Richardson (Ralph G.) Papers, 1956-1977

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Title:: Ralph G. Richardson Papers,
Dates:: 1956-1977
Creators:: Richardson, Ralph G.
Abstract:: Ralph Richardson was a board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Los Angeles Community College District. He joined the faculty at UCLA in 1948 as a speech instructor. His wife, Mary Lou Richardson, served on the Culver City Council (1956-60) and was mayor of Culver City (1958-59). The collection contains papers related to Richardson's career at UCLA and as a board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Mary Lou's papers are also included.
Extent:: 83 boxes (41.5 linear ft.) 4 microfilm boxes 1 oversize box 1 oversize package
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Ralph G. Richardson Papers (Collection 1523). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection contains papers related to Ralph G. Richardson's career as a member of the UCLA faculty and as a board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Also includes papers of his wife, Mary Lou Richardson, who was the first woman mayor of Culver City, California.
Biographical / historical:: Richardson was a board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Los Angeles Community College District; he joined the faculty at UCLA in 1948 as a speech instructor; his wife, Mary Lou Richardson, served on the Culver City Council (1956-60) and was mayor of Culver City (1958-59).
Acquisition information:: Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Ralph Richardson, 1987.
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.

Names:: University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty--Archival resources.
Los Angeles Unified School District--Officials and employees--Archival resources.
Richardson, Ralph G.--Archives.
Richardson, Mary Lou, 1917-1989.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Dan Luckenbill; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 2003
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, June 1987 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: 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], Ralph G. Richardson Papers (Collection 1523). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US