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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: James J. Kelly papers
creator:
Kelly, James J.
Identifier/Call Number: 0608
Physical Description:
5.08 Linear Feet
9 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1973-2011
Abstract: Papers created and collected by Dr. James J. Kelly relating to MSW program development in California and the National Association
of Social Workers. Kelly taught gerontology, social work, and student orientation at California State University at Long
Beach for 17 years, and was a pioneer in distance education, using technology to establish master's programs for the California
State University campuses in Chico, Humboldt, Channel Islands, Hayward, and Bakersfield. Dr. Kelly also served in senior
administrative positions at California State University, East Bay, and became president of Menlo College in 2011. Dr. Kelly
has been actively involved in the NASW, serving as president from 2008-2011.
Container: 1-4
Container: 5-9
James J. Kelly earned his Ph.D. from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, his MSSW from
the University of Tennessee, and his BS from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. He taught gerontology, social work, and
student orientation at California State University at Long Beach for 17 years, and was a pioneer in distance education, using
technology to establish master's programs for the California State University campuses in Chico, Humboldt, Channel Islands,
Hayward, and Bakersfield. Dr. Kelly also served in senior administrative positions at California State University, East Bay,
and became president of Menlo College in 2011. Dr. Kelly has been actively involved in the NASW, serving as president from
2008-2011. He received the Frances Lomas Feldman Excellence in Education Award from the California Social Welfare Archives
in 2013.
Correspondence, reports, clippings, photographs, 1973-2011, created and collected by James J. Kelly documenting his activities
in the establishment and accreditation of MSW programs in the California State University system, with emphasis on Cal State
LA, Cal State East Bay, and Humboldt State.
The papers are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
The use of archival materials for on-site research does not constitute permission from the California Social Welfare Archives
to publish them. Copyright has not been assigned to the California Social Welfare Archives, and the researcher is instructed
to obtain permission to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections from the copyright holder.
[Box/folder no. or item name], James J. Kelly papers, Collection no. 0608, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the office of the California Social Welfare Archives, USC School of Social Work, January 2015.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Accreditation (Education) -- California -- Archival resources
Distance education -- California -- Archival resources
Social work education -- California -- Archival resources
Universities and colleges -- Accreditation -- California -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Reports
Kelly, James J.
Kelly, James J. -- Archives
California State University, East Bay -- Archives
California State University, Humboldt -- Archives
California State University, Long Beach -- Archives
California State University, Los Angeles -- Archives