Library School of the Los Angeles Public Library records
Scope and Contents
The records in this small collection consist of several different versions of library school applications and questionnaires from the days when the days when the library school was part of the Los Angeles Public Library. There are perhaps over 100 completed applications covering the years from 1915 to 1931. Included with the records are also two copies of the library school's "Circular of Information" for the 1931-1932 academic year.
Dates
- Creation: 1915 - 1931
Creator
- Los Angeles Public Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Historical note
The Library School of the Los Angeles Public Library was established in 1891 as a training class of the Los Angeles Public Library; from 1914 to 1934 it was conducted as a library school with a full curriculum involving between ten and fifteen courses plus field work. In 1935 the library school became the purview of the University of Southern California-- an accredited library school which closed fifty years later in 1985.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Library School of the Los Angeles Public Library was established in 1891 as a training class of the Los Angeles Public Library; from 1914 to 1934 it was conducted as a library school with a full curriculum involving between ten and fifteen courses plus field work. In 1935 the library school became the purview of the University of Southern California-- an accredited library school which closed fifty years later in 1985. The records in this small collection consist of several different versions of library school applications and questionnaires from the days when the days when the library school was part of the Los Angeles Public Library. There are perhaps over 100 completed applications covering the years from 1915 to 1931. Included with the records are also two copies of the library school's "Circular of Information" for the 1931-1932 academic year.
Subject
- Los Angeles Public Library -- Archives (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Library School of the Los Angeles Public Library records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jacqueline Morin
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu