UC Irvine Libraries, University Archives
Libraries, University Archives
UC Irvine
- Location: Irvine, CA
- Phone: (949) 824-3947
- Email: spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
- Website: http://special.lib.uci.edu/collections/university-archives/
The University Archives preserves UCI's historically significant records. Beginning with the founding of UCI in 1965, the University Archives holds materials that document the planning and growth of the campus, the development and administration of academic and administrative programs and services, faculty concerns, student life, and community relations. In addition to records created in the course of campus business, such as correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, plans, charts, and topical files, the University Archives also contains photographs, maps, posters, newsletters, yearbooks, brochures, video and audio recordings, and a variety of other materials.
Collections at this institution
Department of Anthropology motion pictures (University of California, Irvine)
This collection consists of 3 motion pictures from the University of California, Irvine, Department of Anthropology documenting the construction and use of a canoe by a craftsman named Uliulileave from Satalo, Samoa, as well as the work of a master Yucatec Maya potter named Alfredo Tzum. Beginning in 1968, UCI was host to an experiment in intercultural exchange and artistic and social scientific learning through practice. It brought indigenous people from Guatemala, Mexico, and Samoa to an undeveloped plot on campus known as the Social Sciences Farm, a space for these visitors to demonstrate their crafts, as well as a …
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
3 Items
Early Campus Photograph Albums
The Early Campus Photo Albums comprise 372 photographs documenting UCI's first decade, 1959-1969. The mostly black and white photographs are arranged in chronological order in seven bound volumes. Many prints are 11 x 14 with excellent image quality. Coverage includes aerial and landscape photographs of the campus and Irvine Ranch area, construction of major campus buildings, scenes from daily campus life, and significant events and people from UCI's early history.
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
371 Items
Filming of Planet of the Apes video (University of California, Irvine)
The digital portion of this collection contains reformatted video from one super 8 film reel containing a recording of the filming of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes movie on UCI campus in 1972, recorded by former student Lorraine Prinsky.
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
1 Item
Jaded
Jaded was an alternative media magazine published by students at the University of California, Irvine, intended to encourage political, cultural, and social discourse among UCI students. It published 12 issues from 2004-2007. According to its mission statement, Jaded attempted to celebrate and support the Asian Pacific Islander community by retelling the past, engaging the present, and creating a voice for the future. It hoped to build connections and bridge gaps between different people on and off campus. Its goal was to provide not only a space for students to voice different opinions and artistic expressions, but also as a form …
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
12 Items
McCulloch (Samuel C.) Oral Histories
This collection comprises oral history interviews conducted with 97 prominent faculty and administrators of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) by Samuel C. McCulloch, UCI historian and emeritus professor of History, who was a member of the founding faculty.
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
105 Items
Media video recordings (University of California, Irvine)
This collection consists of 60 digitized video recordings produced by UCI Media. It includes recordings of UCI events and subjects from 1965 to 1992.
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
60 Items
New University
New University is the student newspaper of the University of California, Irvine. Issues from 1968-1983 were digitized from microfilm in 2007-2008. Issues from 1983-2003 were digitized from microfilm in 2015. Current and some back issues are available at http://www.newuniversity.org
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
1,310 Items
1 Item
O'Donnell (Patrick) University California, Irvine Photographs
Patrick O'Donnell was a photojournalist and photographer. He photographed US presidents, groundbreakings, and events at California universities and colleges. This collection contains digital photographs taken by O'Donnell of UCI's 1964 dedication ceremony with Lyndon B. Johnson speaking, and Hubert Humphrey visiting campus in 1976 as part of the Presidential Symposium.
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
2 Items
Photographs and Renderings of Campus Buildings (University of California, Irvine)
This collection contains photographs and renderings of the buildings, layout, and surrounding area of the University of California, Irvine. Included are a chalk drawing and a watercolor painting of the Centrum and an ink drawing of the Fine Arts village, neither of which were built. Also included is an aerial painting of UCI, centered on Alrich Park, featuring the six schools built around Ring Road. The photographs include aerial views of campus and the surrounding area, shots of individual buildings, and images depicting students and campus life. A considerable number of photographs feature the UCI Medical School and photographs depicting …
Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives
43 Items
