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Finding aid for the Los Angeles Unified School District counseling records 0481
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  • Title: Los Angeles Unified School District counseling records
    Collection number: 0481
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 0.21 Linear feet 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1961-1996
    Abstract: This small collection documents some of the history and activity of school counseling services in the city of Los Angeles from the 1960s through the 1990s. At least some of the material was collected and created by Dr. Charles Espalin, Director of District Counseling Services in the 1980s-90s. The records contain material from the Los Angeles City Schools' Evaluation and Research Section; the Los Angeles City School District's Guidance and Counseling Section; LAUSD's Pupil Services and Guidance Branch, and District Counseling Services; and the Secondary Head Counselor's Organization of Los Angeles.
    creator: Espalin, Charles
    creator: Los Angeles City School District.
    creator: Los Angeles Unified School District.
    creator: Secondary Head Counselors' Organization of Los Angeles.

    Conditions Governing Access

    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 from the copyright holder to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], Los Angeles Unified School District counseling records, Collection no. 0481, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Scope and Content

    The Los Angeles Unified School District counseling records consist of reports, papers, correspondence, brochures, and a manual that document some of the history and activity of school counseling services in the city of Los Angeles from the 1960s through the 1990s. At least some of the material was collected and created by Dr. Charles Espalin, Director of District Counseling Services in the 1980s-90s. The records contain material from the Los Angeles City Schools' Evaluation and Research Section; the Los Angeles City School District's Guidance and Counseling Section; LAUSD's Pupil Services and Guidance Branch, and District Counseling Services; and the Secondary Head Counselor's Organization of Los Angeles, and thus provide a broad overview of the changing roles of guidance counselors in Los Angeles' city schools--the development of services, the role of counselors in schools, training and certification, the administrative structure of counseling services, and of particular note, the issue of summer school closings in 1984.

    Related Archival Materials

    Los Angeles Unified School District mental health research materials, Collection no. 0429, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Los Angeles City School District. -- Archives
    Los Angeles Unified School District. -- Archives
    Secondary Head Counselors' Organization of Los Angeles. -- Archives
    Brochures
    Correspondence
    Manuals (instructional materials)
    Reports
    School social work--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
    Student counselors--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources