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

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 3467053 

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 10

Menus 1968-1969, 1973

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 3, folder 32

Clippings 1965-1982

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 37

Donations 1972-1973

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 43

Balance sheets 1972-1973

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 8-23

Tax records 1959-1976

box 3, folder 24

Financial records 1972-1977

box 3, folder 25

Balance sheet 1974

box 3, folder 26

Monthly house expenses 1974-1975

box 3, folder 27-28

Insurance 1972-1976

box 3, folder 29

Business for Treasurer 1975