Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Letters and Science Records

A. Demeter
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Fax: (805) 893-5749
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Letters and Science Records, 1940-2000 [bulk dates 1948-1961]

Collection number: UArch 66

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara
Processed by:
A. Demeter
Date Completed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Latest revision:
Sept. 3, 2010
Encoded by:
A. Demeter
© 2009 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

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

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

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.

Preferred Citation

University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Letters and Science Records. UArch 66. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

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 

Arrangement

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.

Indexing Terms

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

Related Material

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.

 

Series I:  Committee Files

Box 1: 1

Academic Freedom, Committee on, 1951-1958

Box 1: 2

Academic Structure, Committee on, 1952

Box 1: 3

Admissions, Committee on, 1949-1958

 

Applied Arts Advisory Committee

Box 1: 4

Committee's file, 1954-1955

Box 1: 5

Committee's file, 1955-1956

Box 1: 6

Committee's file, 1956-1957

Box 1: 7

Committee's file, 1957-1958

Box 1: 8

Committee's file, 1958-1959

Box 2: 1

Committee's file, 1959-1960

Box 2: 2

Committee's file, 1960-1961

Box 2: 3

Minutes, 1948-1949

Box 2: 4

Minutes, 1949-1950

Box 2: 5

Minutes, 1950-1951

Box 2: 6

Minutes, 1951-1952

Box 2: 7

Minutes, 1952-1953

Box 2: 8

Minutes, 1953-1954

Box 2: 9

Summary, 1948-1950

Box 2: 10

Athletics, Committee on, 1955-1959

Box 2: 11

Audio-Visual Instruction, Committee on, 1948-1958

Box 2: 12

Budget and Interdepartmental Relations, Committee on, 1952-1960

Box 2: 13

College Problems, Committee Concerning, Dec. 8-15, 1949

Box 2: 14

Cooperative Planning of Course in Mathematics for Credential Candidates, Ad Hoc Committee on, 1961

 

Coordinating Academic Council (CAC)

Box 2: 15

Academic Counseling, Subcommittee on, 1960

Box 2: 16

Committee's file, 1946-1954

Box 2: 17

Coordinating Council for High Education, 1965-1967

Box 2: 18

Correspondence, 1944-1949

Box 3: 1

Correspondence, 1950-1955

Box 3: 2

Miscellaneous, 1954-1955

Box 3: 3

Subject C, Committee on, 1950

 

Educational Policy, Committee on

Box 3: 4

1951-1952

Box 3: 5

1952-1953

Box 3: 6

1953-1954

Box 3: 7

1954-1955

Box 3: 8

1955-1956

Box 4: 1

1955-1956

Box 4: 2

1956-1957

Box 4: 3

1957-1958

Box 4: 4

1958-1959

Box 4: 5

1959-1960

Box 4: 6

Minutes, 1959-1960

Box 4: 7

Fraternities and Sororities Housing, Ad Hoc Committee on, 1954-1956

Box 4: 8

General Secondary, Ad Hoc Committee on, (for 1955 accreditation), 1955

Box 4: 9

Graduation Matters, Committee on, 1951-1958

Box 5: 1

Information for Liberal Arts, Committee on, 1952-1953

 

Joint Advisory Committee

Box 5: 2

Committee file, 1949-1956

Box 5: 3

Committee file, 1956-1960

 

Letters and Science Advisory Committee

Box 5: 4

Business, 1956-1957

Box 5: 5

Business, 1957-1958

Box 5: 6

Minutes, 1951-1954

Box 5: 7

Minutes, 1954-1955

Box 5: 8

Minutes, 1955-1956

Box 5: 9

Minutes, 1958-1959

Box 5: 10

Minutes, 1959-1960

Box 5: 11

Minutes, 1960-1961

Box 5: 12

Working folder, 1959-1960

 

Liaison Committee

Box 6: 1

Liaison Committee, 1950-1957

Box 6: 2

Liaison Committee on Letters and Science, 1954-1959

Box 6: 3

State Department of Education and Regents, 1957-1959

 

Liberal Arts Advisory Committee

Box 6: 4

Minutes, 1948-1949

Box 6: 5

Minutes, 1949-1950

Box 6: 6

Minutes, 1950-1951

Box 6: 7

Minutes, 1951-1952

Box 6: 8

Minutes, 1952-1953

Box 6: 9

Minutes, 1953-1954

Box 7: 1

Notes, 1950-1951

Box 7: 2

Liberal Arts Associates, 1953

Box 7: 3

Liberal Arts Division – General, 1949-1951

 

Liberal Arts Faculty Group

Box 7: 4

Meetings, 1948-1950

Box 7: 5

Meetings, 1951-1954

Box 7: 6

Meeting notes, 1951-1952

 

