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Title: Ethical Culture Society of Los Angeles Collection
Creator:
Ethical Culture Society of Los Angeles
Identifier/Call Number: URB.ECSLA
Extent:
3.32 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1946-1986
Abstract: The
Ethical
Culture Society of Los Angeles Collection
includes an assemblage of addresses,
newsletters, and printed material from various Ethical Culture Society regional chapters and
its parent organization, The American Ethical Union. The material covers social and
political topics on a national and global scale in the philosophical context of the humanist
movement.
Language of Material: English
Historical Note:
The Ethical Culture Society was founded in 1876 by Dr. Felix Adler (1851-1933) as a new
movement to further the advancement of social justice for all. The Ethical Culture Society
of Los Angeles (ECSLA) was a regional chapter of the national organization. Citing dwindling
membership and the lack of leadership succession, the ECSLA chapter was disbanded in 2007.
The Society is aligned with the Humanist Movement and stresses adherence to ethical
principles, the inherent worth of the individual, and the responsibility of doing good in
the world. The spread of the Ethical Culture Movement resulted in the establishment of over
twenty-eight societies and fellowships in communities throughout the United States with a
strong involvement in the social and political events of the day.
Scope and Contents
The
Ethical Culture Society of Los Angeles Collection includes
material produced and/or assembled by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Ethical Culture
Society. The bulk of the collection consists of over 450 public addresses and newsletters
presented at the weekly meetings of the Ethical Culture Society of New York and various
regional chapters. It also contains periodicals, serials, and printed material produced by
members from various chapters of the Ethical Culture Society and the American Ethical Union.
The collection is divided into two series,
Ethical Culture Society Files
(1946 -1980) and
American Ethical Union Files
(1966-1986).
Series I,
Ethical Culture Society Files, include addresses,
newsletters, papers, text fragments, and printed material related to the Ethical Culture
Society originating from various regional chapters. This series is divided into three
subseries:
Addresses and Newsletters from Regional and Unknown Chapters
(1946-1980),
Related Addresses and Publications
(1946-1980), and
Text Fragments (1960-1966).
Addresses and Newsletters from Regional and Unknown Chapters is
further divided into regional chapters. The material is arranged alphabetically by the name
of the specific regional chapter. Within the specific regional chapter, the material is
arranged alphabetically by author/presenter, and chronologically where there are multiple
works by the same author/presenter. The material is arranged by title where there is no
author/presenter and chronologically where there is no title and author/presenter.
Series II,
American Ethical Union Files, contains materials
created by the parent organization of the Ethical Culture Society, the American Ethical
Union. The series includes addresses, newsletters, journal publications, magazines books.
The materials are separated into two subseries:
Addresses
(1971-1986), and
Publications (1966-1983).
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Ethical Culture Society Files, 1946 -1980
Subseries A: Addresses and Newsletters from Regional and Unknown Chapters,
1946-1980
Subseries 1: Baltimore Ethical Society, 1979
Subseries 2: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 1974, 1979, 1993
Subseries 3: Ethical Culture Society of Long Island, 1958, 1965, 1986
Subseries 4: Ethical Culture Society of Los Angeles, 1966-1967, 1975, 1982
Subseries 5: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 1946-1982
Subseries 6: Ethical Society of Northern Westchester, 1975
Subseries 7: Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1975, 1985
Subseries 8: Ethical Culture Society of Queens, 1976
Subseries 9: Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, 1965-1982
Subseries 10: Washington Ethical Society, 1967, 1971
Subseries 11: Unknown Chapter – No Location Specified, 1948, 1963-1981
Subseries B: Related Addresses and Publications, 1946-1980
Subseries C: Text Fragments, 1960-1966
Series II: American Ethical Union Files, 1966-1986
Subseries A: Addresses, 1971-1986
Subseries B: Publications, 1966-1983
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Anita Devore. 01/02/2007.
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