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Early campus photograph albums (University of California, Irvine)
AS.056  
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  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Alternative Forms of Material
  • Processing Information
  • Organizational History
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Arrangement
  • Related Material

  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Title: University of California, Irvine, early campus photograph albums
    Creator: University of California, Irvine. Public Information Office
    Identifier/Call Number: AS.056
    Physical Description: 3 Linear Feet (7 photograph albums)
    Date (inclusive): 1959-1969
    Abstract: 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. Also included in this collection are printed materials which complement some of the major events pictured, including a letter from California Governor Brown about the campus dedication at which President Lyndon Johnson spoke, Commencement programs, Historical Highlights publications, and invitations to Daniel Aldrich's inauguration as UCI's founding chancellor.
    Language of Material: English .

    Access

    Collection open for research. Access to original photographic negatives is restricted; use copies or scans must be requested. This collection has been digitized and access is available in Calisphere .

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    University of California, Irvine, early campus photograph albums. AS-056. 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.

    Acquisition Information

    The Public Affairs Office of the University of California, Irvine was created in May 1963 to coordinate campus outreach and publicity in the community. H. Bradford "Brad" Atwood was UCI's first Public Affairs Officer. The Public Affairs Office coexisted with the Public Information Office in UCI's early years. In the 1984-1985 academic year, the Public Affairs Office changed its name to become the present day Communications Office.

    Alternative Forms of Material

    This collection has been digitized and is available in Calisphere .

    Processing Information

    The photograph albums were assembled and described by the UC Irvine Public Information Office, probably for the use of Chancellor Daniel Aldrich. The finding aid was produced in 2001 by Carrie Lee and Mariko Takemoto.

    Organizational History

    The Public Affairs Office of the University of California, Irvine was created in May 1963 to coordinate campus outreach and publicity in the community. H. Bradford "Brad" Atwood was UCI's first Public Affairs Officer. The Public Affairs Office coexisted with the Public Information Office in UCI's early years. In the 1984-1985 academic year, the Public Affairs Office changed its name to become the present day Communications Office.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    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. Also included in this collection are printed materials which complement some of the major events pictured, including a letter from California Governor Brown about the campus dedication at which President Lyndon Johnson spoke, Commencement programs, Historical Highlights publications, and invitations to Daniel Aldrich's inauguration as UCI's founding chancellor. In addition, the collection includes negatives of images that were considered for inclusion for the photo albums, some of which were not selected for printing.

    Arrangement

    The albums were compiled by the staff of Brad Atwood, UCI's first director of publicity, for promotional use by Chancellor Aldrich, who frequently showed them to visitors in his office. The photographs have been kept in their original order in the albums, and the photo descriptions are taken from the original captions listed in the back of each album. Each print is identified first by album and then page number. Color prints are indicated in the item-level description. Printed materials are kept in chronological order within the albums but are unnumbered.
    • Contributing photographers, as listed at the beginning or end of each album, are: Volume One: Wayne Clark, Stuart Droker, Arthur Dubinsky, Anton Ercegovich, Beth Koch, William Laird, Bertil Svensson
    • Volume Two: Garth Chandler, Tom Cooper, Beth Koch, J. Eric Lawrence, Clay Miller, Ted Streshinsky
    • Volume Three: Garth Chandler, Wayne Clark, Anton Ercegovich, William Laird, Pacific Air Industries, Long Beach Press-Telegram
    • Volume Four: Tom Carroll, Garth Chandler, Wayne Clark, Tim Cooper, William Laird, Rene Laursen, John Malmin (L.A. Times), William Miller (Autonetics), Stuart Shaffer, Tom Walters
    • Volume Five: Wayne Clark, Judy Cohen, Tom Cooper, Beth Koch, William Laird, Rene Laursen, Pacific Air Industries, Stuart Shaffer
    • Volume Six: Edward Allen Jr., Anton Ercegovich, Bill Laird, David Ross, Norm Schindler, Stuart Shaffer, Tech Photos, Voorheis, Trindle, and Nelson, Inc.
    • Volume Seven: Bob Albright, Edward Allen Jr., Garth Chandler, Anton Ercegovich

    Related Material

    Photographs by Beth Koch and Anton Ercegovich, two of the photographers whose works are featured in the albums, can also be found in the Beth Koch Photograph Collection, AS-051, and the Tony Ercegovich Slide Collection, AS-054.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Programs -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
    Photographic prints -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
    Photograph albums -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
    University of California, Irvine -- Archives
    University of California, Irvine. Public Information Office -- Archives
    University of California, Irvine -- Photographs
    University of California, Irvine -- History