University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrated Biology and Physiology records, 1918-1978

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Summary

Title:
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrated Biology and Physiology records
Dates:
1918-1978
Creators:
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
Abstract:
Record Series 328 contains the administrative and departmental files of the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology. These include correspondence of the chair and faculty, departmental reports and memoranda, meeting minutes, enrollment and curricular materials, and other administrative files documenting the activities and development of the department from its early days as the Department of Physical Education, through its iterations as the Department of Kinesiology and the Department of Physiological Science.
Extent:
11.6 Linear Feet (29 boxes)
Language:
English and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology records (University Archives Record Series 328). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Record Series 328 contains the administrative and departmental files of the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology. These include correspondence of the chair and faculty, departmental reports and memoranda, meeting minutes, enrollment and curricular materials, and other administrative files documenting the activities and development of the department from its early days as the Department of Physical Education, through its iterations as the Department of Kinesiology and the Department of Physiological Science. The materials reflect the development of Physical Education curricula and teaching methods at large since the early twentieth century. Lesson plans, learning outcomes, and training methods are particularly well documented.

Biographical / historical:

The Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology traces its origins to the Department of Physical Education, which was established in 1915 as part of the State Normal School at Los Angeles. In 1919 the department became part of the Teachers College of the Southern Branch of the University of California, with separate departments for men and women. During the 1920s, the department's efforts were devoted to the training of Physical Education teachers and the administration of the Physical Education classes that were required of all undergraduates.

In 1932 the Men's and Women's Gymnasiums were completed. In 1938 the M.S. degree in Physical Education was authorized. The following year, the department became part of the newly established College of Applied Arts. Separate divisions for men and women were eliminated in 1952. In 1960 the College of Applied Arts was dissolved and replaced by the College of Fine Arts. The Physical Education Department was then transferred to the College of Letters and Science, Division of Life Sciences. In 1962 the revised physical education major was approved and focused on kinesiology and one of three allied fields: physiology, psychology, or sociology.

In 1973 the department changed its name to the Department of Kinesiology. The department first offered a Ph.D. degree in Kinesiology in 1979. In 1990 the Kinesiology Department changed its name to the Physiological Sciences Department. In 2010, it was again changed to the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from the Department of Kinesiology, November 1988.
Processing information:

Originally processed by University Archives staff, 1990. Reprocessed by Lori Dedeyan, 2019. Reprocessing activities included enhanced description of materials, further arrangement, and screening for non-permanent materials falling outside the scope of University Archives collecting policies.

Record series 328 includes the contents of former University Archives record series numbers 329 (Memoranda), 330 (Course and Curriculum Files), 332 (Class Schedules and Enrollment), 334 (Meeting Minutes), 335 (Reports and Proposals), 336 (Subject Files), which were retired after their contents were merged into this record series in August 2019.

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.

Arrangement:

This collection has been arranged in the following series:

  • Series 1: Correspondence, 1919-1978
    • Subseries 1.1: Department Chairs, 1919-1978
    • Subseries 1.2: Faculty, 1940-1977
  • Series 2: Departmental memos from chairs, 1954-1979
  • Series 3: Meeting minutes, 1929-1978
  • Series 4: Administrative files, 1918-1977
  • Series 5: Departmental reports and proposals, 1936-1968
  • Series 6: Enrollments and schedules, 1929-1977
  • Series 7: Course and curriculum files, 1919-1978

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff, 1990 March; machine encoding by Katharine A. Lawrie, 2013 September; further revisions by Lori Dedeyan, 2019.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-08-19 16:01:52 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

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], University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology records (University Archives Record Series 328). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
310-825-4988
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