Office of Strategic Communications Records, circa 1910-2016

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
University of California, Davis. Strategic Communications
Abstract:
The Office of Strategic Communications works collaboratively to communicate the impact and value of UC Davis through innovative storytelling. Core service areas include crisis and issues management, digital communications, marketing, news and media relations, web and interactive communications, and visual communications. The collection contains clipping files for campus news, event and subject files, biographical files, publications produced by the department, as well as materials regarding the 75th anniversary of the campus. Also included are photographs and slides of faculty and staff, sporting events, classroom activities, and special events such as Picnic Day. The collection also includes analog video, mainly masters and edited versions of Newswatch segments.
Extent:
180.6 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Office of Strategic Communications Records, AR-031, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains clipping files for campus news, event and subject files, biographicaly files, publications produced by the department, as well as materials regarding the 75th anniversary of the campus. The collection also includes 14 linear feet of campus photographs which include images of faculty and staff, sporting events, classroom activities, and special events such as Picnic Day. Also present are 17 linear feet of analog video, mainly masters and edited versions of Newswatch segments.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from Office of Strategic Communications.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie. Later accruals were processed by Liz Phillips with assistance from student employees Monica Doan, Julie Jeon, Robyn Lam, and Fiona Sun, as well as cataloger Steffany Caria.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in 8 series: 1. Clipping Files, 2. Event Files, 3. Subject Files, 4. Biographical Files, 5. Publication Director's Files, 6. Realia, 7. Photographic Materials, and 8. Film and Video Materials.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Office of Strategic Communications Records, AR-031, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621