Caughey (John W.) Papers, 1930-1982

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Summary

Title:
John Walton Caughey Papers,
Dates:
1930-1982
Creators:
Caughey, John Walton, 1902-
Abstract:
John Walton Caughey (1902-1995) was a UCLA professor of history (1930) specializing in Los Angeles, California, the West, and issues arising from McCarthy era. In 1949, he began to fight against the University of California loyalty oath. The collection consists of correspondence, typescripts of speeches, articles, books reviews, manuscripts, and printed materials.
Extent:
356 boxes (178 linear ft.) 1 carton (1 linear ft.) 9 oversize boxes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Walton Caughey Papers (Collection 998). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, typescripts of speeches, articles, books reviews, manuscripts, and printed materials related to Caughey's career as a history professor at UCLA.

Biographical / historical:

John Walton Caughey was born July 3, 1902 in Wichita, Kansas; attended University of Texas; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1928; became UCLA professor of history, 1930; editor, Pacific Historical Review, 1947-68; served on editorial boards of various western historical journals; served on boards of American Historical Association (AHA)and Organization of American Historians (OAH); chairman, UCLA Department of History; in 1949 began to fight against University of California loyalty oath; active in American Association of University Professors (AAUP), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and school integration movements; author of many books and articles on Los Angeles, California, the West, and issues arising from McCarthy era; died December 15, 1995 in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Acquisition information:
Gift of John and La Ree Caughey, 1968-90.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Manuscripts.
  2. Research material.
  3. Correspondence.
  4. Printed material.
  5. Photographs, slides, negatives, film.
  6. Graphic arts.
  7. Class material.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, 1998 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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], John Walton Caughey Papers (Collection 998). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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