Guide to the University of California, Irvine, Student Housing records AS.230
Finding aid prepared by Audrey Pearson, 2008; updated by Sarah Glover, 2021. Updated by Gabrielle Wood, 2023.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2023
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: University of California, Irvine, Student Housing records
Creator:
University of California, Irvine. Student Housing
Identifier/Call Number: AS.230
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(3 records cartons and 1 25" flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1966-2011
Date (bulk): 1970-1990
Abstract: This collection comprises records of University of California, Irvine, Student Housing, the undergraduate and graduate housing
communities, and the campus representative program. Included are announcements, newsletters, directories, brochures, invitations,
manuals, magazines, fliers, reports, posters, slides, and printed ephemera.
Language of Material:
English
.
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
University of California, Irvine, Student Housing records. AS-230. 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
Acquired periodically from Student Housing.
Accruals
Accruals are expected.
Processing History
Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007. Additions by Michelle Light, 2008, and Sarah Glover, 2021. The collection was changed from
a Publications Series collection to an University Archives collection (PS-051 to AS-230) and the title was changed from "University
of California, Irvine, Student Housing publications" to "University of California, Irvine, Student Housing records" as part
of the Publications Series sunsetting project started in 2019. Accession added and resource updated by Gabrielle Wood, 2023.
Historical Background
UCI Student Housing operates under the Office of Student Affairs and includes seven housing communities: Arroyo Vista, Campus
Village, Mesa Court, Middle Earth, Palo Verde, Verano Place, and American Campus Communities apartments. Five apartment buildings
are privately operated by American Campus Communities: Vista del Campo, Vista del Campo Norte, Camino del Sol (undergraduates
only), Puerta del Sol, and Plaza Verde. UCI guarantees two years of housing to all freshmen who are single, under the age
of 25, enrolled in the current term, and meet the housing application and contract-return deadlines. Undergraduate communities
include special interest and theme halls.
Source: https://housing.uci.edu/
Biographical/Historical note
Chronology
1965-1970 |
Mesa Court constructed. |
1966-1977 |
Verano Place constructed. |
1974, 1990-2000 |
Middle Earth constructed. |
1979 |
Campus Village constructed. |
1990 |
Palo Verde constructed. |
1993 |
Arroyo Vista constructed. |
2004 |
Vista del Campo constructed. |
2006 |
Vista del Campo Norte constructed. |
2010 |
Camino del Sol and Puerta del Sol constructed. |
2019 |
Plaza Verde constructed. |
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises records of University of California, Irvine, Student Housing, the undergraduate and graduate housing
communities, and the campus representative program. Included are announcements, newsletters, directories, brochures, invitations,
manuals, magazines, fliers, reports, posters, slides, and printed ephemera.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged in four series:
- Series 1. General, 1966-2011. 1.5 linear feet
- Series 2. Graduate and family housing, 1968-2004. 0.6 linear feet
- Series 3. Undergraduate housing, 1974-1989. 1.6 linear feet
- Series 4. Campus representatives, 2002-2006. 0.3 linear feet
Series
Related Collections
Related materials can be found in the following collection:
Bibliography
Anteater Chronicles. https://special.lib.uci.edu/collections/anteater-chronicles/buildings
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Student housing -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources
Training manuals
Dormitories -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources.
University of California, Irvine -- Archives
University of California, Irvine. Student Housing -- Archives
University of California, Irvine. Arroyo Vista
General Series 1.
1966-2011
Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises general announcements, brochures, directories, fliers, guides, manuals, newsletters, reports, posters,
and other printed material generated by UCI Student Housing.
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order.
box 1, folder 4
Directories
1996, undated
box 1, folder 7-8
Living Around UCI
1984-1996
box 1, folder 9
Straight Talk on Housing
1975-1981, undated
box 1, folder 10-12
Manuals
1966-1988, 2002-2003, undated
box 1, folder 14
Newsletters:
UCI Housing News
1982-1985
box 4, folder 1-3
Stay Over Program posters
2006-2011
Graduate and family housing Series 2.
1968-2004
Physical Description: 0.6 Linear Feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises the announcements, directories, fliers, manuals, newsletters, reports, surveys, and other printed material
generated by the UCI graduate and family housing community.
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order by format.
Verano Place
Scope and Contents note
Verano Place is a graduate and family apartment community located on the east campus, housing roughly 1,250 students in 862
unfurnished apartments. Verano Place serves graduate students and undergraduates who are 25 or older, and students with families.
Verano Place is also affiliated with Verano Preschool, part of UCI Childcare Services.
box 1, folder 20
Manuals
1982-1984, undated
box 2, folder 2
Verano Place Newsletter
1977
box 2, folder 3
Verano Place Preschool Newsletter
1973-1978
box 2, folder 4
Verano Recreation News
1975-1979
box 2, folder 5
Verano South 40 Gazette
1978-1981
Undergraduate housing Series 3.
1974-1989
Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises the announcements, directories, fliers, manuals, newsletters, reports, surveys, and other printed material
generated by the UCI undergraduate housing communities.
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order by community, then by format.
Campus Village
Scope and Contents note
Campus Village is an undergraduate apartment community at UCI made up of sophomores, juniors and seniors.
box 2, folder 9
Between the Lines: Campus Village News
1981-1982
Mesa Court
Scope and Contents note
Mesa Court was the first residence hall community at UCI, opening with the campus in 1965. Since then, the community has grown
with the campus and is the largest student community on campus, housing over 1,800 undergraduates in 29 residence halls.
Mesa Court houses mainly first-year students. Many of the halls have special interest themes and academic courses that are
associated with them.
box 2, folder 11-14
Announcements, fliers, and other material
1968-1988
box 2, folder 19-20
Antics, Mesa Court Magazine
1983-1989
box 2, folder 21
The Court Magazine
1981-1982
box 2, folder 24-28, box 3, folder 1-2
box 3, folder 3
Mesa Court Calendar of Events
1974-1976
box 3, folder 4
Mesa Court Monthly Calendar of Events
1974-1979
box 3, folder 5
Mesa Court News
1979-1981
Middle Earth
Scope and Contents note
Middle Earth houses approximately 1,550 students in 24 halls. The names of the halls and other facilities were selected from
J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Hobbit and
The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The halls are divided into 6 clusters or theme areas and offer classes associated with their names.
box 3, folder 6
Announcements, fliers, and other material
1974-1990
box 3, folder 10-11
Manuals
1977-1989, undated
box 3, folder 14
Gandalf's Gazette
1981-1987
box 3, folder 16
Middle Earth Fish Wrap
1977-1978
box 3, folder 17
Middle Earth Fortnightly Calendar
1976-1979
box 3, folder 18
Middle Earth Newsletter
1981-1982
box 3, folder 20
The Whim: What's Happening in Middle Earth
1976
Arroyo Vista
Scope and Contents Note
Arroyo Vista is a undergraduate housing community for continuing and transfer students that includes theme, fraternity, and
sorority houses.
box 3, folder 27
Arroyo Vista AV Slides
Undated
Scope and Contents Note
The addition to the University of California, Irvine, Student Housing records contains 48 slides depicting events at Arroyo
Vista, a undergraduate housing community for continuing and transfer students that includes theme, fraternity, and sorority
houses.
Campus representatives Series 4.
2002-2008
Physical Description: 0.4 Linear Feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises training materials and manuals for the campus representatives, the students who provide campus tours
to prospective students and their parents.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 3, folder 22-26
Manuals and training materials
2002-2006