Guide to the University of California, Irvine, 50th Anniversary collection AS.178
Finding aid prepared by Laura Uglean Jackson in 2015; updated by Bonnie Corral, Christine Kim in 2016; updated by Sarah Glover,
2020 and 2022.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2022
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: University of California, Irvine, 50th Anniversary collection
Creator:
University of California, Irvine. University Advancement
Creator:
University of California, Irvine
Identifier/Call Number: AS.178
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 document box)
Physical Description:
12.01 Gigabytes
(648 digital files)
Date (inclusive): 2014-2016
Abstract: Celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the University of California, Irvine began in June 2014. Throughout the following
year, several events were centered around the anniversary. One of the events was the UCI Spirit Rally, held on December 4,
2014 at the Bren Events Center. This collection contains 222 photographs of the UCI Spirit Rally. The event featured games,
prizes, performances, and a commemorative aerial photo. It informed attendees of the 50 for 50 Volunteer Program. Speakers
included Chancellor Howard Gillman and Vice Chancellor Thomas Parham. In addition, Founders Day was held on September 30,
2015. This event took place primarily in the Student Center. It honored founding staff, faculty, and alumni who were at UCI
during the first five years of the campus's founding. The collection also includes publications, objects, flyers, ephemera,
and speeches created for or during the 50th anniversary (June 2014-June 2016).
Language of Material:
English
.
This collection contains digital materials. It is minimally processed, but is open for research. Please contact the Department
of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Rights to Spirit Rally photos transferred to UCI by photographer.
For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.
University of California, Irvine, 50th Anniversary collection. AS-178. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Transferred from University Advancement in January 2015. Spirit Rally Photos taken by outside photographer. Additions to the
collection, acquired in 2017, were transferred from Strategic Communications and an unknown source.
Existence and Location of Originals
Accn. 2016.006 purely digital material received, digital object numbers AS178_DIG002 are in Merritt -- 2017/02/23 ck
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the University of California, Irvine began in June 2014. Throughout the following
year, several events were centered around the anniversary. One of the events was the UCI Spirit Rally, held on December 4,
2014 at the Bren Events Center. This collection contains 222 photographs of the UCI Spirit Rally. The event featured games,
prizes, performances, and a commemorative aerial photo. It informed attendees of the 50 for 50 Volunteer Program. Speakers
included Chancellor Howard Gillman and Vice Chancellor Thomas Parham. In addition, Founders Day was held on September 30,
2015. This event took place primarily in the Student Center. It honored founding staff, faculty, and alumni who were at UCI
during the first five years of the campus's founding. The collection also includes publications, objects, flyers, ephemera,
and speeches created for or during the 50th anniversary (June 2014-June 2016).
Related materials can be found in the following collections:
AS-169, University of California, Irvine, 2014 Commencement collection
A file list inventory of the digital files is available via this link:
University of California, Irvine, 50th Anniversary collection born digital directory .
box accn2016-006, accn2020-005 and accn2020-011
Box 1 2014-2016
Series Scope and Content Summary
This box contains publications, flyers, items, and ephemera from 50th anniversary events and promotions such as Monica Pereira's
speech at a 50th anniversary event and flyer (California Modern, Irvine Style: Campus Architecture, City Planning, and the
Legacy of William Pereira), 2 packs of commemorative trading cards and 1 postcard from the UCI Stories: 50th Anniversary Oral
History project.