Inventory of the Leo F. Cain Writings Collection DH.2007.008
Finding aid prepared by Charissa O. Jefferson
Contributing Institution:
University Archives
Title: Cain (Leo F.) Writings
Creator:
Cain, Leo F.
Identifier/Call Number: DH.2007.008
Physical Description:
2 boxes
Physical Description:
.834 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1948-2001; undated
Date (bulk): 1948-1997
Abstract: CONTENT WARNING: This finding aid contains records that have been identified as including offensive or harmful original or
creator supplied language. This language has been retained in order to preserve historic context of the material. This collection
contains the conference writings, speeches, symposium proceeding summary, meeting addresses, essays, reports, discussions,
journal articles written by Leo Cain in the years preceding his appointment to Cal State Dominguez Hills, and includes citations
about Cain.
Language of Material:
English
.
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Dr. Leo F. Cain Biography
Dr. Leo F. Cain was the founding President of California State University, Dominguez Hills. Previously he was a Vice President
of San Francisco State College. He graduated from Chico State College and Stanford University after having earned both his
M.A. and Ph.D. He holds a school psychologists' credential, an administrative credential, and a California Life Diploma granted
on general secondary and general elementary credentials. He began his professional career in the Oroville City Schools as
an elementary school teacher and principal, then moved to the San Francisco Schools as a counselor and teacher of English
and Social Science, and later taught at San Francisco Junior College as an instructor in Psychology. He then became a research
associate with the American Council on Education, and served one summer at San Jose State College as a Professor of Psychology.
Later he went to the University of Maryland as Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Educational Psychology, with emphasis on
the problems of exceptional children, and from there moved into the Department of Justice in Washington D.C., as Director
of Education in the National Training School for boys.
In the years 1943 and 1944 he was a Classification Officer with the United States Maritime Service. From 1944 to 1946 he
was a training officer in the Corrective Services Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel.
Following the war he returned to the University of Maryland as a lecturer; moved on to the University of Oklahoma, becoming
Professor of Special Education and Educational Psychology, and from there was invited to come to San Francisco State College
in 1947 as Director of Special Education. He then became Dean of Educational Services for the summer sessions of that institution,
and in 1957 was elevated to the position of Vice President.
Dr. Cain has a distinguished list of associations with other colleges and universities, professional organizations, and community
activities, and is the author of numerous publications.
As a psychologist, Cain created educational programs for teachers of both gifted and disadvantaged children. Cain was tapped
in 1962 to head a design team for a new state college, originally planned for the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The campus opened
in the fall of 1965 anticipating 400 students. Classes were held in Rolling Hills Estates bank building and the faculty was
so small that Cain taught some courses.
Land values continued to soar on the peninsula, and the budget-strapped California State College University Board of Trustees
soon settled on a 346-acre campus in Carson, overlooking, oil wells and tract housing. Cain fashioned a curriculum and administrative
system stressing individuality and participation of students in planning, with flexible schedules enabling full-time employees
to get college educations at night and on Saturdays. He also made provisions for accelerated completion of degrees and developed
job-related programs leading to employment at graduation. By the time Cain retired in 1976, his new campus was a permanent
fixture in the state university system, with 7,000 students. The enrollment today is 14,000.
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Dr. Cain's writings for conferences, speeches, commencement addresses, journal articles, and essays
relating to the field of special education. Included in his essays and journal articles are his research and studies in special
education including surveys, discussions, and reports. His conference writings include professional training and development
issues including approaches to change and establishment of resources in higher education. An interview with Cain while he
was Vice President at San Francisco State College is also included as well as a certificate of The Great Seal of California
from Cruz M. Bustamante, California's former Lieutenant Governor. This collection documents the growth and development of
special education trends and its inclusive issues in higher education in California colleges and nationwide.
Arrangement
Arranged in three series:
- Series I. Conferences (1963-1973)
- Series II. Speeches (1960-1972)
- Series III. Publications and Writings (1956-1976)
Content Warning
This finding aid contains records that have been identified as including offensive or harmful original or creator supplied
language. This language has been retained in order to preserve historic context of the material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Psychology
Professional values and practice
Special education
Exceptional children
Teachers of people with disabilities
Teachers of the learning disabled -- United States
Washington (State)
Dominguez Hills (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)
Children with disabilities
Cain, Leo F.
Bustamante, Cruz M. , 1953-
Labani, Jafar
San Francisco State College
Consortium for International Cooperation in Higher Education
Council for Exceptional Children
AAMD publication
SREB conference
Colorado State College (Greeley, Colo.)
