Guide to the Nicholas Magalousis Papers
MS.R.131
Finding aid prepared by Processed by Alieh Zamany; machine-readable finding aid created by Cyndi Shein
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
The UCI Libraries
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University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, 92623-9557
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© 2010
Title: Nicholas Magalousis papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.131
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 linear foot
(3 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
Date (inclusive): 1979-2009
Abstract: This collection documents archaeologist and historic preservationist Nicholas Magalousis' efforts to preserve Southern California
historic sites, particularly the San Juan Capistrano Mission, the San Luis Rey de Francia Mission, and the Irvine Ranch. The
collection includes reports, newsletters, publications, slides, photographic prints, memoranda, correspondence, and news clippings.
Creator:
California Mission Studies Association.
Creator:
Magalousis, Nicholas M.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Nicholas Magalousis Papers. MS-R131. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Nicholas Magalousis, 2006 and 2010.
Processing History
Processed by Alieh Zamany, 2008, and updated by Dawn Schmitz, 2010.
Historical Background
Nicholas Magalousis was active in the preservation of California missions, particularly San Juan Capistrano and San Luis Rey
de Francia, and other Southern California historic sites such as the Irvine Ranch. He founded the California Mission Studies
Association, an organization established in 1984 to preserve the California missions and support education about them. He
has done pioneering work in Atomic Absorption Analysis and Archaeology and has taught anthropology and archaeology at the
University of California, Irvine, Chapman University, Irvine Valley College, and Long Beach State University. In 2005, he
became a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, California, and
had published about 1500 pages of research.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection documents Magalousis' efforts to preserve Southern California historic sites, particularly the San Juan Capistrano
Mission in the 1980s, the San Luis Rey de Francia mission in the 1990s, and the Irvine Ranch in the 2000s. This collection
also includes records from the California Mission Studies Association. Collection materials include reports, newsletters,
publications, slides, photographic prints, memoranda, correspondence, and news clippings. Also included are materials related
to Magalousis's scholarly and academic work at Santiago Canyon College.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California Mission Studies Association -- Archives.
Irvine Ranch (Calif.) -- Conservation and restoration.
Mission San Juan Capistrano -- Conservation and restoration.
San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.) -- Conservation and restoration.
Adobe houses -- Conservation and restoration.
Missions -- Conservation and restoration -- California
Oral histories.
Photographic prints -- California -- Orange County.
Ranches -- Cailfornia -- Orange county
Box-folder 1 : 1, Box-folder 3 : 3
Archaeology: Course materials, scholarly papers, and other materials
1979-2009
California Mission Studies Association
Box-folder 1 : 3
Correspondence concerning Baja Mission development
1984
Box-folder 1 : 5
Member invites, symposia materials, and other materials
1983-1991
Box-folder 1 : 6
News and clippings concerning California Mission Studies Association's founding and activities
1983-1991
Box-folder 1 : 7
Photographs from the first meeting
1984 January
A Conservation Charrette at the Irvine Ranch Headquarters & Historic Park: A Multi-Component Approach Studying the Bunkhouse,
Driving Barn, Early Office, and Mess Hall
Box-folder 1 : 11
Excavation: slides
2000-2002
Box-folder 1 : 12
Correspondence, sample interview questions, and notes from Joan Irvine Smith's interview
2000-2001
Box-folder 1 : 13
Photographs of Irvine Ranch Home and students/participants in oral history project
1962, 2000-2001
Box-folder 2 : 1-2
Photographs
undated
Scope and Contents note
Prints, photocopies, and printouts of historical images of the Irvine Ranch, Irvine house, and Irvine family members
Box-folder 2 : 3
Orange County museums: pamphlets and fliers
1998-2000
Retrofitting of adobe structures
Box-folder 3 : 1
Getty Conservation Institute Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofitting of Adobe Project Report of Second Year Activities
1993
Box-folder 3 : 2
Planning and Engineering Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Adobe Structures, Getty Conservation Institute
Scientific Program Report
2002
Box-folder 2 : 4
Docent directories
1987-1993
Box-folder 2 : 5
Pamphlets, maps, and clippings
1980-1988
Box-folder 2 : 6
Old Town Center maps
Circa 1988
Box-folder 2 : 7
Archaeological District minutes and National Register of Historic Places form
1988
Box-folder 2 : 8
Catalan furnaces: forms
1992-1993
Box-folder 2 : 9
Chapman College student questionnaire
1988
Box-folder 2 : 10
Clippings concerning preservation and archaeological digs at San Juan Capistrano's Historic Town Center
1981-1988
Box-folder 2 : 13
Friends of Historic San Juan Capistrano reports, news, and other materials
1988-1991
Box-folder 2 : 14
Historic Town Center: proposal
1987 January
Box-folder 2 : 15
Kalendarium "Archaeological Research: Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1979-1981"
1981 May
Box-folder 2 : 16
Photographs of archaeological dig at the mission
1982
Box-folder 2 : 17
San Juan Capistrano Community Development Agency: Request for Qualifications
1985 September
San Luis Rey de Francia Mission
Box-folder 2 : 18
Cultural Historic Landscape Proposal
1990
Box-folder 2 : 19
Preliminary Survey and Field Reconnaissance Report
1991
