Guide to the Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation Publications, University of California, Irvine
Processed by Leland Smith and Cyndi Shein; machine-readable finding aid created by Cyndi Shein
Special Collections and Archives
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University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92623-9557
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation publications, University of California, Irvine
Date: 1965-2008
Collection Number: PS-006
Creator:
University of California, Irvine. Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation.
Extent:
2.2 linear feet
(5 boxes)
Languages: The collection is in English.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises the official publications of the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation at the
University of California, Irvine (UCI). Athletics publications include department-wide and sport-specific publications. Campus
Recreation publications include those related to fitness and recreation programs and intramural sports. Also included are
publications by organizations that support the UCI athletic program, such as the Big I Boosters and its successor, the Athletic
Association.
Important Information for Researchers
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation, University of California, Irvine Publications. PS-006. Special
Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Transferred periodically from the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation.
Accruals
Accruals are expected.
Processing History
Processed by Leland Smith in 2003 and Cyndi Shein in 2008.
Historical Background
Organizational History
When the campus at the University of California, Irvine opened in the fall of 1965, the administration established the Department
of Physical Education to complement the academic curriculum. UCI has never offered a physical education major, but recognizes
fitness and recreation as part of a healthy lifestyle. Founding chancellor Dan Aldrich believed it was important to provide
students and staff with the opportunity to participate in athletic activities. As a result, UCI has provided a wide range
of non-academic athletic courses to students, staff, and the local community from the time of the university's inception.
UCI Campus Recreation has held summer and winter sports camps for local youth since 1966 and also oversees intramural sports,
club sports, and a variety of fitness programs on campus.
UCI's original Department of Physical Education was accountable to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Wayne Crawford,
for whom the original athletic facility was later named, served as the first chair of the Department of Physical Education,
overseeing both intercollegiate athletics and recreational activities on campus. By 1968 Intercollegiate Athletics and the
Recreation Sports Program were part of the Student Affairs Office, while the Department of Physical Education remained under
Academic Affairs. The administrative authority under which the two departments served fluctuated a number of times until
Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation were combined into a single office in 1995. In 1995
the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation became independent of Student Affairs and directly accountable
to the chancellor. Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation ascended to the level of an executive office in 1999,
with the athletic director holding an administrative position equivalent to that of vice chancellor.
UCI began participating in intercollegiate athletics during its first academic year (1965-66). During that first year UCI
fielded teams in basketball, golf, tennis, swimming, water polo, sailing, and crew. By 1975 UCI had teams in cross-country,
women's volleyball, women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, and track and field. UCI first fielded a baseball team in
1970; due to budget cuts the baseball program was eliminated after the 1991 season, but reinstated in 2001. As of 2008, UCI
sponsors 23 intercollegiate athletic teams: 11 men's teams, 11 women's teams and one coed sailing program. UCI has won over
25 national team championships since 1969 and has produced 63 individual national champions. More than 400 UCI student-athletes
have earned All-America honors, and UCI Anteater teams have captured 58 conference championships.
Biography/Organization History
Chronology
| 1963 |
Wayne Crawford is named inaugural Chairman of the Department of Physical Education |
| 1965 |
UC Irvine plays first basketball game vs. UC Riverside |
| 1967 |
Dr. Ray Thornton becomes Chair of Physical Education and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics |
| 1970 |
First national championship for UCI athletics in water polo |
| 1976 |
Linda Dempsay is named Chair of Physical Education and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics |
| 1977 |
UCI joins the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (renamed Big West Conference in 1989) |
| 1983 |
Dr. John E. Caine is named Chair of Physical Education and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics |
| 1987 |
Donald Bren Events Center opens |
| 1989 |
T. J. Ford is named Chair of the Department of Athletics and Physical Education |
| 1992 |
Daniel G. Guerrero is named Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation |
| 1999 |
Anteater Recreation Center (ARC) opens |
| 2002 |
Bob Chichester is named Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation |
Bibliography
University of California, Irvine. (2008.)
