Guide to the Kresge College records>

Kate Dundon, Karina Tavares Perez
University of California, Santa Cruz
2017
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu

Note

Finding aid revised in 2018


Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Kresge College records
Creator: Kresge College (University of California, Santa Cruz)
source: Kresge College (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Identifier/Call Number: UA.106
Physical Description: 18.75 Linear Feet 14 boxes
Physical Description: .845 GB 2 digital videos, 235 digital photos
Date (inclusive): 1965-2006
Language of Material: English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection open for research. Audiovisual media is unavailable until reformatted. Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media and digital files.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for this collection resides with the Regents of the University of California. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. UCSC Special Collections and Archives can grant permission to publish materials to which it holds the copyright.

Preferred Citation

Kresge College Records. UA106. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from Kresge College in 2016.

Biographical / Historical

Kresge College is a residential college in the University of California, Santa Cruz. Founded in 1971 as an experiment in participatory democracy and community-building, Kresge was originally collectively planned and managed by faculty, administrators, and students. Early curriculum centered on humanistic psychology, women's studies, and environmental studies. Prominent early faculty include the theorist Gregory Bateson, and Beat poet William Everson.

Content Description

This collection documents the history of Kresge College from its inception to the early 2000s, and primarily comprises early college planning documents, administrative records and correspondence, event-related ephemera, and recordings of commencements, lectures, and other events on DVD, VHS, and cassette tape.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Kate Dundon and Karina Tavares Perez in 2017.

Related Materials

UCSC Directories and Handbooks (UA 69); UCSC Commencements Collection (UA 32)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Kresge College (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Kresge College (University of California, Santa Cruz)

 

Administrative Records

Box 1, Folder 1

File listing undated

Scope and Contents

Contains lists of Kresge College records files before transfer to University Archives.
Box 1, Folder 2

Food Co-op Health inspection 1980-1983

Box 1, Folder 3

The Naked Man sculpture 1973

Box 1, Folder 4

Early Stages of Kresge 1979-1988

Box 1, Folder 5

General Electric Grant 1970-1973

Scope and Contents

Includes information on creating early curriculum at Kresge.
Box 1, Folder 6

M. Khan-Early History of Kresge 1981

Box 1, Folder 7

The Corner of the College Project 1974-1975

Box 1, Folder 8

Lifestyle Survey 1972

Box 1, Folder 9

Fall Survey 1977

Box 1, Folder 10

1976 Accreditation Report 1976

Box 1, Folder 11

Woodbridge Report '79 1979

Box 1, Folder 12

1975 Provost Report to Chancellor 1975

Box 1, Folder 13

Kin Groups 1971

Box 1, Folder 14

On T-Grouping undated

Box 1, Folder 15

Kin Group 1 1970-1972

Box 1, Folder 16

Danforth Grant Report-Graduate Students 1971-1972

Scope and Contents

Proposal for Kresge Graduate Program
Box 1, Folder 17

Ford Venture Grant 1971-1974

Scope and Contents

Proposals for Ford Grant Renewal
Box 1, Folder 18-19

Kresge College: The Early Years; An appraisal for The Ford Foundation 1970-1974

Box 1, Folder 20

Development of Kresge Communications 1975-1977

Scope and Contents

Grant Proposal and Courses for the Development of Kresge Communications Major
Box 1, Folder 21

Media and Communications Letter to New or Potential Kresge Students 1976 1976-1977

Scope and Contents

Student Letters inquiring about the Communications major at Kresge
Box 1, Folder 22

Limits to IS Media Support Services 1976-1977

Scope and Contents

Letters of concern based on the CMP program
Box 1, Folder 23

Idler Cafe finance 1975

Scope and Contents

Food inventory and management reports on the Idler restaurant
Box 1, Folder 24

Idler Cafe Spring 1979 finance 1979

Box 1, Folder 25

Idler Cafe Summer Idler finance undated

Box 1, Folder 26

Budget Committee 1970-1973

Box 1, Folder 26

Budget Committee 1970-1973

Box 1, Folder 27

Development of Kresge Curriculum part 1 1971

Box 1, Folder 28

Development of Kresge Curriculum part 2 1972-1980

Scope and Contents

Contains history booklet of Kresge's early years, curriculum development, Interpersonal Communication memos, and Reader for the Kresge Core Course.
Box 1, Folder 29

