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Title: University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Letters and Science Records
Dates: 1940-2000
Bulk Dates: 1948-1961
Collection number: UArch 66
Creator:
University of California, Santa Barbara. College of Letters and Science
Collection Size:
7.6 linear feet
(19 document boxes)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: The College of Letters and Science records contain minutes, memos, correspondence, reports, etc. by committees formed by Letters
and Science and the Division of Applied Arts, and subject files covering issues such as accreditation, budget, departments,
majors, programs, requirements and policies, etc.
Physical location: Del Sur, University Archives.
Languages:
English
None.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Letters and Science Records. UArch 66. Department of Special Collections,
Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Undetermined.
Scope and Content of Collection
From the College of Letters and Science website,
http://www.ltsc.ucsb.edu/about :
"The College of Letters and Science is an innovative and diverse academic unit that offers some 80 majors and 38 minors to
more than 17,000 undergraduates and some 2000 graduate students. Building on the great strength of its traditional disciplines,
the college's departments and programs provide exciting opportunities for faculty and students at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary
inquiry.
"As the largest center of teaching, learning, and research on the UCSB campus, the College fosters an environment of stimulating
intellectual exchanges among senior faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. The undergraduate curriculum encourages
exploration and intellectual breadth through the completion of the General Education Program, and provides depth through the
acquisition of the analytical skills and methods of a specific academic discipline. The College Honors Program provides enrichment
opportunities for highly motivated students.
"The College's Division of Undergraduate Education, headed by the Dean of Undergraduate Education, offers academic advising
and direction and is the home of the Honors Program. Faculty members from diverse disciplines serve as assistant deans and
are available for consultation on a variety of academic matters. An experienced team of peer and college advisors assist students
in individual consultations and in small group meetings and workshops.
"Academic departments and programs form the core of the College of Letters and Science and are grouped into three academic
divisions: the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts; the Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences; and the Division
of Social Sciences. These divisions collectively hold close to 50 departments and programs, as well as numerous interdisciplinary
centers and research units, in which some 700 faculty teach and conduct original research. Faculty collaborate with colleagues
in the College of Engineering, the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education,
and other units.
"One of the greatest strengths of UC Santa Barbara is the interdisciplinary nature of the university. Interdisciplinary study
is characterized by a crossing of academic borders and boundaries. Building on the traditional strengths of a liberal arts
education, rigorous scholarship, and inspiring teaching, our innovative programs engage students in a variety of interdisciplinary
approaches and methodologies. Students can choose a course of study from across the College's divisions, drawing on classes
in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Many students have double majors and minors. As part of their undergraduate
education, students may choose to study abroad in one of 34 countries through the Education Abroad Program, or at the University
of California centers in in Washington D.C. or Sacramento."
For more information, see their website,
http://www.ltsc.ucsb.edu
The collection is arranged in the following series:
Series I, Committee files, contains minutes, memos, correspondence, reports, etc. by committees formed by Letters and Science and the Division of Applied
Arts, arranged alphabetically by committee name.
Series II, Subject files, contains files on accreditation, budget, departments, majors, programs, requirements and policies, and other related subjects.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
University of California, Santa Barbara. College of Letters and Science
Some of the departments of Letters and Science that appear in this collection have their own collections in the University
Archives. See also:
- Department of Art collection, UArch 70
- Department of Home Economics collection, UArch 34
- Department of Music collection, UArch 83
- Department of Women's Physical Education scrapbooks, UArch 95
- Department of Biological Sciences collection, UArch SC 9
- Department of Education collection, UArch SC 27
- Department of English collection, UArch SC 29
- Department of Ergonomics and Physical Education collection, UArch SC 31
- Department of Industrial Education collection, UArch SC 44
- Department of Military Science collection, UArch SC 58
- Department of Speech collection, UArch SC 77
The UCSB Broadsides and Posters collection, UArch 32, contains posters from many of the departments in the Letters and Science
records.
Departmental serials have been separated from the collections and can be searched in Pegasus, the library's online catalog.
Other UCSB colleges and graduate schools:
- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management collection, UArch 24
- College of Creative Studies records, UArch 28
- Gevirtz Graduate School of Education collection, UArch 37
- College of Engineering collection, UArch 38
University Archives also holds a collection on the student protests of the 1960s and 1970s created by the College of Letters
and Science: the College of Letters and Science Isla Vista Riots collection, UArch 39.
Other related collections:
- Academic Senate records, UArch 13 – Files on Letters and Science degree programs, educational policy, etc.
- Associated Students subject files, UArch 21 – Files on Committee on Educational Policy, grading, enrollment, etc.
- Campus Planning Committee records, UArch 33 – Files on Committee on Educational Policy, enrollment, etc.
- History and Antecedents collection, UArch 100 – Files on accreditation, early departments, etc.
- Office of Public Information subject files, UArch 12 – Files on the college and select departments.