Finding aid for the James J. Kelly papers 0608
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2015 March
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
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
Biographical / Historical
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Preferred Citation
[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
Box 1, Folder 2
Alexander, Chauncey
1975-2011
Box 1, Folder 3
Becerra, Rosina/UCLA SW Dean
circa 1993
Box 1, Folder 4
CA Association of Deans and Directors of Social Work
1991-2003
Box 1, Folder 8-9
CALSWEC Handbook
1989-2005
Box 1, Folder 10
CSU Bakersfield
1997, 1999
Box 1, Folder 11
CSU Bakersfield and Channel Islands
1997
Box 1, Folder 12
MSW (CSU Dominguez Hills}
1997-2003
Box 2, Folder 1-9, Box 3, Folder 1-2
Box 4, Folder 3
CSULB application for candidacy status: Masters in Social Work
undated
Box 4, Folder 4
[CSU] Long Beach
1984-1998
Box 4, Folder 5
CSULB School of Social Work
1990-1997
Box 4, Folder 6
CSULB School of Social Work
1990-2002
Box 4, Folder 8
CSULB Policy for Masters Theses
1995, 1994
Box 5, 6
California State University Los Angeles Master of Social Work Program Self-Study Report
1999 June 25
Box 6, Folder 1
Chien, Chia-Chia
2005 February 5
Box 6, Folder 2
Cleveland, Tessie Anita
2002
Box 6, Folder 3
Department of Children's Services--LA County
2011
Box 6, Folder 4-5
Distance Education MSW/CA
1994-1999
Box 6, Folder 8-9
Distance Education SW in CA #1
1989-1994
Box 7, Folder 1-2
Distance Education SW in CA #2
1995-2001
Box 7, Folder 3
Dworack-Peck, Suzanne
2007-2008
Box 7, Folder 4-5
IUC [Inter University Consortium]
1991-1996
Box 8, Folder 5
Mental Health MSW Competencies Development-Funding
2000-2001
Box 8, Folder 8-9
Misc. Documents
1991-1996
Box 8, Folder 10, Box 9, Folder 1
MSW Distance Ed Development/CA
1999
Box 9, Folder 3
NASW Presidency-CA
2000-2007
Box 9, Folder 5
Prop 63--Mental Health
2007
Box 9, Folder 7
Roybal Gerontological Center
1997-2001
Box 9, Folder 9
Support Letters for Additional SW Programs
2002
Box 9, Folder 10
Veteran Concept paper/Kelly
2001-2006
Box 9, Folder 11
Welfare Reform/CA
1998-1999
