Finding Aid for the International Senior Citizens Association Records, 1951-1974
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Finding Aid for the International Senior Citizens Association Records, 1951-1974
Collection number: 1294
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Manuscripts Division staff
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, February 2004
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: International Senior Citizens Association Records,
Date (inclusive): 1951-1974
Collection number: 1294
Creator:
International Senior Citizens Association
Extent:
26 boxes (13 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The International Senior Citizens Association (ISCA) was formed in 1963 to coordinate on an international basis work of those
senior citizens engaged in promoting the welfare of senior citizens, and to provide a means of communication throughout the
world for charitable, educational and cultural purposess. Marjorie Borchardt of Los Angeles served as president of the organization,
as well as president of the Senior Citizens Association of Los Angeles. The collection consists of Borchardt's correspondence,
conference materials, reports and information files. There are also materials from other organizations with which Borchardt
was involved, including the Senior Citizens Association of Los Angeles.
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.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary 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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of International Senior Citizens Association, 1981.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], International Senior Citizens Association Records (Collection 1294). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
The International Senior Citizens Association (ISCA) was formed in 1963 to coordinate on an international basis work of those
senior citizens engaged in promoting the welfare of senior citizens, and to provide a means of communication throughout the
world for charitable, educational and cultural purposess. Marjorie Borchardt of Los Angeles served as president of the organization,
as well as president of the Senior Citizens Association of Los Angeles.
Biographical Narrative
The International Senior Citizen's Association (ISCA) was formed in 1963 “to coordinate on an international basis work of
those senior citizens engaged in promoting the welfare of senior citizens ... [and] to provide a means of communication between
senior citizens throughout the world for charitable, educational and cultural purposes ...” (Articles of Incorporation).
The papers described below comprise the records of Mrs. Marjorie Borchardt of Los Angeles as president of the Association,
together with material relating to other senior citizen organizations, including the Senior Citizens Association of Los angeles
(SCA) of which Mrs. Borchardt was also a president.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, conference materials, reports and information files of Marjorie Borchardt, president
of the International Senior Citizens Association (ISCA). Includes articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, papers, brochures
and circulars, and clippings. Also contains similar materials from other organizations with which Borchardt was involved,
including the Senior Citizens Association of Los Angeles, of which she was also president.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-10,12-13,15-23,26).
- Articles of incorporation, minutes and reports (Boxes 1,15).
- Material on meetings and conferences (Boxes 1,9-13).
- ISCA brochures, printed materials, and circulars (Boxes 11,25-26).
- Subject files, papers, and clippings (Boxes 14,22-24,26).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Borchardt, Marjorie--Archives.
International Senior Citizens Association--Archives.
Aged--Societies and clubs--Archival resources.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1963-1967.
Scope and Content Note
re foundation and early years.
Also, copy articles of incorporation.
Box 1
Correspondence, conference materials and reports, 1970s.
Scope and Content Note
Including reports on the treatment of the elderly.
President's Correspondence, 1965-1973
Box 9
Correspondence and various papers, 1971-1973.
Scope and Content Note
Including material
re meetings and international reports on treatment of the elderly.
Box 10
Correspondence, 1970s.
Scope and Content Note
Including material
re driving automobiles, housing and ISCA conference in Strasbourgh in 1972.
Box 11
Materials
re conferences in Graz, 1967 and Osaka, 1970; brochures about ISCA.
Box 12
Conferences in 1972 and 1974.
Scope and Content Note
Including correspondence and papers
re a grant application for a conference.
Box 13
Papers and correspondence, 1964-1974.
Scope and Content Note
re confrences and various meetings.
Box 14
Information files on various topics of concern to senior citizens, 1960s.
Scope and Content Note
e.g. housing, older drivers including printed and manuscript items.
Box 15
Correspondence and papers including bylaws and articles of incorporation, 1955-1957.
Box 16
Correspondence, early 1950s and 1960s.
Box 17
Correspondence, 1954-1959.
Box 18
Correspondence and papers, 1956-1962.
Box 19
President's correspondence, 1958-1959.
Box 20
President's correspondence, 1959-1960.
Box 21
President's correspondence, 1960-1963.
Boxes 22-23
Allied Senior Citizen's Clubs Incorporated, 1960s.
Scope and Content Note
re Correspondence and papers.
Box 24
Materials, 1951-1961.
Scope and Content Note
re housing, nutrition and the West Los Angeles Community Council for Senior Citizens.
Box 25
Printed materials and circulars, 1960s-1970s.
Scope and Content Note
re various aspects of aging and concerns of the aged.
Box 26
National agencies material, 1971.
Scope and Content Note
Including the White House Conference on Aging.
Box 26
Miscellaneous clippings, correspondence and papers.
Scope and Content Note
re senior citizen groups, activities and interests.
Box 26
Tourist brochures and maps, 1950s-1970s.
Scope and Content Note
re countries where ISCA held conferences.
