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Olin (Spencer) oral histories of University of California, Irvine faculty and staff
AS.145
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Spencer Olin oral histories of University of California, Irvine faculty and staff
Creator:
Olin, Spencer C.
Identifier/Call Number: AS.145
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear Feet
(3 letter doc boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1996-2015
Abstract: This collection comprises oral history interviews conducted by professor emeritus Spencer Olin with seven key administrators
and faculty from the University of California, Irvine. Included are sound recordings, draft transcripts with corrections,
final transcripts, correspondence, and other administrative materials.
Language of Material:
English
.
The collection is open for research.
Contents have been reformatted and have digital preservation copies. Access to original sound recordings is restricted; researchers
may request listening copies.
Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the University Archivist.
Digital material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Property rights and copyright reside with the Regents
of the University of California. For permission to reproduce or publish, or to correct this copyright information, please
contact the University Archivist at the UC Irvine Libraries (spcoll@uci.edu).
Spencer Olin oral histories of University of California, Irvine faculty and staff. AS-145. 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.
Transferred from Spencer Olin, 2004-2007. Addtional materials transfered from Spencer Olin in 2022.
Alternative Forms of Materials
Transcripts from this collection have been digitized.
Processed by Joanna Lamb, 2009.
Spencer C. Olin was a founding faculty member of the University of California, Irvine. During his service, Olin served as
the chair of the Department of History, chair of the Academic Senate, dean of Humanities, and the acting executive vice chancellor.
In 2004-2005 Professor Olin was appointed the Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professor which allowed him to serve as the adviser
to the UCI Historical Records Project; co-curator of the UCI Libraries' exhibit "Under Construction Indefinitely"; and organizer
of the 40th Anniversary Symposium, Desiging UCI.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises oral history interviews conducted by professor emeritus Spencer Olin with seven key administrators
and faculty from the University of California, Irvine as part of the UCI Libraries' Historical Records Project in preparation
for UCI's fortieth anniversary in 2005. Included are sound recordings, draft transcripts with corrections, final transcripts,
correspondence, research materials, and other administrative materials.
Contents are available for research on
Calisphere .
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Accession 2023.002, a minimally processed addition to the collection, is listed at the end.
Related materials can be found in the following collection:
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oral histories -- California -- Irvine -- 21st century
Transcripts -- 21st century.
Audiocassettes -- 21st century.
Interviews -- 21st century.
Cohen, Robert
University of California, Irvine -- Administration
Cicerone, Ralph J.
Peltason, J.W. (Jack Walter)
University of California, Irvine -- Archives
University of California, Irvine -- Interviews
University of California, Irvine -- History