Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Titus, Charles Hickman
- Abstract:
- Charles Hickman Titus (1896-1965) taught at Whitman College and Stanford before coming to teach at UCLA in 1927. He was an expert on American political theory and studied U.S. voting habits. During World War II, Titus served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Signal Corps in New Guinea and Australia. The collection consists of Titus' personal and professional papers and papers relating to Hickman's father, grandfather, and related families.
- Extent:
- 42 boxes (21 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of personal and professional papers of former UCLA political science professor Charles Hickman Titus. Also contains papers relating to Hickman's father, grandfather, and related families.
- Biographical / historical:
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Titus was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1896; received BA (1920), MA (1921), and Ph.D (1927) at Stanford; taught at Whitman College and Stanford before coming to teach at UCLA in 1927; was an expert on American political theory and studied U.S. voting habits; achieved fame as a teacher through unorthodox views and challenging students to re-evaluate basic tenets; served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Signal Corps in New Guinea and Australia during World War II; retired from teaching at UCLA in 1963; died of a heart attack in Victorville, California, on October 20, 1965.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Charles Hickman Titus.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988