Standards, Committee on

Box 7: 7

1948-1949

Box 7: 8

1949-1950

Box 7: 9

1950-1951

Box 7: 10

1951-1952

Box 7: 11

General, 1948-1953

Box 7: 12

Student Housing, Ad Hoc Committee on, 1957

Box 7: 13

Teacher Education, Coordinating Committee for, 1955-1960

Box 7: 14

Technological Studies, Committee on, 1959

Box 7: 15

Work Loads, Ad Hoc Committee on, 1957

 

Series II:  Subject Files

 

AAUP (American Association of University Professors)

Box 8: 1

AAUP, 1967-1972

Box 8: 2

AAUP policy statements and background papers, 1940-1968

Box 8: 3

Academic Freedom, 1948-1969

 

Academic Master Plan

Box 8: 4

Basic policy statements for Draft #2-4, Mar. 1958, with comments, 1957-1958

Box 8: 5

Departmental academic master plans for Santa Barbara College Academic Master Plan, 1957-1958

Box 8: 6

Tentative basic policy statements for Feb. 25, 1958, comments by faculty, deans, committees, etc., 1957-1958

Box 8: 7

Accreditation, December 1952, State Department of Education Western College Association, 1952-1953

Box 8: 8

Accreditation, November 1957, 1957-1958

 

Accreditation, Fall 1960

Box 9: 1

Accreditation, Fall 1960, 1955-1961

Box 9: 2

Course outlines – General Education courses, 1960-1964

Box 9: 3

Course outlines – Physical and Health Education, 1960

Box 9: 4-5

Course outlines – Professional Education courses, 1960

Box 9: 6

Course outlines – Support course for Credential Programs, 1960

Box 9: 7

Adult Reentry Program, 1978-1979

 

Budget

Box 9: 8

1948/49-1960/61

Box 9: 9

1957/58

Box 10: 1

1958/59

Box 10: 2

1959/60

Box 10: 3

1960/61

Box 10: 4

Budget and Charges, 1948-1957

Box 10: 5

Catalog, 1960/61

 

Catalog revisions

Box 10: 6

1957/58

Box 10: 7

1958/59

Box 10: 8

1959/60

 

Check list revisions

Box 10: 9

1956/57-1958/59

Box 10: 10

1959/60

Box 10: 11

1960/61

Box 11: 1

1961/62

Box 11: 2

1962/63

 

Core

Box 11: 3

Common core, discussions concerning the 51st Annual Report, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1955-1956

Box 11: 4

Common Core proposal, Apr. 17, 1958

Box 11: 5

Common Core plans, Spring 1957

Box 11: 6

Common Core programs, 1954

Box 11: 7

Core – Analysis of requirements at schools suggested by departments, 1948

Box 11: 8

Core – Applied Arts, curricula 1-4, 1948-1952

Box 11: 9

Core – Criticisms of, 1948-1950

Box 11: 10

Core – Evaluation of, Applied Arts, 1951

Box 11: 11

Core program – Discussion and materials for a general core for Santa Barbara, 1959

Box 11: 12

Core program – Discussions concerning a "new core" program for Applied Arts, 1957-1960

Box 11: 13

Survey on core program, 1954

Box 11: 14

Critical Issues in America Program, 1997

Box 11: 15

Curriculum 3, establishment of requirements, 1949-1950

Box 11: 16

Curriculum 4, establishment of requirements, 1949-1951

Box 11: 17

Dean of the College, Office of – Structure, organization, function, 1958

 

Dean, Divisional

Box 11: 18

Correspondence, 1949-1955

Box 11: 19

Function of, 1955-1958

Box 11: 20

Dean's conference, smaller campuses, 1954-1961

Box 12: 1

Department of Art, 1948-1961

Box 12: 2

Department of Biological Sciences, 1949-1961

 

Department of Education

Box 12: 3

1950-1954

Box 12: 4

1954/55

Box 12: 5

1955/56

Box 12: 6

1956/57-1957/58

Box 12: 7

Department of English, 1949-1960

Box 12: 8

Department of Foreign Languages, 1951-1961

 

Department of Home Economics

Box 13: 1

1949-1954

Box 13: 2

1954/55

Box 13: 3

1955/56

Box 13: 4

1956-1959

Box 13: 5

New Program, 1959

 

Department of Industrial Arts

Box 13: 6

1948-1951

Box 13: 7

1951-1953

Box 13: 8

1953/54

Box 13: 9

1954/55

Box 13: 10

1955/56

Box 13: 11

1956/57

Box 13: 12

1957/58

Box 14: 1

1958/59

Box 14: 2

1959-1963

 

Department of Military Science

Box 14: 3

1948-1953

Box 14: 4

1954-1958

Box 14: 5

1958-1960

Box 14: 6

Department of Military Science and Tactics, 1948-1960

Box 14: 7

Department of Music, 1948-1954

 

Department of Physical Education, Men

Box 14: 8

1948-1956

Box 15: 1

1956-1961

Box 15: 2

Department of Physical Education, Women, 1950-1960

 

