Engineering (College of). Outgoing administrative correspondence of Charles Martin Duke., 1957-1963
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- College of Engineering. Outgoing administrative correspondence of Charles Martin Duke.
- Dates:
- 1957-1963
- Creators:
- College of Engineering.
- Abstract:
- Record Series 38 contains the outgoing correspondence of Charles Martin Duke of the UCLA College of Engineering.
- Extent:
- 1.6 linear ft. (4 boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], College of Engineering. Outgoing correspondence file of Charles Martin Duke (University Archives Record Series 38). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Record Series 38 contains the outgoing correspondence of Charles Martin Duke. Correspondence is directed to many members of the College of Engineering or the larger UCLA community, regarding administration of the College of Engineering. Subjects include: quality of teaching; curriculum design for the College of Engineering; organization of the Department and College of Engineering; timetables for graduate programs; and engineering conferences.
This is an inactive Record Series; no additional University records are expected to be added.
- Biographical / historical:
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The College of Engineering at UCLA traces its beginning to a two-year program of instruction instituted in 1919 when the Los Angeles State Normal School was incorporated into the University of California. Students who wanted to go beyond this two-year program had to transfer to the Berkeley campus or to other universities until 1941 when the Regents authorized full instruction in engineeting on the Los Angeles campus.
In 1944, Llewellyn M. K. Boelter was appointed the first Dean of the College of Engineering. A single undergraduate curriculum has emphasized fundamentals common to all engineers; specialization occurs either in the senior year, during graduate study or on the job.
C. Martin Duke, born in 1917, was educated as a civil engineer at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as Professor of Engineering at UCB (Cal) and UCLA; and as the chair or the Engineering Department and Associate Dean of the Engineering College at UCLA. Research interests included earthquake engineering, soil mechaniecs, and effects of earthquakes on site structure.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- ©1986 September
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-08-27T08:39-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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Copyright of portions of this collection is held by The Regents of the University of California. The UCLA University Archives can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or quote must be submitted in writing to the UCLA University Archivist.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], College of Engineering. Outgoing correspondence file of Charles Martin Duke (University Archives Record Series 38). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- 310-825-4988