Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Frederic Philip Woellner Papers,
- Dates:
- ca. 1921-1981
- Creators:
- Woellner, Frederic Philip, 1890-
- Abstract:
- Frederic Philip Woellner (b.1890) was a lecturer in civic education at the University of California, Southern Branch (1923-25), and professor of education (1925-56). In 1960, he was named California teacher of the year by proclamation of the governor. The collection consists of lectures, tapes of lectures, course materials, biographical information, files, and notes, some on notecards.
- Extent:
- 25 boxes (12.5 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Frederic Philip Woellner Papers (Collection 1283). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Collection consists of lectures, tapes of lectures, course materials, biographical information, files, and notes, some on notecards.
- Biographical / historical:
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Woellner was born on February 18, 1890 in Cincinnati, Ohio; AB, University of Cincinnati, 1912; diploma, Teachers College (Cincinnati), 1912; MA (1915) and Ph.D (1923), Columbia University; taught in Cincinnati elementary schools (1912-14) and in private schools at Columbia University Teachers College (1914-15); taught at Buffalo State Normal School (1915-19), and served as department head for part-time education (1919-21); research scholar, Columbia University, 1921-23; lecturer in civic education at the University of California, Southern Branch, 1923-25; associate professor and professor of education (1925-56), then professor emeritus; named California teacher of the year by proclamation of the governor, 1960; publications include Type studies in American history (1921), Education for citizenship (1923), How we govern (1926), Highlands of the mind (1930), and Life of Carrie Chapman (1941); he died on May 19, 1981 in 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.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, November 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: unknown year .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Frederic Philip Woellner Papers (Collection 1283). Department of 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