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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Jack Peltason papers
Creator:
Peltason, J.W. (Jack Walter)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.019
Physical Description:
34.6 Linear Feet
(29 records cartons, 3 flat boxes and 1 oversized folder)
Date (inclusive): 1954-2015
Abstract: This collection contains papers and scrapbooks from Jack Peltason, founding Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at UC Irvine,
UC Irvine Chancellor from 1984 to 1992, and President of the University of California from 1992-1995.
Language of Material:
English
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The collection is only minimally processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special
Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their
heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.
Jack Peltason papers. MS-F019. 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.
Gift of Jack Peltason: 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains papers and scrapbooks from Jack Peltason, founding Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at UC Irvine,
UC Irvine Chancellor from 1984 to 1992, and President of the University of California from 1992-1995. There are materials
from his early academic career, his years as President of the University of California and from his post retirement years.
The papers include correspondence, subject files, awards and honors, and information about this professional service. The
scrapbooks contain an assortment of newspaper clippings, photographs, awards and miscellaneous ephemera documenting Peltason's
life and professional activities between 1966 and 1985. Also included is material related to the Women's Faculty Club, Faculty
& Associates, Suzanne Peltason's work on a UCI 25th anniversary book, a small amount of material from Peltason's 2015 memorial
service, as well as a DVD of a Jack Peltason interview with the City of Irvine, held on April 16, 2006 (time 00:40:30).