Finding aid for the Stevens House records UARC.0504
Finding aid prepared by University Archives staff, Vivian Wong, 1997 April; revised and prepared for online access by Katharine
A. Lawrie, 2013; further revisions by Lori Dedeyan, 2019.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Finding aid last updated 2019 October 10.
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Stevens House records
Creator:
Stevens House
Identifier/Call Number: UARC.0504
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(3 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 half box)
Date (inclusive): 1949-1993
Abstract: 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.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant
permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. Commercial use may require additional rights that must
be determined and obtained by the researcher. All requests for copyright permission to publish must be submitted in writing
to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of
the UCLA Library Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Stevens House records (University Archives Record Series 504). UCLA Library Special Collections,
University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Stevens House, 1993.
Processing Information
Processed by University Archives staff, Vivian Wong, 1997; reprocessed by Lori Dedeyan, 2019.
Reprocessing included enhancing description; further arrangement; and deaccessioning of some financial documents, such as
checks and petty cash receipts, in order to comply with the UC Records Retention Schedule.
Record Series 504 includes the contents of Record Series 505 (Stevens House Financial Records), which was merged into this
record series in October 2019.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Administrative History
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.
The first Stevens House was located at 1411 South Westgate Avenue in Los Angeles. The UCLA University Religious Conference
operated the house until 1958; in 1959, it sold the property to the non-profit Stevens House Corporation who operated the
house through its Board of Directors. In 1959, the house moved to 820 Levering Avenue in Westwood. In 1972, it relocated to
638 Landfair Avenue. In 1992, the Board voted to close Stevens House and donated the profits from its sale to the UCLA Foundation
to establish the Stevens House Scholarship.
Scope and Content
Record Series 504 contains administrative records, such as correspondence, Stevens Board and student council meeting minutes,
and the House Director's notebooks; resident applications and contracts; financial records; publications; and other materials
documenting the daily operations and activities of the house and its residents.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Administrative records and publications
- Series 2. Financial records
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Housing, cooperative -- United States
Student housing -- United States
Stevens House -- Archives
Administrative records and publications
1949-1993
Scope and Contents
This series contains the administrative records of Stevens House, including minutes, correspondence, bylaws and rules, and
the House Director's notebooks. Also includes a Stevens House history, newsletters, and other publications.
box 3, folder 1
Articles of incorporation and bylaws
1959-1983
box 1, folder 1-8
Correspondence
1957, 1962-1992, undated
box 3, folder 33
Correspondence regarding House Mother
1968-1970
box 1, folder 9-23
Meeting minutes: Board of Directors
1952-1992
Scope and Contents
Meeting minutes include interspersed bylaws and articles, treasurer and budget reports, correspondence, and other administrative
documents.
box 1, folder 24
Meeting minutes: Budget & Finance Committee
1962, 1976, 1983
box 1, folder 25-28
Meeting minutes: Student Council
1949-1955, 1960-1962, 1969-1974
box 1, folder 29
Inter-fraternity meeting, Chaplain's invocation
1968-1969
box 1, folder 30
Rosters, Board of Directors
1959-1953, undated
box 1, folder 31
History of Stevens House
1959-1961
box 1, folder 32
House rules and responsibilities
1969-1987
box 1, folder 33
Stevens House Song - bananarama
undated
box 2, folder 1
Invitations, stationery, and brochures
1967-1987, undated
box 2, folder 2-7
House Director's notebooks
1951-1954, 1973-1974, 1988-1989
box 2, folder 8
House Mother's contract
circa 1970
box 2, folder 9
Head Resident's contract
1972-1974
box 2, folder 11
House inventories
1973-1974, undated
box 2, folder 12
Forms and form letters
1970-1985
box 2, folder 13-14
Work schedules and jobs
1970-1972, undated
box 2, folder 15
Job bulletins, bylaws, student council
1988-1989
box 2, folder 16
Forms, contracts, Stevens House history
1990
box 2, folder 17-18
Stevens House Scholarship Association
1989-1993
box 2, folder 39
Photographs: mortgage burning ceremony
1982
box 2, folder 47
Brochures and pamphlets
1991, undated
box 3, folder 30
UCLA organizations: minutes, newsletters
1949, 1963, 1969
box 3, folder 31
Mailing list form, Stevens House Board
undated
box 4, box 5, box 6
Resident materials
1951-1976, 1982-1985
Scope and Contents
Materials include resident applications and contracts; letters from students requesting application forms; records of deposits;
resident rosters and room assignments; and guest books signed by student visitors.
Conditions Governing Access
Student materials are restricted in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Financial records
1959-1992
Scope and Contents
This series contains financial records such as reports, treasurer's materials, tax records, and records of sale for properties.
box 2, folder 19-35
Treasurer's reports
1966-1992
box 2, folder 36
Fundraising projects
1965-1975
box 2, folder 38
Financial information
1977-1986
box 2, folder 40
Financial records
1979-1986
box 2, folder 41
List of safety deposit box contents
1966, 1982
box 2, folder 42
Federal tax exempt status
1959-1970
box 2, folder 44
List of bank accounts
undated
box 2, folder 45
California Statement by Domestic Corporation
1973-1974
box 2, folder 46
List of business contacts
1973, undated
box 3, folder 2
State Board of Equalization
1966-1970
box 3, folder 3
Records of sale of 1411 South Westgate Avenue
1965-1966
box 3, folder 4
Records of purchase of 820 Levering Avenue
1965-1966
box 3, folder 5
Records of sale of 820 Levering Avenue and purchase of 638 Landfair Avenue
1971-1972
box 3, folder 6
Savings account: Home Savings and Loan
1973
box 3, folder 7
Financial reports
1959-1988
box 3, folder 24
Financial records
1972-1977
box 3, folder 26
Monthly house expenses
1974-1975
box 3, folder 29
Business for Treasurer
1975