Construction Planning Kresge 1965-1967

Box 1, Folder 30

Community Affairs Committee (CAC) Budget 1972-1973

Box 1, Folder 31-32

Community Affairs Committee Minutes 1973-1976

Box 1, Folder 33

Community Affairs Committee Information 1975-1976

Box 1, Folder 34

Academic Planning Kresge 1976

Box 1, Folder 35

Town Hall Meetings and Plans 1976-1980

Scope and Contents

Revised planning guides
Box 1, Folder 36

Initial Compliment Task Force 1974-1975

Box 1, Folder 37

Kresge history clippings, articles 1977-2001

Box 1, Folder 38

The Kresge Picture Book 1976-1978

Box 1, Folder 39

Report on the Kresge Community Affairs Committee 1977-1978

Box 1, Folder 40

Kresge Faculty and Fellows 1981-1982

Box 1, Folder 41

Kresge Fellows and Meetings 1981

Box 1, Folder 42

Administrative Dissolution of the Religious Studies Board 1980-1983

Box 1, Folder 43

Kresge Newsletter correspondence 1980-1982

Box 2, Folder 1

Budget and Academic Planning Committee 1978-1981

Box 2, Folder 2

Student Life and Housing 1979-1993

Box 2, Folder 3

Karesge administrative organizational charts 1977-1981

Box 2, Folder 4

UCSC Foundation notes and correspondence 1980

Box 2, Folder 5

UCSC Foundation Board meeting 1980

Box 2, Folder 6

Public relations for Kresge Foundation 1979-1980

Box 2, Folder 7

Kresge College By-Laws 1981-1983

Box 2, Folder 8-13

Cumulative Bio-Bibliographies for Kresge faculty 1977-1987

Box 2, Folder 14

Cooperative Learning Program 1985-1986

Box 2, Folder 15

Cooperative Learning Program Workshops 1984

Box 2, Folder 16

College Program Coordinator (CPC) Meetings Notes 1994-1995

Box 2, Folder 17

College Handbooks and Publications 1983-1996

Box 2, Folder 18

1995-1996 Handbook 1995-1996

Box 2, Folder 19

1997-1998 Handbook 1997-1998

Box 2, Folder 20

Core course yearbook 1995-1996

Box 2, Folder 21

Student newsletter guidelines 1994-1995

Box 2, Folder 22

Student Voice Task Force Report 1995

Box 2, Folder 23

College Reorganization 1992-1993

Box 2, Folder 24

Summer Advising Committee 1995-1996

Box 2, Folder 25

Bulkhead Gallery 1995

Box 2, Folder 26

Sick and Twisted Animation Festival 1995

Box 2, Folder 27

Kids film screening 1995

Box 2, Folder 28

Kresge Co-op benefit concert Dance/Windcave 1995

Box 2, Folder 29

Fall Events Misc 1995

Box 2, Folder 30

Prince Party 1995

Box 2, Folder 31

Rocky Horror Picture Show 1995

Box 2, Folder 32

Frankenstein performance 1995

Box 2, Folder 33

Women of Color Film/Video Festival part 1 1995

Box 2, Folder 34

Women of Color Film/Video Festival part 2 1995

Box 2, Folder 35

UCSC Arts and Lectures 1995-1996

Box 2, Folder 36

Arts and Lectures Advisory Committee 1990-1996

Box 3, Folder 1

Hip Hop in the Parking Lot 1995

Box 3, Folder 2

Honoring Teachers 1995-1996

Box 3, Folder 3

Commuter Lounge 1995

Box 3, Folder 4

Kresge Student Activities Office: Orientation Evaluation 1992

Box 3, Folder 5

Family Orientation 1995

Box 3, Folder 6

Fall Orientation Mailings 1995

Box 3, Folder 7

Fall Orientation 1995

Box 3, Folder 8

Winter Orientation 1996

Box 3, Folder 9

Banana Slug Days 1995

Box 3, Folder 10

Banana Slug Spring Fair 1996

Box 3, Folder 11

Talent Show 1996

Box 3, Folder 12

Spring outdoor music 1996

Box 3, Folder 13

Drive In Movie Spring 1996

Box 3, Folder 14

UCSC newsletters and clippings on Kresge 1982-1983

Box 3, Folder 15

Judicial Committee 1980-1982

Box 3, Folder 16

Judicial Committee 1976-1978

Box 3, Folder 17

Housing Log 1971-1974

Box 3, Folder 18

Culture and Recreation 1977-1991

Box 3, Folder 19

Transfer Resource Center 1996-1998

Box 3, Folder 20

Multicultural event proposals 1989-1990

Box 3, Folder 21

Council of Provost Student Projects Awards 1988-1989

Box 3, Folder 22

Ethnic Diversification Committee 1987-1993

Box 3, Folder 23

Miscellaneous Handbooks 1979-1982

Box 3, Folder 24

Kresge Building Pictures undated

Box 3, Folder 25

LuauPalooza 1994 May 15