Chamber of Commerce
El Camino College
California Teachers Association
California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State College, Dominguez Hills
California State College at Palos Verdes
Series I: Conference
1963-1973; undated
Physical Description: 10 folders
Scope and Contents
This series consists mainly of materials created by Dr. Cain which he presented at conferences for professional training and
higher education. Subjects include trends, issues, and problems in special education, underdeveloped resources, impact of
changes in education and approaches to the time-shortened degree. This also includes conference proceedings written by Cain
from a symposium on attitudes toward blindness. All materials are arranged separately in chronological order.
box 1, folder 1
"Manpower and Professional Training" [material for tele-panel]
October 9, 1963
box 1, folder 2
"Trends, Issues, and Problems in Special Education" [typed speech transcript]
October 1971
box 1, folder 3
"Education and the Impact of Change" Arizona Conference on Social Welfare
May 19, 1966
box 1, folder 4
"Higher Education and the Training of Manpower for Mental Retardation" American Association on Mental Deficiency Symposium
on Manpower Development and Training
May 11, 1966
box 1, folder 5
"Underdeveloped Resource at the Edge of Change", California Council for Retarded Children, San Francisco, CA.
November 15, 1968
box 1, folder 6
"Using Our Resources for the Support of Education" Conference of CTEVH, Sacramento [CA]
April 10, 1970
box 1, folder 7
"The Six-Hour Retarded Child" AAMD Conference
March 26, 1971
box 1, folder 8
"The Very Special Child" by Dr. Leo F. Cain
October 7, 1971
box 1, folder 9
"Remarks on the Merits of a Totally Revised Undergraduate Academic Program" Leo F. Cain, President California State College
Dominguez Hills; and Robert M. Bersi Dean of Innovative Programs, California State College, Dominguez Hills
June 13, 1972
box 1, folder 10
Proceedings. Regional Symposium on Attitudes Towards Blindness, San Francisco, CA.
February 1973
Series II: Speech
1960-2001; undated
Physical Description: 21 folders
Scope and Contents
This series consists of college speeches on providing educational experiences for exceptional children, includes ways to open
doors for exceptional children, and statements and addresses including observations of developing a new college. This series
includes speeches from conferences and meetings at the Council for Exceptional Children, Chamber of Commerce, and faculty
conferences. Also includes commencement addresses and meeting addresses. This series also includes writings of standards,
preparations, and strategies for the teaching professional. A Certificate which is The Great Seal of California certificate
presented to Dr. Cain for his contributions to the state of California is also included. Additionally, an interview with Cain
while he was Vice President at San Francisco State University is also included.
box 1, folder 11
Colorado State College: "Providing educational experiences for exceptional children"
January 29, 1960
box 1, folder 12
Washington State "Opening Doors for Exceptional Children"
March 11, 1960
box 1, folder 13
Statement by Leo F. Cain Representing the Council for Exceptional Children "Hearing of Assembly Interim Committee on Education"
Los Angeles, CA.
May 19, 1960
box 1, folder 14
"Implications of a Changing World for Education, The Council for Exceptional Children, Portland OR.
March 16, 1961
box 1, folder 15
"Observations on the Development of a New College" by Leo F. Cain, President, South Bay State College. Summary of an address
given at Riverside, CA.
March 16, 1963
box 1, folder 16
Speech for Salt Lake City, CEC
November 1963
box 1, folder 17
"The Small College at California State College, Dominguez Hills" by Leo F. Cain
circa 1964-1965
box 1, folder 18
"Support for Higher Education" PV Chamber of Commerce
April 27, 1965
box 1, folder 19
statement by Leo F. Cain before the National Citizens Advisory Committee on Vocational Rehabilitation
January 16, 1967
box 1, folder 20
President's Speech to Faculty Conference
Fall 1968
box 1, folder 21
"Education and Your Future" El Camino College Commencement Address
June 16, 1972
box 1, folder 22
"American Education- A Problem of National Concern"
undated
box 1, folder 23
commencement address [unknown location]
June 18 [no year]
box 1, folder 24
"A Community Approach to Coordination of Services for the Mentally Retarded"
undated
box 1, folder 25
"Evaluating and Accrediting Non-Traditional Graduate Programs" Leo F. Cain
undated
box 1, folder 26
"Professional Standards in the Education of Exceptional Children"
circa 1961
box 1, folder 27
"New Directions in Professional Training, A Summary" Leo F. Cain, President California State College, Dominguez Hills, Squaw
Valley
June 30, 1967
box 1, folder 28
"A Comment on Doctoral Level Preparation of the Teacher-Educator in Mental Retardation" by Leo F. Cain, California State College,
Dominguez Hills. Paper delivered at the Special Study Institute for Doctoral Training in Mental Retardation, University of
Texas at Austin
August 13-15, 1970
box 1, folder 29
"Strategies, Models, and Ideas for Action" WICHE
February 6, 1971
box 1, folder 30
State of California Resolution addressed to Leo F. Cain
May 8, 2001
box 1, folder 31
oral history interview with Leo Cain, San Francisco State University [transcript]
March 5, 1986
Series III: Publications and Writings
1948-1976, 2000; undated
Physical Description: 28 folders
Scope and Contents
This series consists of Dr. Cain's essays, reports, and research, some include surveys and studies, which have been published
in journals and California state publications. Publications are in the journal for the Council for Exceptional Children, Consortium
for International Cooperation in Higher Education, California Teachers Association, and Study Commission on Mental Retardation
for the State of California. This series includes essays, journal articles, reports and others.
