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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: College of Humanities Records
Creator:
College of Humanities
Identifier/Call Number: UAC.016
Extent:
53.73 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1960-2007
Abstract: The records of the College of
Humanities consist of materials created by the College and its academic departments. Records
include those of the Office of the Dean as well as various departments within the college.
Most represented departments contain limited material however, the Chicana and Chicano
Studies Department is particularly well represented. The collection includes information on
academic minors and student activities, event fliers and programs, annual reports, and
meeting minutes.
Language of Material: English
The College of Humanities began at San Fernando Valley State College as the School of
Letters and Science. In 1972, when California State University, Northridge was established,
the School of Letters and Science was split and the School of Humanities was born. The
school was renamed the College of Humanities sometime in the 1990s. It encompasses nine
departments and six interdisciplinary programs including Philosophy, English, Modern and
Classical Languages, one of the oldest and largest Chicana/o Studies Department in the
United States and the only Central American Studies Department in the country.
The College of Humanities Records consist of materials produced by the college and its
previous iterations throughout CSUN's history. Records include materials from the Dean's
Office as well as from various departments within the college and include correspondence,
curriculum requests, and program reviews. Materials from the Chicana/o Studies Department
and MEChA are particularly well represented. The Records are organized into thirteen series:
Office of the Dean (1963-2007),
American
Indian Studies Program
(1983),
Asian American Studies
Department
(1992-1999),
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Department
(1960-2004),
English Department (1974-2000),
Gender and Women's Studies Department (1973-2000),
Humanities Interdisciplinary Program (1978-1997),
Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program (1983-1999),
Liberal
Studies Program
(1978-1988),
Linguistics Department
(1979-1987),
Modern and Classical Languages and Literature
Department
(1974-1997),
Philosophy Department
(1977-1998), and
Religious Studies Department
(1972-1998).
Series I,
Office of the Dean, consists of materials relating to
College-wide business and events and has been separated into two subseries:
Correspondence (1970-1999) arranged chronologically, and
General Office Files (1963-2007), including meeting minutes, budget
information, curriculum proposals, and information regarding departments within the College,
which is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Series II,
American Indian Studies Program, is a small
series
consisting of records produced by and for the faculty,
staff, and students of the program.
Series III,
Asian American Studies Department, is a small
series
consisting of records produced by and or for the
faculty, staff, and students of the department and consists solely of event fliers.
Series IV,
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department, consists of
records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the Chicana/o Studies
Department and had been divided into four subseries:
General
Files
(1966-2004),
Chicano/Latino Issues (1960-1994),
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (ME.Ch.A) (1970-2001),
and
Resource Library (1970-1994).
General
Files
consists of department-wide issues and initiatives such as Chicano House.
Chicano/Latino Issues includes materials of interest to the
department including immigration and the National Association for Chicano Studies.
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (ME.Ch.A) includes materials
from the Chicana Information Center, meeting minutes, and the Youth Leadership Conference.
The
Resource Library materials consists of several, mostly
Spanish language publications on a variety of topics. Each subseries is arranged
alphabetically.
Series V,
English Department,
is a
small series
consisting of records produced by and for faculty
and staff of the English Department. Items include meeting minutes and program information
and are arranged alphabetically.
Series VI,
Gender and Women's Studies Department, consists of
records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the Gender and Women's
Studies Department. Of particular interest are the materials regarding the
departmentalization of the Women's Studies Program. This series is arranged
alphabetically.
Series VII,
Humanities Interdisciplinary Program, is a small
series
consisting of records produced by and for the faculty,
staff, and students of the program and consists almost entirely of program studies and
reports.
Series VIII,
Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program,
is a small series
consisting of records
produced by and or for the faculty, staff, and students of the program and consist primarily
of event fliers.
Series IX,
Liberal Studies Program,
is a small series
consisting of records produced by and
or for the faculty, staff, and students of the program and primarily consist of materials
from the National Endowment of the Humanities Liberal Arts Project.
Series X,
Linguistics Department, is a small series
consisting of records produced by and for the faculty, staff, and
students of the department and consists almost entirely of materials regarding the program's
review.
Series XI,
Modern and Classical Languages and Literature
Department
, is a small series
consisting of records
produced by and for the faculty, staff, and students of the department and consists of
materials relating to curriculum, events, and faculty.
Series XII,
Philosophy Department,
is a small series
consisting of records produced by and
for the faculty, staff, and students of the department and consists of materials relating to
curriculum, events, and program review.
Series XIII,
Religious Studies Department,
is a small series
consisting of records produced by and
for the faculty, staff, and students of the department and primarily consists of materials
relating to curriculum and program review.
Series I:
Office of the Dean, 1963-2007
Subseries A: Correspondence, 1970-1999
Subseries B: General Office Files, 1963-2007
Series II: American Indian Studies Program, 1983
Series III: Asian American Studies Department, 1992-1999
Series IV: Chicana and Chicano Studies Department, 1960-2004
Subseries A: General Department Files, 1966-2004
Subseries B: Chicano/Latino Issues, 1960-1994
Subseries C: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (ME.Ch.A), 1970-2001
Subseries D: Resource Library, 1970-1994
Series V: English Department, 1974-2000
Series VI: Gender and Women's Studies Department, 1973-2000
Series VII: Humanities Interdisciplinary Program, 1978-1997
Series VIII: Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program, 1983-1999
Series IX: Liberal Studies Program, 1978-1988
Series X: Linguistics Department, 1979-1987
Series XI: Modern and Classical Languages and Literature Department, 1974-1997
Series XII: Philosophy Department, 1977-1998
Series XIII: Religious Studies Department, 1972-1998
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection belongs to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for
other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S.
Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) 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 owners. Responsibility for any use rests
exclusively with the user.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
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guide.
April Feldman, 2018
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