Box 3, Folder 26

Staff/Group of 5 Meetings 1994-1995

Box 3, Folder 27

Nasty Girl Film (Anna Rosmus) 1994 April 9

Box 3, Folder 28

Sick and Twisted Animation Festival 1994

Box 3, Folder 29

Martin Luther King, JR. Convocation 1994

Box 3, Folder 30

Gay/Lesbian Film Festival 1994

Box 3, Folder 31

Gay/Lesbian Film Festival 1995

Box 3, Folder 32

Gay/Lesbian Film Festival 1995

Box 3, Folder 33-34

Kresge Student Parliament (Town Meetings) 1994-1995

Box 3, Folder 35

Graduation Stroll 1995

Box 3, Folder 36

College Commendation 1995 1995

Box 3, Folder 37

Faculty Letters, Procedures 1995 1995

Box 3, Folder 38

Kresge College alcohol and drug survey 1995-1997

Box 3, Folder 39

Student Speeches- Graduation 1995

Box 3, Folder 40

Mailings to Graduates 1995

Box 3, Folder 41

Jazz and Blues Series 1994

Box 3, Folder 42

Jazz/Blues Series Winter 1996

Box 3, Folder 43

Music Co-op 1994-1995

Box 3, Folder 44

Frenzied Earth Day 1996

Box 3, Folder 45

Catalog 1995

Box 3, Folder 46

Kresge Frolic Newsletter 1995-1996

Box 3, Folder 47

Diversity Task Force undated

Box 3, Folder 48

Residential Staff Information 1995-1996

Box 4, Folder 1

Event attendance reports 1997

Box 4, Folder 2

Town Hall Manager Meetings 1995-1996

Box 4, Folder 3

Kresge Connections 1995-1996

Box 4, Folder 4

Winter 1995 Event Report 1995

Box 4, Folder 5

Ski Trip 1996

Box 4, Folder 6

Unzipped 1996

Box 4, Folder 7

Love Bingo 1996

Box 4, Folder 8

Miscellaneous Winter events 1995

Box 4, Folder 9

Disco Inferno 1995

Box 4, Folder 10

LGBTQ Dance 1996

Box 4, Folder 11

Women's self defense class 1996

Box 4, Folder 12

Eman Multimedia 1995

Box 4, Folder 13

Cinco de Mayo 1995

Box 4, Folder 14

Chicano/Latino Film Festival 1995 1995

Box 4, Folder 15

CAM Meetings 1995-1996

Box 4, Folder 16

College Administrative Officer (CAO) and management meetings 1995

Box 4, Folder 17

Staff and College Administrative Officer (CAO) meetings 1995-1996

Box 4, Folder 18

College Program Coordinator (CPC) meetings 1995-1996

Box 4, Folder 19

Student Affirmative Action / Educational Opportunity Program (SAA/EOP) 1995

Box 4, Folder 20

Rape, HIV, Drugs 1995

Box 4, Folder 21

Academic advising 1995

Box 4, Folder 22

Summer advising 1995

Box 4, Folder 23

Housing and Residential life welcome packet 1995

Box 4, Folder 24

Kresge Connection circa 1979-1980

Box 4, Folder 25

Seminars, Conference Info 1995

Box 4, Folder 26

Arthur Hull 1992

Box 4, Folder 27

Miscellaneous correspondence 1982

Box 4, Folder 28

Kresge alumni 2002-2003

Box 4, Folder 29

Kresge College secession 1990

Scope and Contents

In 1990, Kresge students voted to secede from the University of California. Included are clippings, text of the ballot measure, and Kresge College visas.
Box 4

Peer advisor log books 1979-1982

Conditions Governing Access

Student records are restricted for 75 years after the date of creation. This material is restricted until 2057.
Box 12

Curriculum Planning 1970-1972

Box 12

Kresge Stage II 1976-1973

Box 12

Housing 1972-1974

Box 12

Major Capital Improvements Plan 1968-1969

Box 12

Student Life 1971-1974

Box 12

Orientation schedules 1973, 1980, 1983-1988

Box 12

Kresge College history 1969-1976

Scope and Contents

Includes documentation of T-Group and Kin Group planning, lists of Kresge College committees, committee meeting minutes, grant planning documentation, and newspaper clippings. Also included are memos and correspondence from founding provost of Kresge College, Robert S. Edgar.
Box 12

Kresge College early materials circa 1971-1978

Scope and Contents

Includes early planning records such as documentation of decision-making process and Kin Groups; Planning, Policy, and Community committee meeting agendas and minutes; reports on the characteristics and budget of Kresge College; early curriculum planning for Women's Studies; and information on housing, parking, and events.
Box 12

