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Finding Aid for the Jesse Fonda Millspaugh Papers, ca. 1879-1937, bulk 1879-1919
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms
  • Related Material

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Jesse Fonda Millspaugh Papers,
    Date (inclusive): ca. 1879-1937, bulk 1879-1919
    Collection number: 174
    Creator: Millspaugh, Jesse Fonda, 1855-1919
    Extent: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Jesse Fonda Millspaugh (1855-1919) was an educator in Salt Lake City, Utah and Winona, Minnesota before relocating to California where he was president (1904-17) and president emeritus (1917-19) of the Los Angeles State Normal School, dean of the Southern Branch of University of California (1919), and a member of the California State Board of Education (1904-12). The collection consists correspondence, drafts of speeches, articles, and programs relating to Millspaugh's career as an educator in Salt Lake City, Utah, Winona, Minnesota, and Los Angeles, California.
    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.

    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 Mary C. and Winnefred Millspaugh, 1953 and 1962.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Jesse Fonda Millspaugh Papers (Collection 174). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 2221493 

    Biography

    Millspaugh was born June 18, 1855 in Battle Creek, Michigan; BA, University of Michigan, 1879; MD, University of Pennsylvania, 1883; principal, Frankfort (Indiana) High School (1879-81) and Salt Lake Collegiate Institute (1883-90); superintendent of public schools, Salt Lake City, 1890-99; member, Utah State Board of Education, 1895-99; president, Winona (Minnesota) State Normal school (1899-1904); president, Los Angeles State Normal School (1904-17) and president emeritus (1917-19); dean, Southern Branch of University of California, 1919; member, California State Board of Education, 1904-12; died December 12, 1919 in Los Angeles.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of Millspaugh's personal correspondence as well as correspondence to his family and Elizabeth Evangeline Keppie after his death. Also includes drafts of speeches, articles, and programs relating to Millspaugh's career as an educator in Salt Lake City, Utah, Winona, Minnesota, and Los Angeles, California. Includes material and memorabilia from the Vermont Ave. campus of Los Angeles State Normal School and the beginnings of the University of California Southern Branch campus (now UCLA).

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Millspaugh family correspondence (ca. 1879-1937).
    2. Articles, speeches, and notes.
    3. Memorabilia and Los Angeles State Normal School.
    4. Photographs of Vermont Ave. campus and publication: In appreciation, Jesse F. Millspaugh's life.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Millspaugh, Jesse Fonda, 1855-1919--Archives.
    Keppie, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Evangeline), b. 1878--Correspondence.
    University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty--Archival resources.
    State Normal School, Los Angeles (Calif.)--Faculty--Archival resources.
    School administrators--United States--Archival resources.
    College presidents--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.

    Related Material

    State Normal School, Los Angeles (California). President's Office. Administrative files of Jesse F. Millspaugh, 1906-1919. Available at University Archives, UCLA.