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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Donald Kalish papers
Creator:
Kalish, Donald
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0578
Physical Description:
91.2 Linear Feet
(228 boxes)
Date (bulk): 1927-2000
Abstract: Donald Kalish, born December 4, 1919, was a logician, UCLA professor, and anti-war activist. His areas of expertise included
logic and set theory. Kalish was known for his activism and opposition to the Vietnam War, as well as US military involvement
in Central America and for hiring Angela Davis in 1969. This collection consists of materials related to Kalish's writings,
teaching career, research, political activities, and personal life. The papers include course materials, lecture notes, correspondence,
scrapbooks, political ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographs, and audio tapes.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button
located on this page.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
This collection may contain sensitive materials, such as medical information, financial forms, or student grades. If found,
please notify the reference staff.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Donald Kalish Papers (Collection 578). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Anna Kalish, gift. Addition, 2000.
Initial acquisition processed by Chuck Wilson. Additions processed and descriptions enhanced by Krystell Jimenez in 2018,
under the supervision of Angel Diaz. When additions were processed the collection was found to have a gap between Boxes 196
and 200 and Boxes 209 and 220. The additions were used to fill the gaps. There was no and still is no Box 219. Additionally,
Krystell Jimenez found empty folders in some boxes. Others may remain in collection.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
5020877
Donald Kalish, born December 4, 1919, was a logician, UCLA professor, and anti-war activist. Born in Chicago, Kalish earned
his bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology at UC Berkeley. He also received his doctorate in philosophy from UC Berkeley
in the late 1940s. He later taught at Swarthmore College before moving to UCLA in 1949 and where he served as chairman of
the UCLA Philosophy Department from 1964 to 1970. His areas of expertise included logic and set theory, and he worked closely
with Richard Montague to develop formal logical proofs by natural deduction. Together they published
Logic: Techniques of Formal Reasoning in 1964. Kalish later published a second edition in 1980 with Gary Mar.
Kalish was known for his activism and opposition to the Vietnam War, as well as US military involvement in Central America.
He was also responsible for hiring to Angela Davis teach in the Philosophy Department in 1969 and continued to support her
after UC Board of Regents attempted to dismiss her for her political views. His other activities include founding the Concerned
Faculty of UCLA, membership in the University Committee on Vietnam, tax protests to avoid funding the war, and vice-chairman
of the Peace Action Council, Los Angeles. Kalish led a 1967 Peace Action Council protest against President Lyndon Johnson's
Vietnam policies at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, which brought out 10,000 people. He was also an organizer for
the 1967 March on the Pentagon. Kalish retired in 1997. He passed away on June 8, 2000, in Los Angeles at the age of 80.
This collection consists of materials related to the writings, teaching career, research, political activities, and personal
life of UCLA Philosophy Professor Donald Kalish. The papers include course materials, lecture notes, correspondence, scrapbooks,
political ephemera, newspaper clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, and audiovisual materials. Issues addressed
in this collection include Angela Davis' hiring, Vietnam War protests, taxpayers against the war, the trial of the Chicago
Seven, opposition to US involvement in El Salvador and Central America, conscientious objectors, various student movements
and civil rights concerns, including the Iranian Student Union. Additional materials include course materials from his time
at Swarthmore College, correspondence with family members, and photographs from Kalish's college years.
This collection does not have series and has been arranged at the file level.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audio and audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment
and possible digitization for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using
the request button located on this page.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- California -- Los Angeles.
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne)
Kalish, Donald -- Archives
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Philosophy--Faculty -- Archives