Description
The Los Angeles City Board of Education
serves as the governing, policy-making body for the Los Angeles Unified School District
(LAUSD). The collection spans from 1875-2012 and consists of Minutes books, Board and
committee reports, administrative guides, annual reports, bulletins, classification reports,
index cards, financial records, school and teacher directories, maps, publications and
subject files.
Background
The Los Angeles City Board of Education serves as the governing, policy-making body for the
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which was previously composed of three
districts: the Los Angeles City School District that served kindergarten through 8th grade
and formed on September 19, 1853; the Los Angeles City High School District that served
grades 9 through 12 and formed in 1890; and the Los Angeles City Junior College District
formed in 1931. As a result of the school unification election of June 7, 1960, the
elementary and high school districts merged to form the LAUSD on July 1, 1961. Since July 1,
1969, the Los Angeles Junior College District has been governed by a separate Board of
Trustees.
Extent
1362.4 Linear Feet
(2792 boxes)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance using the request button located on this page.