Finding Aid for the Charles Wilkin Waddell papers, 1909-1956
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Charles Wilkin Waddell papers
Date (inclusive): 1909-1956
Collection number: 193
Creator:
Charles Wilkin Waddell.
Extent:
2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Abstract: Charles Wilkin Waddell was an educator and scholar whose emphasis was on the education of teachers. He served as the director
of the training department at the Los Angeles Normal School and continued as a professor of education when the school became
the University of California at Los Angeles. The collection consists of correspondence and papers relating to the organization,
history, and work of the UCLA Elementary Training School.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
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Special Collections for paging information.
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Processing Note
Processed by Heather Lowe in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser,
September 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles Wilkin Waddell papers (Collection 193). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Charles Wilkin Waddell was born on March 6, 1875 near Taylorsville, Illinois. He attended primary and secondary school in
Illinois and began his college coursework at Monmouth College before transferring to Colorado State Teachers College where
he received a B.A. in 1903 and a M.A. in 1903. He then attended Clark University and received a PhD in psychology in 1905.
After receiving his degree he taught and served as school superintendent at the Colorado State Normal School. In 1917, he
moved to Los Angeles to become head of the training department at the Los Angeles State Normal School. When the school transitioned
to become part of the University of California at Los Angeles, he served as professor of education and director of training
department until his retirement in 1945. He died at the age of 86 on April 24, 1961 in Los Angeles.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of notes, correspondence, lectures and manuscripts on the subject of education and teacher training. Also
included are some notes and comments on the University of California at Los Angeles elementary school.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Waddell, Charles W. (Charles Wilkin), b. 1875 --Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. University Elementary School.
Teacher educators --California --Los Angeles --Archival resources.
Box 1, Folder 1
Student teaching -- handbook for student teachers notes
1934-1935.
Box 1, Folder 2
Student teaching -- case studies
1918-1956.
Box 1, Folder 3
Student teaching -- survey of perceived needs
ca. 1917-1925.
Box 1, Folder 4
Student teaching -- notes on establishing standards
1920-1941.
Box 1, Folder 5
Student teaching - rating systems
1915-1933.
Scope and Content Note
Includes copy of the Journal of Educational Method, vol. 5 no. 9, which contains the published essay, "Supervision of Student
Teaching" by Waddell.
Box 1, Folder 6
Student teaching -- qualities required for success
1921-1931.
Scope and Content Note
Includes notes and summaries of published studies.
Box 1, Folder 7
Student teaching -- research on improving supervision
ca. 1925.
Box 1, Folder 8
Student teaching -- improvement of training teacher conferences
ca. 1920s.
Box 1, Folder 9
Student teaching -- supervision: a study in job analysis
1923-1926.
Box 1, Folder 10
Student teaching -- supervision of student teaching course
ca. 1928.
Box 1, Folder 11
Student teaching -- special supervisors
1933-1934.
Box 1, Folder 12
University elementary school administration -- course plan
1940-1945.
Box 1, Folder 13
University elementary school administration -- course plan
1940-1945.
Box 1, Folder 14
University elementary school administration -- public relations
1929-1940.
Box 1, Folder 15
University elementary school administration -- annual reports
1932-1936.
Box 1, Folder 16
University elementary school administration -- opinions about the school
1929-1949.
Scope and Content Note
Includes comments from various teachers, students, and parents about the UCLA university elementary school.
Box 1, Folder 17
University elementary school administration -- training department
1917-1940.
Box 1, Folder 18
University elementary school administration -- early work of the school
1920-1929.
Box 1, Folder 19
University elementary school administration - attempts to secure permanent building
1925-1946.
Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence between Waddell and the Los Angeles City school superintendents
1917-1929.
Box 2, Folder 2
Los Angeles City Schools -- problems with teacher training
1917-1930.
Box 2, Folder 3
Development of teacher training program
1928-1938.
Box 2, Folder 4
Discontinuation of teacher's college at the University of California at Los Angeles
1937.
Box 2, Folder 5
Summer sessions of the demonstration school
1921-1924.
Box 2, Folder 6
Early faculty members of the Los Angeles State Normal School - notes and correspondence
ca. 1945-1956.
Box 2, Folder 7
Adolescence course -- Education 112 bibliography and study guides
undated.
Box 2, Folder 8
Educational book review club
1931-1951.
Box 2, Folder 9
Lectures and addresses given by Waddell
1927-1953.
Box 2, Folders 10-11
Essays written by Waddell
1927-1955.
Physical Description: [2 folders.]
Box 2, Folder 12
Various correspondence
1923-1953.