Athletics. Accessed 26 January 2008 http://www.uci.edu/athletics.shtml
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the official publications of the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation at the
University of California, Irvine (UCI). Athletics publications include department-wide and sport-specific publications. Campus
Recreation publications include those related to fitness and recreation programs and intramural sports. Also included are
publications by organizations that support the UCI athletic program, such as the Big I Boosters and its successor, the Athletic
Association. The bulk of the collection contains brochures, fliers, newsletters, programs, and schedules. It also includes
directories, greeting cards, posters, and memoranda.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series.
- Series 1. Intercollegiate Athletics publications, 1965-2005, 1.5 linear feet
- Series 2. Campus Recreation publications, 1966-2008, 0.5 linear feet
- Series 2. Supporting groups publications, 1965-2007, 0.2 linear feet
Separation Note
The following publications were removed from this collection and cataloged separately in Special Collections and Archives:
- University of California, Irvine. Physical Education Dept.
The Anthill. Irvine, California: 1972.
Related Collections
Related materials can be found in the following collections:
- Athletics and Physical Education Records, University of California, Irvine. AS-063. Special Collections and Archives, The
UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
University of California, Irvine -- Archives.
University of California, Irvine. Office of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation -- Archives.
University of California, Irvine. Athletic Association -- Archives.
College sports.
Intramural sports.
Physical education and training.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Newsletters
Contributors
University of California, Irvine. Big I Boosters.
University of California, Irvine. Physical Education Dept.
Collection Contents
Series 1.
Intercollegiate Athletics publications
1965-2005
Physical Description:
1.5 linear feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains publications created by the University of California, Irvine Intercollegiate Athletics. The bulk of
the series contains brochures, fliers, newsletters, programs, and schedules.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by format.
Processing note
When appropriate, publications are listed as either men's or women's teams. For some sports, such as tennis, men's and women's
programs were combined for publication. When no gender is specified, the sport was men's.
Box : 1
Review of Intercollegiate Athletics
1986-1992
Box : 1
Intercollegiate Athletics Year in Review
2002-2004
Box : 1
Brochures
1975-1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes season ticket applications.
Box : 1
A Coach's Guide to Recruiting and Eligibility
1986
Box : 1
UCI Student-Athlete Handbook
1989
Box : 1
Memoranda
1966-2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes email messages from the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation.
Anteater Report
Scope and Content Note
See
UCI Sports Associates News.
Anteater Sports Information
Scope and Content Note
See
UCI Sports Information.
Box : 1
Ant-Hill Street News
1981-1982
Box : 1
Athletic News Service
1970,
1973
Box : 1
Founders of Rowing at Irvine Newsletter
1966-1967
Box : 1
Irvine Rowing Associates Newsletter
1985-1986
Scope and Content Note
Continued by
UC Irvine Crew Newsletter.
Box : 1
Quarterwave
1984-1986
Scope and Content Note
Continues
Starboard Tack.
Box : 1
Starboard Tack
1973-1982
Scope and Content Note
Continued by
Quarterwave.
Box : 1
UC Irvine Crew Newsletter
1986-1988
Scope and Content Note
Continues
Irvine Rowing Associates Newsletter.
Box : 1
UCI Sports Associates News
1980-1984
Scope and Content Note
Continued by
Anteater Report. Includes one issue of
Anteater Report.
Box : 1
UCI Sports Information
1984-1992
Scope and Content Note
Published under the title
Anteater Sports Information from September 1987 to May 1989.
Box : 1
Women's Athletics Newsletter
1976-1977
Box : 1
Miscellaneous
1972-1998
Scope and Content Note
Contains publications which declare themselves to be "newsletters" about various UCI sports for which we have only one issue.
Event Programs
Scope and Content Note
Event programs outline the schedule and/or participants for individual athletic events.
Box : 1
Basketball, Men's
1965-1978
Season Programs
Scope and Content Note
Season programs are souvenir programs or annual guides for specific sports.