box 1, folder 32
"Education for the Ghetto Child"
undated
box 1, folder 33
"Quality Education for Exceptional Children"
undated
box 1, folder 34
"Research Related to Education and Training" Dr. Leo F. Cain, San Francisco State College
undated
box 1, folder 35
"Scope and Emphasis of the Program of Professional Preparation of Educational Personnel in the Field of the Visually Handicapped"
undated
box 1, folder 36
"Report of an Experimental Study of College Instruction Using Broadcast Television at San Francisco State College" Leo F.
Cain
circa 1959
box 1, folder 37
"A Report to the Southern Regional Education Board on the Resources for the Establishment of Regional Programs for the Training
of Teachers of the Blind, Partially Seeing and Deaf, and for the Doctorate in Special Education" by Leo F. Cain, consultant
in Special Education
June 1956
box 2, folder 1
"A Study of the Effects of Community and Institutional School Classes for Trainable Mentally Retarded Children" San Francisco
State College, Co-Directors: Leo F. Cain and Samuel Levine; U.S. Office of Education
June 1961
box 2, folder 2
"Mental Retardation and the Law, A Survey of California Laws Affecting the Mentally Retarded", Study Commission on Mental
Retardation State of California
July 1964
box 2, folder 3
"A Report of a Symposium on Manpower Development and Training in the Field of Mental Retardation" Western Interstate Commission
for Higher Education
October 1966
box 2, folder 4
untitled speech, San Luis Obispo CEC Chapter
February 8, 1968
box 2, folder 5
"Disadvantaged Students in Colleges and Universities" Leo F. Cain
February 2, 1972
box 2, folder 6
"Report on the Visit of Dr. Jafar Labani" University of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to selected American universities accompanied
by Dr. Leo F. Cain
October 1981
box 2, folder 7
'Special Education Services in Sparsely Populated Areas: Guidelines for Research" Western Interstate Commission for Higher
Education
undated
box 2, folder 8
"Educational Opportunities for the Retarded" Leo F. Cain, California State College Dominguez Hills
undated
box 2, folder 9
"The Disabled Child in School" Leo F. Cain. Reprinted from Journal of Social Issues
Fall 1948
box 2, folder 10
"Role of the California State Colleges in the Development of Special Education" [for CEC Journal]
March 10, 1960
box 2, folder 11
'Exceptional Children" Vol. 28, No. 9
May 1962
box 2, folder 12
"Assessing the Future of CEC" by Leo F. Cain. "Exceptional Children"
May 1962
box 2, folder 13
"Special Education Moves Ahead: A Comment on the Education of Teachers" by Leo F. Cain. Reprinted from "Exceptional Children"
Vol. 30, No. 5
January 1964
box 2, folder 14
"Exceptional Children" Vol. 30, No. 5
January 1964
box 2, folder 15
"California Teachers Association" Journal, Vol. 62, No. 2. Contains article "Palos Verdes State College... Project in Staff
Planning" by Leo F. Cain
March 1966
box 2, folder 16
Special Education in the West, Report of a Regional Survey by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
August 1969
box 2, folder 17
"Educational Opportunities for the Retarded" Leo F. Cain, Ph.D. Reprinted from Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
September 1970
box 2, folder 18
"Parent Groups: Their Role in a Better Life for the Handicapped" Leo F. Cain. Article from "Exceptional Children"
May 1976
box 2, folder 19
"Exceptional Children" Vol. 42, No. 8
May 1976
box 2, folder 20
"The Underdeveloped Resource, A Plan for the Mentally Retarded in California" State of California, Study Commission on Mental
Retardation
January 1965
box 2, folder 21
"Transportation and the Mentally Retarded" The President's Committee on Mental Retardation
June 1972
box 2, folder 22
California State Federation Council for Exceptional Children CSF/CED "The Golden Anniversary 1950-2000"
circa 2000
