Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Dodd, Paul Albert
- Abstract:
- Paul Albert Dodd (1902-1992) was a professor of economics (1932-61), director of the Institute of Industrial Relations (1945-47), dean of the College of Letters and Science (1946-61), acting vice chancellor (1959-60), and professor emeritus (1961) at UCLA. He also served as president of San Francisco State University (1962-66), was a member of the Governor's Committee on Health Insurance (1939-40), and an arbitrator in various industrial disputes. During World War II, he served on the National War Labor Board, and as chair of the President's Emergency Railway Labor Board. Boxes 1-71 of the collection include correspondence, reports, and printed materials relating to Dr. Paul Dodd's career at the University of California.
- Extent:
- 55.0 Linear Feet (110 boxes) and 110 boxes (55 linear ft.)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Paul Albert Dodd Papers (Collection 541). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Boxes 1-71 of the collection include correspondence, reports, and printed materials relating to Dr. Paul Dodd's career at the University of California. Includes files relating to his Academic Senate Committee activities while at UCLA in the 1950s, a faculty salary survey for UC, the President's Office of San Francisco State, 1962-63, the Academic Senate Committee on Retirement in the 1950s, and the Ford Faculty Fellowship Committee, 1950-54.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dodd was born on July 26, 1902 in Greenwood, Missouri; AB, Park College, 1924; Ph.D, University of Pennsylvania, 1932; LLD, Park College, 1950; instructor, University of Pennsylvania, 1927-28; associate, UCLA, 1928-30; Harrison Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 1930-31; assistant professor of economics (1932-38), associate professor (1939-45), director, Institute of Industrial Relations (1945-47), professor (1945-61), dean, College of Letters and Science (1946-61), acting vice chancellor (1959-60), and in 1961 professor emeritus, UCLA; president, San Francisco State University (1962-66); member, Governor's Committee on Health Insurance, 1939-40; arbitrator in various industrial disputes; during World War II, served on the National War Labor Board, and as chair of the President's Emergency Railway Labor Board; published works include Financial policies in the aviation industry (1933) and (with E.F. Penrose) Economic aspects of medical services (1939); he died on August 22, 1992 in Boulder, Colorado.
- Processing information:
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- 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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Portions of collection unprocessed. Materials in the collection except for boxes 1-71 are unavailable for access. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Paul Albert Dodd Papers (Collection 541). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988