Riverside School Desegregation Study collection
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of progress reports, publications, newsletters, and pamphlets related to a research study conducted by the Riverside Unified School District and the University of California, Riverside int the late 1960s. The research was focused on the emotional adjustment and academic achievements of children attending newly desegregated public schools in Riverside County. The newsletters were written by Intergroup, and distributed by staff from the University of California, Riverside.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1972, undated
Creator
- Riverside Unified School District (Riverside County, Calif.) (Organization)
- University of California, Riverside (Organization)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note
The Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) desegregated their public school system in the 1960s. A joint team of researchers from RUSD and the University of California, Riverside conducted a study in February, 1966 to evaluate the effects of integration on children attending public schools, focusing on their emotional adjustment and academic achievement. The study was also done to enable Riverside public schools to provide better educational opportunities for their students and produce guidelines on integration for administrators nationwide. 1,736 children in the entire school district were chosen for the study, which lasted for six years.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
Riverside School Desegregation Study collection is a collection of reports and newsletters that document the joint research performed in the late 1960s by the Riverside Unified School District and the University of California, Riverside on the relationship between the desegregation of public schools and emotional adjustment and academic achievements of children. The collection also includes publications and guidelines for educators placed in newly desegregated school environments.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
The collection was processed by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Riverside School Desegregation Study collection was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Riverside School Desegregation Study collection
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu