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Chancellor (Office of the). Administrative files of Franklin D. Murphy.
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Office of the Chancellor. Administrative files of Franklin D. Murphy.
Creator:
University of California, Los Angeles. Office of the Chancellor
Identifier/Call Number: UARC.0401
Physical Description:
53.7 Linear Feet
(134 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1935-1971
Abstract: Record Series 401 contains the administrative files of Franklin D. Murphy from the period of time during which Murphy served
as UCLA Chancellor. Materials in this record series date from 1935-1971 and include correspondence, memorandum, and reports
on all aspects of UCLA university business as it relates to the campus, to the University of California system, to Los Angeles
and Southern California, and to UCLA's emergence as a major U.S. research university.
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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[Identification of item], Office of the Chancellor. Administrative files of Franklin D. Murphy (University Archives Record
Series 401). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processed by Philip Bantin and Dennis Bitterlich, May 1990
Record Series 401 processed in 1990 September and reflects the original order of the files as received from the UCLA Chancellor's
Communications Service (CCS).
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9934669903606533
Franklin D. Murphy served as UCLA's third Chancellor from 1960-1968. Murphy's two predecessors were:
- Raymond B. Allen, 1952-1958
- Vern O. Knudsen, 1959-1960
Prior to the 1952 creation of UCLA's Office of the Chancellor, there was a series of chief administrative officers and titles
for the Los Angeles campus including: Director; Vice-President and Director; and Vice-President and Provost.
Franklin David Murphy was born in Kansas City, MO, January 29, 1916; AB University of Kansas (1936); MD University of Pennsylvania
(1941). Murphy served as an instructor (1946-1948) and Dean (1948-1951) of the University of Kansas School of Medicine. From
1951-1960 Murphy served as Chancellor of the University of Kansas.
Record Series 401 contains the administrative files of Franklin D. Murphy from the period of time during which Murphy served
as UCLA Chancellor. Materials in this record series date from 1935-1971 and include correspondence, memorandum, and reports
on all aspects of UCLA university business as it relates to the campus, to the University of California system, to Los Angeles
and Southern California, and to UCLA's emergence as a major U.S. research university.
Chancellor's Communications Service (CCS) staff organized, described, and indexed the Office of the Chancellor's files for
day-to-day use; file names located in the 'Container List' include the file index codes assigned by the CCS.
Franklin D. Murphy chancellorial files not transferred to the UCLA University Archives include materials relating to legal
actions and materials subject to state/federal privacy regulations.
This is an inactive record series; no additional University records are expected to be added.
Office of the Chancellor. Administrative files, 1936-1959 (University Archives Record Series 359). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.
Office of the Chancellor. Administrative files of Charles E. Young, 1965-1997 (University Archives Record Series 583). Available
at UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.
Franklin D. Murphy papers (LSC 363). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
"My UCLA chancellorship oral history transcript: an utterly candid view." Franklin D. Murphy [oral history transcript 300/122].
UCLA Library Special Collections, Center for Oral History Research interview, date of interview. Available at UCLA Library
Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.