Department of Physical Science

Box 15: 3

1948-1960

Box 15: 4

Physical Science Majors, 1948-1950

Box 15: 5

Department of Speech – General correspondence, 1949-1956

Box 15: 6

Department of Speech and Drama, 1956-1959

Box 15: 7

Directory of Undergraduate Research Opportunities and Faculty Research Interests, 1993-1994

Box 15: 8

Divisional Majors – Candidates for graduation, 1952-1954

Box 15: 9

Engineering, 1953-1957

 

Enrollment Figures

Box 15: 10

By year, 1948-1953

Box 15: 11

Regular sessions, 1950-1960

Box 15: 12

Examinations, qualifying, 1949-1951

Box 16: 1

Faculty meetings, 1961-1976

Box 16: 2

Focus on Excellence, 1994

 

General Education

Box 16: 3

Programs, 1949-1961

Box 16: 4

Revision, "Modest Proposal," etc., 1956

 

General Secondary

Box 16: 5

1952-1956

Box 16: 6

Accreditation, 1954-1955

 

Grading Survey

Box 16: 7-8

March 1972

Box 16: 9

Update, October 1972

Box 16: 10

Guides to program preparation for entering freshmen, 1965-1996

Box 17: 1

Health course, 1948-1950

Box 17: 2

Hispanic Civilization, 1948-1961

Box 17: 3

History and Institutions requirement, approved exceptions, fulfillment, etc., 1955-1961

Box 17: 4

Home Economics Core Program, evaluation of, 1951

Box 17: 5

Jackey, Dean of College of Applied Arts at UCLA, 1949-1959

Box 17: 6

Instructional rating scale, c. 1950s

Box 17: 7

Liberal Arts Forum, 1948

 

Major

Box 17: 8

Divisional – Art in the Theater, 1949-1958

Box 17: 9

Divisional – General information, 1948-1958

Box 17: 10

Education – General Elementary, 1950-1960

Box 17: 11

Education – General Junior High, 1950-1960

Box 17: 12

Education – Kindergarten-Primary, 1950-1960

Box 17: 13

Education – No credential, 1950-1960

Box 17: 14

Home Economics – Special secondary, 1949-1960

Box 17: 15

Home Economics – Terminal, 1957-1960

Box 17: 16

Home Economics – Textiles, 1959

Box 17: 17

Industrial Arts – General program, 1957-1960

Box 17: 18

Industrial Arts – Special secondary, 1954-1960

Box 17: 19

Industrial Management, 1954-1960

Box 17: 20

Interdisciplinary, 1959-1961

Box 17: 21

Music – Performance, 1954-1960

Box 17: 22

Music – Special secondary credential, 1955-1960

Box 17: 23

Physical Education – Men, 1954-1960

Box 17: 24

Physical Education – Physical Therapy, 1960

Box 17: 25

Physical Education – Recreation, 1949

Box 17: 26

Physical Education – Women, 1954-1960

Box 18: 1

Speech, 1948-1960

Box 18: 2

Speech – Broadcasting curriculum, 1960

Box 18: 3

Speech – Credential to teach exceptional children / speech correction, 1951-1959

Box 18: 4

Speech – Special secondary credential, c. 1957-1958

Box 18: 5

Speech – Speech and Hearing Emphasis, 1958-1960

Box 18: 6

Speech – Theater Arts, 1955

Box 18: 7

Undeclared, 1951-1952

Box 18: 8

Master of Arts in Teaching, 1957

Box 18: 9

Memos, 1960-2000

Box 18: 10

Newspaper clippings, 1948-1960

Box 18: 11

Newspaper releases, 1949-1954

Box 18: 12

Orientation Handbook for Faculty Members of the University of California, 1954

Box 18: 13

Policy Statement – Departmental (Military Science only), 1958

Box 18: 14

President – Robert G. Sproul, 1948-1958

Box 18: 15

Proposed Nursing Program, 1974-1981

Box 18: 16

Proposed Parapsychology Program, 1975-1977

 

Publications of the University

Box 18: 17

California Monthly, c. 1951-1953

Box 18: 18

California Notes, 1951-1961

Box 18: 19

Reciprocity – UCLA-SBC General Education Program, 1951-1953

Box 18: 20

Religion, 1948-1954

Box 19: 1

Religion, Curriculum on, 1944-1956

Box 19: 2

Report of Math and Science Seminar, 1958

 

Scholars Program

Box 19: 3

Annual Report, 1966-1974

Box 19: 4

Newsletter, 1966-1974

Box 19: 5

Scholars Program, 1965-1976

Box 19: 6

Special Programs Office, 1999-2000

 

Summer Session

Box 19: 7

1954

Box 19: 8

1956

Box 19: 9

1957

Box 19: 10

1958

Box 19: 11

1959

Box 19: 12

Arts Program, 1955

Box 19: 13

High School, 1960

Box 19: 14

Western College Association, 1949-1958