University of California, Riverside, Synapsis Club records
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains programs, documents, and other material pertaining to the Synapsis Club at the University of California, Riverside during the mid-20th century. Includes materials pertaining to the club’s administration, research journal, and early history.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1969
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1940-1960
Creator
- University of California, Riverside (Organization)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. 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 Synapsis Club was founded by Herbert J. Webber in the early 20th century as a lecture and discussion group. The club served as a popular scientific forum for almost half a century before it was disbanded in the late 1960s.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains programs, documents, and other material pertaining to the Synapsis Club at the University of California, Riverside during the mid-20th century. The Synapsis Club was founded by Herbert J. Webber in the early 20th century as a lecture and discussion group, serving as a popular scientific forum for almost half a century.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Programs, 1956-1969
- Series 2. Documents and other material, 1929-1969
Acquisition Information
This collection was acquired as a gift in 1980.
Processing History
This collection was processed by Aleia McDaniel and Celeste Navas, Student Processing Assistants, in 2015.
Processing of the UCR Synapsis Club 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 Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- University of California, Riverside, Synapsis Club records
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Aleia McDaniel and Celeste Navas, Student Processing Assistants.
- Date
- 2015
- 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 University Archives Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside CA 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu