Inventory of the University of California, Davis Department of Philosophy Records
AR-138
Vanessa Cardona-Ocegueda and Liz Phillips
University of California, Davis Library, University Archives
2019
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, University Archives
Title: University of California, Davis Department of Philosophy Records
Creator:
University of California, Davis. Department of Philosophy
Identifier/Call Number: AR-138
Physical Description:
1 linear foot
Date (inclusive): 1953-1998
Abstract: Planning, history, and departmental review records
for the UC Davis Department of Philosophy.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special
Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
History
Philosophy teaching at Davis took root in 1952, while the campus was still known as College of Agriculture at Davis.
Appointed to lead the newly formed Department of Philosophy and Fine Arts, Arthur Child was the only philosopher for 31
undergraduate students. Five years later William Bossart became the second faculty member, leading to separate status as the
Department of Philosophy in 1958, and establishment of a major program in 1959, when the campus was designated the University
of California, Davis. The faculty grew further with the addition of Neal Gilbert, Ronald Arbini, Marjorie Grene and John
Malcolm in the 1960s. Professors Child and Gilbert established the foundation of an outstanding collection of philosophy
books and journals in both the Shields and the Department of Philosophy libraries, according to a historical account that
Malcolm, as a professor emeritus, prepared in 1999.
In 1965 the department enrolled its first graduate students. The main emphasis in undergraduate and graduate teaching was
on the history of philosophy, a concentration that enabled many our early graduate students to gain community college
teaching positions. Indeed, all members of the department were qualified to teach advanced courses in either ancient or
modern (17th–18th century) philosophy. This focus was maintained in the late 1960s and the early 1970s when Fred Berger,
Joel Friedman, G. J. Mattey and Michael Wedin joined our faculty. Virtually all members of the department, however, had
interests other than history of philosophy. Marjorie Grene, for example, was internationally known in an impressive number
of
fields, notably continental (European) philosophy and philosophy of biology, in addition to her work on Aristotle, Descartes
and other historical figures.
By the 1980s and '90s, the department's academic and scholarly research programs no longer focused predominant on the
major figures of the past. The department inaugurated a History and Philosophy of Science program in 1983 under the
supervision of James Griesemer. It was primarily a lecture series until 1990, when it became an interdepartmental program
with an undergraduate minor. The program, which originally concentrated on philosophy of biology, came to include philosophy
of physics, under Paul Teller. Several people, including Gerald Dworkin and Connie Rosati, had replaced Fred Berger in ethics
and philosophy of law, a field in which the majority of philosophy graduate students were working by then.
Scope and Contents
Records include academic planning documents, departmental history, and program review records for the UC Davis Department
of Philosophy.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in two series: 1. General Information and 2. Program Reviews.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Vanessa Cardona-Ocegueda.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], University of California, Davis Department of Philosophy Records, AR-138, Archives and Special
Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of
California, Davis. Department of Philosophy -- Archives
University of California, Davis -- History
General Information
1953-1997
Scope and Contents
General information about the department's history, academic development, department goals, and academic highlights
(i.e lecture series and program profiles).
Box
1, Folder
1
General Information: Department Philosophies & Academic Development Plans
1953-1972
Box
1, Folder
2
General Information: Department History
1966
Box
1, Folder
3
General Information: Postgraduate Studies and Career Outcomes of UC Davis Baccalaureate Recipients, May
1995
1976-1995
Box
1, Folder
4
General Information: The Romanell- Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Series
1991-1992
Box
1, Folder
5
Graduate Program Profile
1977-1988
Box
1, Folder
6
Graduate Program Directory
1995-1997
Program Reviews
1972-1998
Scope and Contents
Contains the department's self-review information or external reviews of the graduate program since the 1970s. May
contain information about the graduate program as early as 1960 because earlier information was compiled in order to
review the program. This series is organized to reflect the original organization of the files from the philosophy
department's records.
