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Commencement ceremonies records (University of California, Irvine)
AS.114  
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  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Existing Digital Objects Internal Note
  • Accruals
  • Processing History
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Related Collections

  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Title: University of California, Irvine, commencement ceremonies records
    Creator: University of California, Irvine. Office of the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
    Identifier/Call Number: AS.114
    Physical Description: 12.8 Linear Feet (17 boxes, 1 letter doc box, 2 folders, 1 0.5'' box, 1 8'' box, 1 AV box, and 1 13" flat box) and 1.2 unprocessed linear feet
    Date (inclusive): 1966-2022
    Abstract: The collection comprises materials from University of California, Irvine commencement ceremonies, including printed copies and sound recordings of commencement addresses, video recordings and photographs of ceremonies, handbooks, graduation gifts, informational brochures, and flags. The handbooks include scripts of welcome speeches and introductions, diagrams of the seating arrangements on stage, and instructions for persons officiating and speaking at the ceremonies.
    Language of Material: English .

    Access

    The collection is open for research. Access to original audio tapes, and video recordings are restricted; researchers may request listening or viewing copies. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are generally retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright. For information on use, copyright, and attribution, please visit: http://special.lib.uci.edu/using/publishing.html

    Preferred Citation

    University of California, Irvine commencement ceremonies records. AS-114. 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

    Transferred periodically from the Office of Student Affairs.

    Existing Digital Objects Internal Note

    During accessioning (accn2016.001), DVDs received digital object numbers AS114_DIG001-AS114_DIG069
    During accessioning (accn2017.007), digital objects received the following digital object numbers: AS114_DIG070-AS114_DIG089

    Accruals

    Annual accruals are expected.

    Processing History

    Processed by Cyndi Shein, 2007, 2008. Addition and finding aid update made by Joanna Lamb in 2009. Acession 2023-009 added and finding aid updated by Gabrielle Wood in 2023 .

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The collection comprises materials from commencement ceremonies of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), including printed copies and sound recordings of commencement addresses, informational brochures for graduates, graduation gifts, event programs, and handbooks provided to individuals who presided over or presented at commencement ceremonies held at the Bren Events Center. It also contains video recordings of ceremonies, cloth flags used to identify participating groups, and a cloth banner used to adorn the stage during the ceremonies. The handbooks include scripts of welcome speeches and introductions, diagrams of the seating arrangements on stage, and instructions for persons officiating and speaking at the ceremonies. The collection contains scripts and transcripts of some commencement speeches.
    A "script" is a document containing the text of what a speaker intended to say while delivering his or her speech. A "transcript" is a document in which the speech has been transcribed verbatim after it has been delivered to the audience.
    The collection also contains digital photographs of commencement ceremonies.

    Collection Arrangement

    This collection is arranged first by format and then chronologically. Accession 2016.001, an unprocessed addition, is listed at the end. Accession 2023-009, a semi processed accural, is listed at the end.

    Related Collections

    Related documentation can be found in AS-113 University of California, Irvine commencement photographs. UCI commencement programs are shelved separately in Special Collections and Archives, and cataloged in the library's online catalog Library Search. 

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Commencement ceremonies -- California -- Irvine
    DVDs -- California -- Orange County -- 21st century.
    Video recordings -- California -- Orange County -- 21st century.
    Sound recordings -- California -- Orange County -- 21st century.
    Audiocassettes -- California -- Irvine -- 21st century.
    Handbooks (Manuals) -- California -- Irvine
    Flags -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
    Banners -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
    Baccalaureate addresses -- California -- Irvine -- 21st century.
    Baccalaureate addresses -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
    University of California, Irvine -- Archives