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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Loma Prieta earthquake collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.189
Physical Description:
4.34 Linear Feet
2 cartons; 2 flats
Date (inclusive): 1989-1990
Abstract: The Loma Prieta earthquake collection
documents how Santa Cruz County was affected by the Loma Prieta earthquake, which took place
on October 17, 1989. The collection contains personal accounts of the earthquake and
material from goverment agencies, local businesses, and UC Santa Cruz.
Physical Location: Collection stored off-site at NRLF:
Advanced notice is required for access.
Language of Material:
English .
Collection open for research. Audiovisual media is unavailable until reformatted. Contact
Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media.
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Loma Prieta earthquake collection. MS 189. Special Collections and Archives, University
Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Acquisition information for this collection is unknown.
The Loma Prieta earthquake was a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that took place on October 17,
1989. The earthquake was centered in the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park on a section of
the San Andreas Fault. In Santa Cruz, the Pacific Garden Mall was severely damaged and
several buildings listed on the Santa Cruz Historic Building Survery were damaged enough to
warrant demolition.
The Loma Prieta earthquake collection documents how Santa Cruz County was affected by the
Loma Prieta earthquake. The collection contains personal accounts of the earthquake, such as
journals, poems, and photographs, from community memebers; materials from both the local and
national government, such as bulletins and information about aid for repairing historic
buildings; material that documents how local businesses were affected, such as updates on
businesses' operations and flyers and t-shirts from fundraising events; and material on the
effects of the earthquake on UC Santa Cruz, including items issued by the campus Public
Relations Office.
The collection is arranged in four series:
- Series 1. Community response and accounts
- Series 2. Government response
- Series 3. Local business response
- Series 4. UC Santa Cruz response
The Loma Prieta earthquake collection was processed by Zoe MacLeod in 2023.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif.,
1989
Earthquakes -- California -- Santa Cruz County