Box
1, Folder
7
Graduate Program Review Procedures
1982-1987
Box
1, Folder
8
Figures from National Trends in Graduate Education Presentation; Challenges for U.C.D, October 2,
1989
1989
Scope and Contents
Presentation to the Graduate Program Chairs by M.R.C Greenwood, Dean at the University of California, Davis on
October 2, 1989. Contains statistical information about trends in graduate programs or graduate education as early as
1926-2012. Also includes a shorter presentation titled "Figures from Supply and Demand for Science and Engineering
PhDs: A National Crisis in the Making" presented to the Regents of the University of California on February 16, 1989 by
Richard C. Atkinson, Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.(1973-2010)
Box
1, Folder
9
Notice: Redirection of Employee UCRP Mandatory Contributions & Restructure of UCRP (REVAMP)
1990
Box
1, Folder
10
Graduate Program Survey for Review of Metaphysics
1975-1995
Box
1, Folder
11
Teaching Program Planning & Review Committee (TPPRC) 1979 Review: Report Info, Correspondence, Memos,
Guidelines
1977-1981
Box
1, Folder
12
TPPRC 1979 Review: Department Breakdowns & Statistics
1973-1978
Box
1, Folder
13
TPPRC 1979 Review: Faculty and Course Information
1974-1978
Box
1, Folder
14
TPPRC Review 1991: Information, Memos, Procedures
1990-1992
Box
1, Folder
15
TPPRC Review 1991: Final TPPRC Report
1992
Box
1, Folder
16
Graduate Program Review: Information & Development
1984-1989
Box
1, Folder
17
Grad Program Revision Information: Development; Memos
1986-1992
Box
1, Folder
18
Grad Program Revision Information: Proposal
1989-1991
Box
1, Folder
19
Graduate Program Review, 1972
1967-1972
Box
1, Folder
20
Graduate Council Review, 1985: Review, Responses, & Correspondence
1985-1987
Graduate Program Review, 1985
1971-1985
Scope and Contents
Entire copy of the information needed for the 1985 Graduate Program Review of the philosophy department. Organized
in accordance to the outline provided by the reviewers: reflects the mandatory information needed to proceed with the
review.
Box
1, Folder 21
Grad Program Review, 1985: Report Contents Outline
1984
Box
1, Folder 22
Grad Program Review, 1985: Report Part I
1971-1984
Scope and Contents
Original copy of the contents of Part 1 of the 1985 Graduate Program Review report. All sections mentioned in the
outline are included.
Box
1, Folder 23
Grad Program Review, 1985: Report Part I (Copy)
1971-1984
Scope and Contents
Copy of Part 1 of the 1985 Graduate Program Review report. Missing sections I and J mentioned in the outline.
Box
1, Folder 24
Grad Program Review, 1985: Report Part II
1971-1984
Scope and Contents
Original copy of the contents of Part 2 of the 1985 Graduate Program Review report. All sections mentioned in the
outline are included.
Box
1, Folder 25
Grad Program Review, 1985: Report Additional Information Request
1983-1985
Graduate Program Review, 1995-1996
1985-1996
Scope and Contents
Contains the original information needed for the 1995-1996 graduate program review, which includes a self-review
package and the finalized program review. Organized to reflect the final report's orginal order. Separated by section
to help organize the massive amount of information.
Box
1, Folder 26
Graduate Program Review, 1995-1996
1990-1996
Box
1, Folder 27
Self-Review Package from the 95-96 Review: Contents Overview
1995-1996
Box
1, Folder 28
Self-Review Package from the 95-96 Review: Part 1
1995-1996
Box
1, Folder 29
Self-Review Package from the 95-96 Review: Part 2
1985-1987
Box
1, Folder 30
Self-Review Package from the 95-96 Review: Part 3 & Part 4
1988-1995
Box
1, Folder 31
Self-Review Package from the 95-96 Review: Part 5
1995-1996
Box
1, Folder 32
Self-Review Package from the 95-96 Review: Part 6
1989-1995
Self-Review Package, 1996
1985-1996
Scope and Contents
Original copy of the self-review package that was sent to aid in the 1995-1996 graduate program review. Information
organized to reflect the order of the outline: separated by section to help organize the massive amount of
information.
Box
1, Folder 33
Self-Review Package 1996: Contents Overview
1985-1996
Box
1, Folder 34
Self-Review Package 1996: 1-Statement on Quality
1988-1996
Box
1, Folder 35
Self-Review Package 1996: 2-Previous Program Review (1985)
1985-1987
Box
1, Folder 36
Self-Review Package 1996: 3-Program Admin. & 4-Student Info
1985-1996
Box
1, Folder 37
Self-Review Package 1996: 5-Policies and Procedures
1995-1996
Box
1, Folder 38
Self-Review Package 1996: 6-Faculty Information
1993-1996
Box
1, Folder
39
Graduate Program Review, 1996-1997
1990-1997
Box
1, Folder
40
Department of Philosophy Graduate Program Review Self-Review Package 1995-1996 (COPY)
1985-1996
Material Specific Details: Binder containing duplicate information from the review of
1995-1996. Kept in binder to preserve original filing.
