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History in the Schools (National Center for) administrative files
UARC.0667  
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: National Center for History in the Schools Administrative Files
    Creator: National Center for History in the Schools
    Identifier/Call Number: UARC.0667
    Physical Description: 51.2 Linear Feet (128 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1985-2001
    Abstract: Record Series 667 contains the administrative files of the National Center for History in the Schools.
    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.

    Access

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

    Publication Rights

    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], National Center for History in the Schools Administrative Files (University Archives Record Series 667). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.

    Processing Information

    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, and 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.
    Processed by University Archives staff, June 1998; finding aid revised by Katharine A. Lawrie, May 2013.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 2470330 

    Biographical / Historical

    In 1988, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a three-year grant to the University of California at Los Angeles to launch the National Center for History in the Schools. UCLA Professor of Education Charlotte Crabtree, who wrote the winning proposal, was named the director of the center, and UCLA Professor of History, Gary B. Nash was named the associate director.

    Scope and Content

    Record Series 667 contains the administrative files of the National Center for History in the Schools. Files include reports; drafts; standards; scans and artwork; conference and meeting documentation; newsletters, correspondence, and consultant files regarding American, World, and Ancient History lesson plans; and the operations of the Center.
    This is an inactive record series; no additional University records are expected to be added.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Nash, Gary B.