Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- George W. Robbins papers
- Dates:
- circa 1929-1993
- Abstract:
- George W. Robbins was a UCLA alumnus. He returned to teach Economics as an assistant professor (1931), was the head of the University Extension program, chairman of the Department of Business Administration, and Dean of the Graduate School of Management. He was a frequent spokesman on business practices and ethics during the 1950s and 60s. The collection consists of personal papers, bio-bibliographies, speeches, publications, clippings, and files related to Robbins' life and career.
- Extent:
- 0.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], George W. Robbins papers (Collection 1710). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of personal papers, bio-bibliographies, speeches, publications, clippings, and files related to the life and career of George W. Robbins. Files relate to Robbins's deanship of the UCLA School of Management, his Ford Foundation report, and recommendations related to a school of management in India.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robbins, a graduate of UCLA, returned to teach Economics as an assistant professor in 1931; during his years at UCLA, he was head of the University Extension program, chairman of the Department of Business Administration, and Dean of the Graduate School of Management; chairman, National Committee on Emeriti, 1965-80; Robbins was a frequent spokesman on business practices and ethics during the 1950s and 60s; retired in 1970; died in Westwood, California, on October 9, 1994.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of George W. Robbins, 1993.
- Processing information:
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Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff, August 1993. Encoded by Caroline Cubé. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala, March 2004.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-01-06 09:26:58 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], George W. Robbins papers (Collection 1710). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988