Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- College of Humanities
- Abstract:
- The records of the College of Humanities consist of materials created by the College and its academic departments and programs. Records include those of the Office of the Dean as well as various departments and programs within the college. Most represented departments contain limited material however, the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department is particularly well represented. The collection includes information on academic minors and student activities, event fliers and programs, annual reports, and meeting minutes.
- Extent:
- 54.69 linear feet and 1.61 Megabytes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materialsguide.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The College of Humanities Records consist of materials produced by the college and its previous iterations throughout CSUN's history. Records include materials from the Dean's Office as well as from various departments and programs within the college and include correspondence, curriculum requests, and program reviews. Materials from the Chicana/o Studies Department and MEChA are particularly well represented. The Records are organized into fourteen series: Office of the Dean (1963-2007), American Indian Studies Program (1983), Asian American Studies Department (1992-1999), Chicana and Chicano Studies Department (1960-2011), English Department (1974-2000), Gender and Women's Studies Department (1973-2000), Humanities Interdisciplinary Program (1978-1997), Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program (1983-1999), Liberal Studies Program (1978-1988), Linguistics Department (1979-1987), Modern and Classical Languages and Literature Department (1974-1997), Philosophy Department (1977-1998), Queer Studies Program(2024), and Religious Studies Department(1972-1998).
Series I, Office of the Dean, consists of materials relating to College-wide business and events and has been separated into two subseries: Correspondence (1970-1999) arranged chronologically, and General Office Files (1963-2007), including meeting minutes, budget information, curriculum proposals, and information regarding departments within the College, which is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Series II, American Indian Studies Program, is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the program.
Series III, Asian American Studies Department, is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and or for the faculty, staff, and students of the department and consists solely of event fliers.
Series IV, Chicana and Chicano Studies Department, consists of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the Chicana/o Studies Department and had been divided into four subseries: General Files (1966-2011), Chicano/Latino Issues (1960-1994), Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (ME.Ch.A) (1970-2001), and Resource Library (1970-1994). General Files consists of department-wide issues and initiatives such as Chicano House. Chicano/Latino Issues includes materials of interest to the department including immigration and the National Association for Chicano Studies. Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (ME.Ch.A) includes materials from the Chicana Information Center, meeting minutes, and the Youth Leadership Conference. The Resource Library materials consists of several, mostly Spanish language publications on a variety of topics. Each subseries is arranged alphabetically.
Series V, English Department,is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and for faculty and staff of the English Department. Items include meeting minutes and program information and are arranged alphabetically.
Series VI, Gender and Women's Studies Department, consists of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the Gender and Women's Studies Department. Of particular interest are the materials regarding the departmentalization of the Women's Studies Program. This series is arranged alphabetically.
Series VII, Humanities Interdisciplinary Program, is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the program and consists almost entirely of program studies and reports.
Series VIII, Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program,is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and or for the faculty, staff, and students of the program and consist primarily of event fliers.
Series IX, Liberal Studies Program,is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and or for the faculty, staff, and students of the program and primarily consist of materials from the National Endowment of the Humanities Liberal Arts Project.
Series X, Linguistics Department, is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the department and consists almost entirely of materials regarding the program's review.
Series XI, Modern and Classical Languages and Literature Department, is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the department and consists of materials relating to curriculum, events, and faculty.
Series XII, Philosophy Department,is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the department and consists of materials relating to curriculum, events, and program review.
Series XIII, Queer Studies Program, is a small series consisting of bilingual English/Spanish digital flyers produced for a Queer Studies Program event. Series XIV, Religious Studies Department,is a small seriesconsisting of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the department and primarily consists of materials relating to curriculum and program review.
- Biographical / historical:
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The College of Humanities began at San Fernando Valley State College as the School of Letters and Science. In 1972, when California State University, Northridge was established, the School of Letters and Science was split and the School of Humanities was born. The school was renamed the College of Humanities sometime in the 1990s. It encompasses ten departments and five interdisciplinary programs including Philosophy, English, Modern and Classical Languages, one of the oldest and largest Chicana/o Studies Department in the United States and the only Central American Studies Department in the country.
- Processing information:
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April Feldman, 2018
- Arrangement:
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Series I:Office of the Dean, 1963-2007
Subseries A: Correspondence, 1970-1999
Subseries B: General Office Files, 1963-2007
Series II: American Indian Studies Program, 1983
Series III: Asian American Studies Department, 1992-1999
Series IV: Chicana and Chicano Studies Department, 1960-2011
Subseries A: General Department Files, 1966-2011
Subseries B: Chicano/Latino Issues, 1960-1994
Subseries C: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (ME.Ch.A), 1970-2001
Subseries D: Resource Library, 1970-1994
Series V: English Department, 1974-2000
Series VI: Gender and Women's Studies Department, 1973-2000
Series VII: Humanities Interdisciplinary Program, 1978-1997
Series VIII: Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program, 1983-1999
Series IX: Liberal Studies Program, 1978-1988
Series X: Linguistics Department, 1979-1987
Series XI: Modern and Classical Languages and Literature Department, 1974-1997
Series XII: Philosophy Department, 1977-1998
Series XIII: Queer Studies Program, 2024
Series XIV: Religious Studies Department, 1972-1998
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Documents
Photographs
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research use.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection belongs to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materialsguide.
- Location of this collection:
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18111 Nordhoff StreetNorthridge, CA 91330, US
- Contact:
- (818) 677-4594