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Finding Aid for the Great 1961 Rose Bowl Hoax Records 1959-2014, bulk 1960-1961
10279-MS
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Title: Great 1961 Rose Bowl Hoax Records
Date (inclusive): 1959-2014, bulk 1960-1961
Collection number: 10279-MS
Extent:
1 box; 2.5 linear inches
Repository:
California Institute of Technology. Caltech Archives
Pasadena, California 91125
Abstract: A small collection of historical photographs and artifacts from the 1961 Rose Bowl hoax pulled off by a group of Caltech undergraduate
students, who changed three of the University of Washington card stunts. The documents reveal the full story of how the prank
was carried out before a national television audience, during the scheduled half-time at Pasadena's annual Rose Bowl football
game.
Physical location: Archives, California Institute of Technology.
Languages represented in the collection: English
The collection is open for research. Researchers must apply in writing for access.
Copyright may not have been assigned to the California Institute of Technology Archives. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Caltech Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the California Institute of Technology Archives as the owner of the physical items and, unless explicitly stated otherwise,
is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
[Identification of item], Great 1961 Rose Bowl Hoax Records, 10279-MS, Caltech Archives, California Institute of Technology.