Record Series 504 contains the administrative and financial records of Stevens House, a cooperative residence that offered affordable housing for women, particularly women of color, studying at UCLA. Materials include correspondence, Stevens House Board and student council meeting minutes, financial records, resident applications and contracts; and other materials documenting the daily operations and activities of the House, its House Directors, and its residents.

Stevens House was founded in 1948 as a low-cost cooperative residence for UCLA undergraduate women and dedicated to the memory of Bishop William Bertrand Stevens, the head of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles from 1928 to 1947. It was an undertaking of the Intercultural Committee of the University Religious Conference at UCLA, where Bishop Stevens served as President. Its purpose was to provide housing to women, particularly women of color, who could not find campus housing elsewhere. It was one of the first institutions in Los Angeles to practice integration in education.

4 Linear Feet (3 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 half box)

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Boxes 4-6 of this collection are closed due to the presence of student records, in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.