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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Joyce A. Fadem papers
Creator:
Fadem, Joyce A.
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1109
Physical Description:
5.0 Linear Feet
(10 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1959-1967
Abstract: Joyce Abrams Fadem (b.1932) was a educator and a prominent member of the California Democratic party. She served as director
of political action and legislation for the California Teachers Association, Los Angeles (1969-71), was a member of the California
Democratic State Central Committee (1960-64 and again, beginning in 1966), secretary of the California Democratic Council
(CDC) Board of Directors (1963-67), and a member of the Los Angeles Democratic County Central Committee (1966-76). Her publications
include
The public secondary school pupil and the case law of California (1961). The collection consists of correspondence, minutes of board meetings, official records, documents, printed materials,
ephemera, and tape recordings relating to the organization and activities of the California Democratic Council (CDC) during
the period Joyce Fadem served as secretary to the board of directors. Included is the only complete tape recorded record of
the 1967 and 1968 CDC annual conventions documenting the critical Vietnam War debates and the removal of President Simon Cassidy
from office.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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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], Joyce A. Fadem papers (Collection 1109). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joyce Fadem, 1971.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9942330013606533
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Joyce Abrams Fadem was born on February 25, 1932 in Los Angeles; attended UC Berkeley, 1949-50; AA (1951), BA (1952), MA (1961),
UCLA; teacher, University High School (Los Angeles), 1953-57; training teacher in the teacher training program, UCLA, 1955-57,
1959-60; faculty member, social science Department, Los Angeles City College, 1962-69; instructor, Immaculate Heart College,
1967-69; director of political action and legislation, California Teachers Association, Los Angeles, 1969-71; member, California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1960-64 and again, beginning in 1966; secretary, California Democratic Council (CDC) Board
of Directors, 1963-67; member, Los Angeles Democratic County Central Committee, 1966-76; publications include
The public secondary school pupil and the case law of California (1961).
Mrs. Joyce Fadem has been active in California Democratic Politics for several years, serving as a member of the California
Democratic State Central Committee from 1960-1964 and 1966 to the present. She has also been a member of the Los Angeles County
Central Committee since 1966.
This collection, given by Mrs. Fadem in November 1971, contains the official records, documents, and correspondence, as well
as the unofficial correspondence, of the California Democratic Council during the period Mrs. Fadem served as secretary to
the CDC Board of Directors, 1963-1967.
(
Who's Who in American Politics, 1971-1972)
Collection consists of correspondence, minutes of board meetings, official records, documents, printed materials, ephemera,
and tape recordings relating to the organization and activities of the California Democratic Council (CDC) during the period
Joyce Fadem served as secretary to the board of directors. Includes the only complete tape recorded record of the 1967 and
1968 CDC annual conventions documenting the critical Vietnam War debates and the removal of President Simon Cassidy from office.
Arranged in the following series:
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
Knox Mellon California Democratic Council papers (Collection 1061). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
Charles G. Gant California Democratic Council Records (Collection 1073). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
Joseph L. Wyatt Collection of California Democratic Council Records (Collection 1082). Available at Department of Special
Collections, UCLA.
California Democratic Council Records (Collection 1389). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women political activists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives.
Teachers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives.
California Democratic Council
Fadem, Joyce A.--Archives.