Engineering (College of). Administrative files of C. [Charles] Martin Duke., 1943-1967
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- College of Engineering. Administrative files of C. [Charles] Martin Duke.
- Dates:
- 1943-1967
- Creators:
- College of Engineering.
- Abstract:
- Record Series 52 contains reports, committee minutes, and correspondence pertaining to the operation of the College of Engineering at UCLA. Predominant subjects include activities of faculty, curriculum design, departmental organization including a master plan study, annual commencement program and dinner, and business of the Engineers Council for Professional Development.
- Extent:
- 4.4 linear ft. (11 boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], College of Engineering. Administrative files of C. [Charles] Martin Duke (University Archives Record Series 52). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Record Series 52 contains reports, committee minutes, and correspondence pertaining to the operation of the College of Engineering at UCLA. Predominant subjects include activities of faculty, curriculum design, departmental organization including a master plan study, annual commencement program and dinner, and business of the Engineers Council for Professional Development.
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 wanting 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 engineering 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 (b.1917-d.1988) was educated as a civil engineer at the University of California, Berkeley. He later served as a professor of engineering at UCB and UCLA and as the chairman of the Engineering Department and associate dean of the College of Engineering at UCLA. Research interests included earthquake engineering, soil mechanics, and the effects of earthquakes on site structures.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- ©1987 January
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-06-06T09:53-0700
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. Administrative files of C. [Charles] Martin Duke (University Archives Record Series 52). 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