1960) was the Dean of Women at UCLA. She supervised the working conditions and standards of
pay for the many women working part time at the university and was active in providing a housing service and vocational counseling
for them as well. The collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Laughlin relating to her career as UCLA Dean of Women.
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.
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[Identification of item], Helen Matthewson Laughlin Papers (Collection 985). Department of Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1973071
Laughlin was born on February 2, 1883 in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand; came to California; in 1910 became an instructor
in physical education at the Los Angeles State Normal School; in 1914 she served as head of practice teaching and Dean of
Women, and continued in the latter position when the school became the Southern Branch of the University of California and
then UCLA; as Dean, she was active in providing a housing service and vocational counseling, and supervising the working conditions
and standards of pay for the many women who were working part time; founded the Helen Matthewson Club, the oldest cooperative
college women's club in the country; helped in the establishment and growth of sororities; was active in the community as
director of the Red Cross, an active member of the Girl Scouts of America, and as a member of the Republican Women's Club
of California; served as a delegate to several Republican conventions; she died on August 26, 1960 in Los Angeles.
Collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Laughlin relating to her career as UCLA Dean of Women.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Laughlin, Helen Matthewson--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty--Archives.
Deans of women--California--Los Angeles--Archives.
Scrapbooks.
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
Scrapbooks, ca. 1920-1950
Creator/Collector: Laughlin, Helen Matthewson
Physical Description: (2 oversize boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Compiled by Helen Matthewson Laughlin concerning her career as Dean of Women, University of California, Los Angeles.