Box : 2
Basketball, Men's
1966-2002
Box : 2
Basketball, Women's
1983-2002
Box : 2
Soccer, Men's, 1989-2002
1989-2002
Box : 2
Soccer, Women's
2001-2002
Box : 2
Swimming and Diving
1990-1991
Box : 2
Volleyball, Women's
1981-2001
Box : 3
Master schedules
1965-1995
Scope and Content Note
Contains comprehensive schedules for seasonal sports.
Season schedules
Scope and Content Note
Season schedules include comprehensive listings of individual team schedules, as well as master schedules that list calendars
for all sports scheduled during a particular athletic season (i.e., fall, winter).
Box : 3
Basketball, Men's
1968-2002
Box : 3
Basketball, Women's
1975-1994
Box : 3
Soccer
1992
Scope and Content Note
Includes men's and women's schedules.
Box : 3
Swimming and diving
1970-1978
Scope and Content Note
Includes men's and women's schedules.
Box : 3
Tennis
1973-1984,
1992
Scope and Content Note
Includes men's and women's schedules.
Box : 3
Track and Field
1974-1978,
1989
Scope and Content Note
Includes men's and women's schedules.
Box : 3
Volleyball
1974-1978,
1992-1993
Scope and Content Note
Includes men's and women's schedules.
Series 2.
Campus Recreation publications
1966-2008
Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains publications related to campus recreation and intramural sports at the University of California, Irvine.
Included are brochures, catalogs, fliers, manuals, memoranda, newsletters, and schedules. Brochures primarily consist of
announcements and registration forms for summer and winter youth sports camps. Also included are course announcements for
fitness, sailing, and swimming courses offered to the university community and community at-large.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by format.
Box : 3
General
1969-2005
Scope and Content Note
Includes brochures promoting the programs offered by Campus Recreation, including intramural sports, fitness programs, and
special events at the Anteater Recreation Center (ARC).
Box : 3
Anteater Sports Camp
1966-1990
Scope and Content Note
Includes brochures from sports camps that operated under predecessors, which were named Summer Sports Instructional Program
(1966-1974) and Summer Sports Camps (1976-1982).
Box : 3
Anteater Tennis Tournament
1977-1991
Box : 3
Baseball Camp, Summer
1973-1985
Box : 3
Baseball Clinic, Christmas
1972-1983
Box : 3
Bill Mulligan's Basketball Camp
1984-1989
Box : 3
Aquatics Instruction
1983-1988
Box : 3
Faculty and staff intramural announcements
1966-1971
Box : 3
Fitness courses
1980-1998
Box : 3
Sailing courses
1980-2000
Box : 3
Frisbee Golf Course Rules
circa 1977
Box : 3
Recreation Sports Handbook
1965-1970
Box : 3
Sports club program guides
1977
UCI Sailing Association. Formerly Irvine Sailing Association.
Box : 3
Advanced Dinghy Racing Manual
1976
Box : 3
Elementary Sailing Manual
Box : 3
UCI Sailing Program Information, Rules and Policies
1985
Box : 3
Memoranda
1995-2005
Scope and Content Note
Includes email messages from the director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation.
Box : 4
Campus Recreation
1980-2008
Scope and Content Note
Subtitles of some newsletters include "Quarterly Release" and "recrelease."
Box : 4
Intramural Newsletter
1965
Box : 4
Recreation facility schedules
1975-1984
Box : 4
Recreational Sports Calendar
1975-1983
Scope and Content Note
Formerly
Intramural Sports Calendar.
Series 3.
Supporting groups publications
1965-2007, bulk 1965-1977
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains publications generated by the University of California, Irvine Athletic Association, the fundraising
arm of UCI's Intercollegiate Athletics. The Athletic Association was originally called the Big I Boosters, and the bulk of
this series contains Big I Boosters' publications. Materials include annual reports, brochures (including season ticket packets),
directories, fliers, memoranda, posters, and programs.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by format.
Box : 5
Fliers
1966-1991,
undated
Box : 5
Big I News
1970
Scope and Content Note
Continued by
Big I Newsletter.
Box : 5
Big I Newsletter
1970-1977
Scope and Content Note
Continues
Big I News.
