School of the Arts and Architecture. Administrative files., 1953-1998

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Summary

Creators:
School of the Arts and Architecture. 1995-
Abstract:
Record Series 777 contains the administrative files of UCLA's College of Fine Arts (1960-1990), the School of the Arts (1990-1995), and the School of the Arts and Architecture (1995- ). Files include: academic affirmative action plans, correspondence, grant proposals and applications, and planning documents.
Extent:
3.8 linear ft. (3 cartons and 2 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], School of the Arts and Architecture. Administrative files (University Archives Record Series 777). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Record Series 777 contains the administrative files of UCLA's College of Fine Arts (1960-1990), the School of the Arts (1990-1995), and the School of the Arts and Architecture (1995- ). Files include: academic affirmative action plans, correspondence, grant proposals and applications, and planning documents.

Files include information on the following academic departments:

  • Art, Design and Art History
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Theater Arts
  • Theater, Film and Television
  • World Arts & Culture Program
Also included are files about:
  • Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts
  • Motion Picture/Television Division
  • Center for the Performing Arts
  • Film and Television Archive
  • Wight Art Gallery

Abbreviations and initialisms:
LA = Los Angeles
NBC = National Broadcasting Corporation [television]
NEA = National Endowment for the Arts
NEH = National Endowment for the Humanities

This is an inactive record series; no additional University records are expected to be added.

Biographical / historical:

In 1939 UCLA established the College of Applied Arts which included two curricula leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, the Department of Art and the Department of Music.

In 1960 the College of Fine Arts was established replacing the College of Applied Arts. Course listings under the College of Fine Arts first appeared in the 1961/1962 UCLA General Catalog and included the departments of: Art, Music, and Theater Arts. The Department of Dance as added to the College of Fine Arts in 1962.

As of the 1990 Fall academic quarter, the College of Fine Arts was restructured to form two schools: 1) School of the Arts and 2) School of Theater, Film, and Television. This configuration continued until the 1995/1996 academic year when the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design joined the School of the Arts to form the School of the Arts and Architecture.

Academic departments comprising the School of the Arts and Architecture as of 1998 include:

  • Department of Architecture and Urban Design
  • Department of Art
  • Department of Design
  • Department of Ethnomusicology
  • Department of Music
  • Department of World Arts & Cultures
The following UCLA public arts units were related to the School of the Arts and Architecture as of 1998:
  • Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center
  • Center for the Performing Arts
  • Fowler Museum of Cultural History
  • Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden
  • Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts

Processing information:

Processed by Elizabeth Spatz, 2007 May

Materials held in this record series were transferred from the School of the Arts and Architecture. The following materials were removed from the transfer and destroyed: monthly ledgers, equipment/supply orders, and payroll statements.

The archival processing of Record Series 777 was partially funded by a grant from the Getty Research Institute.

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:

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:

[Identification of item], School of the Arts and Architecture. Administrative files (University Archives Record Series 777). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.

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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