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Gerontology -- Study and teaching -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

James E. Birren papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5312
Abstract Papers, publications, photographs from the career of James E. Birren, the USC gerontology program's first director, and the Davis School of Gerontology's inaugural dean,a position he held until 1989. He studied cognitive changes in relation to aging, publishing more than 250 papers, and authoring and editing several of the field's most important books. In 1989, he moved to UCLA, where he remained as the associate director of the UCLA Center on Aging until he retired in 2003. He returned to...
Dates: 1938-2010

Mina Kay Meyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2023-005
Abstract

Mina Kay Meyer was a feminist and activist who advocated for LGBTQ+ rights and worked to improve the understanding of and care for LGBTQ+ seniors and their needs.

The Meyer Papers contain a mix of personal and professional materials including personal and family records, documents from her activism work, photographs, correspondence, papers, presentations, and ephemera.

Dates: 1898-2018

James A. Peterson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5122
Abstract

Collection consists of materials from USC Sociology professor and former head of the Emeriti Center James A. Peterson (1913-1992).

Dates: 1950 - 1980

University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0274
Abstract The USC Davis School of Gerontology records chronicle the development of Gerontology at USC, 1964-1987. Erected as a tribute to Ethel Percy Andrus, the Andrus Gerontology Center is committed to understanding aging and preparing professionals to work in an aging society. Founded in 1975, the Davis School is the nation's first professional School of Gerontology. With its own faculty representing various disciplines, the School is able to offer students a wide range of scientific and...
Dates: 1964 - 1987