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Ralph La Porte papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5068

Abstract

William Ralph La Porte ("Ralph") was a professor of physical education instruction at USC-- and chairman of the physical education department from around 1917 through the early 1950s. He authored several books on physical education, safety, and church subjects as well as numerous articles for educational journals. This small collection of his papers is comprised chiefly of the annual reports of USC's physical education department, a few class outlines and syllabi, accreditation reports, and miscellaneous notes and drafts of articles by La Porte.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917-1961

Creator

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.

Extent

1 linear foot. (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Articles by William Ralph La Porte can be found in:

USC Faculty Offprints: L, Collection no. 5123L, University Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Title
Finding Aid of the Ralph La Porte papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Jacqueline Morin
Date
2018
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

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