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Title: UCSC Commencements collection
Dates: 1966-
Collection number: UA 32
Collector:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Collection Size:
10 half cartons
Repository:
University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library.
University Archives
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Abstract: This collection contains various commencement programs, invitations, speeches, certificates, and some related correspondence.
Physical location: Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
UCSC Commencements collection. UA 32. University Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Original collection transferred from Alumni Office in 1998.
Individual gifts were received from David Strachan, Terry Simmons, Scott Crask, James Davis, Doreen Schack, and Patricia Bowitz.
Yearly additions are expected.
- Cowell College, founded 1965
- Adlai E. Stevenson College, founded 1966
- Crown College, founded 1967
- Merrill College, founded 1968
- Benjamin F. Porter College, founded in 1969 as "College Five" and formally dedicated as "Benjamin F. Porter College" in 1981.
- Kresge College, founded 1971
- Oakes College, founded 1972
- College Eight, founded 1972
- College Nine, founded 2000
- College Ten, founded 2002
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains an ongoing selection of commencement programs from the ten individual colleges, the School of Engineering,
and various student groups, as well as the early "Official Programs" for the campus as a whole. Also included are miscellaneous
invitations, speeches, certificates, and a small amount of correspondence concerning various college graduation events.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
University of California, Santa Cruz--Archives
Commencement programs
University of Califoria, Santa Cruz
Cowell College (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
Adlai E. Stevenson College (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
Crown College (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
Merrill College (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
College V (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
Porter College (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
Kresge College (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
Oakes College (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
College Eight (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
College Nine (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History
College Ten (University of California, Santa Cruz)--History