Laughlin (Helen M.) Papers, 1920-1950

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Title:: Helen Matthewson Laughlin Papers,
Dates:: 1920-1950
Creators:: Laughlin, Helen Matthewson
Abstract:: Helen Mattheson Laughlin (1883-1960) was the Dean of Women at UCLA. She supervised the working conditions and standards of pay for the many women working part time at the university and was active in providing a housing service and vocational counseling for them as well. The collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Laughlin relating to her career as UCLA Dean of Women.
Extent:: 2 oversize boxes
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Helen Matthewson Laughlin Papers (Collection 985). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Laughlin relating to her career as UCLA Dean of Women.
Biographical / historical:: Laughlin was born on February 2, 1883 in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand; came to California; in 1910 became an instructor in physical education at the Los Angeles State Normal School; in 1914 she served as head of practice teaching and Dean of Women, and continued in the latter position when the school became the Southern Branch of the University of California and then UCLA; as Dean, she was active in providing a housing service and vocational counseling, and supervising the working conditions and standards of pay for the many women who were working part time; founded the Helen Matthewson Club, the oldest cooperative college women's club in the country; helped in the establishment and growth of sororities; was active in the community as director of the Red Cross, an active member of the Girl Scouts of America, and as a member of the Republican Women's Club of California; served as a delegate to several Republican conventions; she died on August 26, 1960 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.

Subjects:: Deans of women--California--Los Angeles--Archives.
Scrapbooks.
Names:: University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty--Archives.
Laughlin, Helen Matthewson--Archives.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:: © 1999
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from card-file by rekeying, September 1999 . Front matter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary 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], Helen Matthewson Laughlin Papers (Collection 985). 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