Inventory of the Department of Art and Art History Collection
AR-019
Liz Phillips
University of California, Davis Library, University Archives
2016
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, University Archives
Title: Department of Art and Art History Collection
Creator:
University of
California, Davis. Art Department
Identifier/Call Number: AR-019
Physical Description:
1.6 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1943-2017
Abstract: The University of California, Davis Department of
Art and Art History Colletion dates from 1943 to 2017. The collection consists of promotional materials for department
events, correspondence and reports related to the history of the department, and three films.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request
collections, as many are stored offsite.
History
The UC Davis Department of Art and Art History had its beginnings in 1952 with the newly-formed College of Letters and
Science. In 1953, Dean Herbert Young gave Richard L. Nelson the directive to start a department of art. Over the next few
years, Nelson recruited faculty and developed curriculum, and the Department of Art was formally inaugurated in 1958. Art
History, which had been a part of the department since its beginnings, became an autonomous program in 1990.
The Department of Art and Art History is currently part of the UC Davis Arts Adminstrative Group, which encompasses Art
Studio, Art History, Cinema and Digital Media, Design, Music, Theatre and Dance.
Sources:
Petersen, R. C., R. G. Swift, and M. W. Thiebaud. "Richard L. Nelson, Art: Davis."
In Memoriam. Regents of the University of California, July 1975.
Scheuring, Ann F.
Abundant Harvest: The History of the University of California, Davis. Regents of the University
of California, 2001. p. 331.
Arts Administrative Group website, http://arts.ucdavis.edu/about-arts-administrative-group-contact-taag . Accessed 19 May
2016.
Scope and Contents
The Department of Art and Art History Collection dates from 1943 to 2017. The collection consists of promotional materials
for department events, correspondence and reports related to the history of the department, and three films.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[identification of Item], Department of Art and Art History Collection, AR-019, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis
Library, University of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of California, Davis.
Art Department -- Archives
Richard L. Nelson Gallery
-- Archives
Box 1, Folder
1
Art Department Lecture and Concert Flyers
1973-1980
Box 1, Folder
2
"IMAGining Aliens" Filmfest Flyers
undated
Box 1, Folder
3
Art Department Exhibition Flyers
1956-1977
Box 1, Folder
4
Art Building Foyer Event Flyers
1981
Box 1, Folder
5
Graduate Program, Event Flyers, Exhibit Flyers, Course Listings
1968-1981
Box 1, Folder
6
Museology Laboratory
1967
Box 1, Folder
7
Richard L. Nelson Gallery Exhibit Flyers
1980-1981
Box 1, Folder
8
"Where Here Is: Site-Specific Public Art"
Fall 2006
Box 1, Folder
9-10
Richard L. Nelson Gallery and the Fine Arts Collection
1971-2002
Box 2
Painted Plaster Cast of Light Bulb
2017
General
#100lightsucd project, number 66/100
Box AR Folio
1
Fourth Annual Student Art Show Catalogs
24 February-28 March 1970
Physical Description:
2 copies
item 1
Film: News Parade
1943
Physical Description:
1 16mm film
item 2
Film: Nathan Oliveira
undated
Scope and Contents
24 minutes, optical
item 3
Film: Wayne Thiebaud
1971
