University of California, Riverside, Synapsis Club records
Processed by Aleia McDaniel and Celeste Navas.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
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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.
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.
Series 1.
Programs.
1956-1969.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains club programs from the 1950s-1960s.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1
Synapsis Club programs.
1956-1958.
Box 1, Folder 2
Synapsis Club programs.
1958-1959.
Box 1, Folder 3
Synapsis Club programs.
1959-1960.
Box 1, Folder 4
Synapsis Club programs.
1960-1961.
Box 1, Folder 5
Synapsis Club programs.
1961-1962.
Box 1, Folder 6
Synapsis Club programs.
1962-1963.
Box 2, Folder 1
Synapsis Club programs.
1963-1964.
Box 2, Folder 2
Synapsis Club programs.
1964-1965.
Box 2, Folder 3
Synapsis Club programs.
1965-1966.
Box 2, Folder 4
Synapsis Club programs.
1966-1967.
Box 2, Folder 5
Synapsis Club programs.
1968-1969.
Series 2.
Documents and other material.
1929-1969.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains documents, notes, correspondence, and other material pertaining to
the Synapsis Club and its various committees. Material pertaining to the Red Cross and
notes documenting the early history of the Synapsis Club are also included.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 6
Synapsis Committee community documents.
1944-1956.
Box 2, Folder 7
Red Cross documents.
1945-1950.
Box 2, Folder 8
Synapsis Committee nominations/elections.
1948-1964.
Box 2, Folder 9
Synapsis Committee financial records.
1948-1964.
Box 2, Folder 10
Correspondence.
1964-1965.
Box 2, Folder 11
Itinerary notes of key speakers.
1965.
Box 3
Synapsis Club Research Journal #1.
1949-1955.
Box 3
Synapsis Club Research Journal #2.
1955-1969.
Box 3
Notes on the centenary and the early history of the Synapsis
Club.
1929-1943.
