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Synapsis Club records (University of California, Riverside)
UA 105  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Historical Background
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: University of California, Riverside, Synapsis Club records
    Date (inclusive): 1929-1969
    Date (bulk): 1940-1960
    Collection Number: UA 105
    Creator: University of California, Riverside
    Extent: 1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: This collection contains programs, documents, and other material pertaining to the Synapsis Club at the University of California, Riverside during the mid-20th century. The Synapsis Club was founded by Herbert J. Webber in the early 20th century as a lecture and discussion group, serving as a popular scientific forum for almost half a century.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyrighted: Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright 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 owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. University of California, Riverside, Synapsis Club records (UA 105). Special Collections & University Archives, UCR Library, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    This collection was acquired as a gift in 1980.

    Processing History

    This collection was processed by Aleia McDaniel and Celeste Navas in 2015.
    Processing of the UCR Synapsis Club Collection was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator.

    Historical Background

    The Synapsis Club was founded by Herbert J. Webber in the early 20th century as a lecture and discussion group. The club served as a popular scientific forum for almost half a century before it was disbanded in the late 1960s.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    This collection contains programs, documents, and other material pertaining to the Synapsis Club at the University of California, Riverside during the mid-20th century. Includes materials pertaining to the club’s administration, research journal, and early history.

    Collection Arrangement

    This collection is arranged into two series. The series arrangement for this collection is as follows:
    • Series 1. Programs, 1956-1969.
    • Series 2. Documents and other material, 1929-1969.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Citrus fruit industry
    Political action committees
    Riverside (Calif.).

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Documents.
    Programs.