Budget requests, communication issues, meeting announcements circa 1971-1973

Box 12

Kresge College budget 1971

Box 12

Kresge College Policy Committee 1972

Box 12

Library Committee 1972-1973

Box 12

Community Meeting notes 1971-1973

 

Ephemera

Box 4, Folder 29

1973-1974

Box 4, Folder 30

1975-1978

Box 4, Folder 31

1979

Box 4, Folder 32

1980

Box 4, Folder 33

1981

Box 4, Folder 34

1982

Box 4, Folder 35

1983

Box 4, Folder 36

1984

Box 4, Folder 37

1985

Box 4, Folder 38

1986

Box 4, Folder 39

1987

Box 4, Folder 40

1988

Box 4, Folder 41

1989-1990

Box 4, Folder 42-43

1991-1992

Box 4, Folder 44

1993-1994

Box 4, Folder 45

1995-1996

Box 4, Folder 46

1997-1998

Box 4, Folder 47

1999-2000

Box 4, Folder 48

2001

Box 4, Folder 49

2005-2006

Box 12, Folder 1

circa 1980-1995

Box 4, Folder 50-51

undated

Box 4, Folder 52

Kresge College cookbooks circa 1970-1999

Box 7

Posters 1979-1983

Box 8

Posters 1984-1987

Box 9

Posters 1988-2000

Box 10

Posters undated

Box 11

Posters 1980-1993, undated

Box 11

Student Communications System Project Kresge, Kresge East and Graduate student Housing Communications Wiring (architectural planning blueprints) 1998

 

Audiovisual materials

Conditions Governing Access

Recordings need to be reformatted before use. Contact Special Collections staff to request access.
Box 4

Adjustments: Spring 2000 ua0106_vid_0002 2000

Physical Description: 1 Digital Files
Physical Description: Originally stored on DVD. Digital access file in .mkv format.

Conditions Governing Access

Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media and digital files.

Scope and Contents

Video interviews with Kresgee students.
Box 4

Kresge Is... ua0106_vid_0003 circa 2000

Physical Description: 1 Digital Files
Physical Description: Originally stored on DVD. Digital access file in .mkv format.

Conditions Governing Access

Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media and digital files.

Scope and Contents

Short student-made documentary about Kresge College.
Box 4

A Time for Learning 1981 November 10

Physical Description: Video cassette tape
 

VHS tapes

Box 5

A Time for Learning 1981 October 11

Box 5

Westward/In Search of a Dream: about Kresge College UCSC by Craig Smith ua0106_vid_0001 circa 1980

Scope and Contents

Includes scenes of Kresge College and narration about the early planning philosophy of Kresge. Tape is damaged.

Conditions Governing Access

This tape has been digitized. Contact Special Collections staff to request access.
Box 5

Free Speech Panel Town Hall 1992 February 27

Box 5

1989 Kresge Graduation 1989

Box 5

Kresge College Commencement 2001 July 9

Box 5

Adjustments: Spring 2000 2000

Box 5

Expectations Adjustments 2001

Box 5

Air Bands undated

Box 5

Air Bands at Kresge 1986 April 9

Box 5

Lord Harold Wilson at UCSC 1987 April 9

Box 5

"Bloods" by Wallace Terry Kresge Town Hall (lecture) 1987 February 3

Box 5

Kresge Archives #1: 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake footage which campus? 1989

Box 5

Kresge Archives #2: From Cows to Coed 1965, Dome City USA 1969, Santa Cruz Promotional video 1988 1965-1988

 

Cassette tapes

Box 6

Mark Moore 1993 February 24

Box 6

Nina Totenberg at Town Hall 1992 May 6

Box 6

Bob Lowry 1993 February 3

Box 6

Dana Greenwood undated

Box 6

Kit Gamble at the Howling 1993 February 10

Box 6

Searching Through Life Together, Kresge College undated

Box 6

Kresge Commencement 1991

Box 6

Kresge College Graduation 1992 June 12

Box 6

Kresge Commencement 1995

Box 6

K- 1, 101 Winter quarter 1972

Box 2023.013.001, 2023.013.002

Accession 2023.013 unprocessed addition to Kresge College records circa 1970-2002

Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet2 cartons
Physical Description: .198 GB235 digital files

Scope and Contents

Student publications, student handbooks, early Kresge college planning documents, coursepacks, and print photographs. Also includes 1 CD "Kresge photos from 2001 reunion" and 1 VHS tape "Kresge College Commencement June 10, 2000 with Martha Mendoza."

Conditions Governing Access

This addition has not been processed but is open for research.