F. Louis Fackler Scrapbooks

M. Carey
The University Library
Special Collections and Archives
University Library
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California, 95064
Email: specoll@library.ucsc.edu
URL: http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/
2013
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

F. Louis Fackler Scrapbooks

Collection number: UA 86

The University Library

University Archives

University of California, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
Processed by:
M. Carey
Date Completed:
November 2012
Encoded by:
M. Carey
2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: F. Louis Fackler scrapbooks
Dates: 1955-1997
Collection number: UA 86
Creator: Fackler, F. Louis
Collection Size: 7 boxes
Repository: University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library. University Archives
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Abstract: This collection includes five scrapbooks, loose materials, photographs and 8mm films documenting the very early years of UC Santa Cruz's history.
Physical location: Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection open for research.

Access Restrictions

The 8mm films are not available for viewing at this time due to format restrictions.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred Citation

F. Louis Fackler scrapbooks. UA 86. University Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Acquisition Information

Gift of F. Louis Fackler in 2012.

Biography

Lou Fackler founding campus engineer at UC Santa Cruz, was interviewed and hired by Founding Chancellor Dean McHenry. He was the campus's eleventh employee and began work in January of 1963.

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection includes five scrapbooks, loose materials and photographs documenting the very early years of UC Santa Cruz campus planning and construction. Also included are 35mm films of campus construction and events taken by Fackler.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Fackler, F. Louis--Archives
University of California, Santa Cruz--Physical Planning--Archives
University of California, Santa Cruz--History

Related Material

For the complete (full text) version PDF of Lou Fackler's oral history on E-Scholarship follow the link below.

Additional Collection Guides


box 1-5; 7:1-10

Series 1 Scrapbooks undated, 1963-1998

Physical Description: 5 scrapbooks, 10 folders

Scope and Content Summary

This series includes five scrapbooks & ten folders of loose materials assembled by Louis Fackler from the start of his employement with the University of California, Santa Cruz until his retirement in 1992. Included in the scrapbooks are news clippings, cards, letters, photographs all documenting the very early campus planning and development
PDF files of all the clippings in Albums 1-4 [Boxes 1-4] can be found under "Additional Collection Guides".

Alternate form of material

These scrapbooks have been digitized and are available in the UCSC Library Digital Collections.
box 1

1963-1966

box 2

1966-1969

box 3

1970-1977

box 4

1976-1995

box 5

Retirement party, 8/29/1992

box 7:1-5, 9

Correspondence & ephemera, 1965-1967 1969 1994-1997

box 7:6

Christensen's retirement, 1976

box 7:7

Certificates of appreciation, undated

box 7:8

Retirement cards, 1990

box 7:10

Clippings, 1968-1998

box 6

Series 2 Films 1963-1974

Physical Description: 29 8mm films

Scope and Content Summary

This series includes 8 mm films shot of the early construction at UCSC by Fackler from 1963-1974. The titles are donor titles.

Alternate form of material

These films have been digitized and are available on the Internet Archive. 
box 6

Unknown contents - 5 reels ca. 1963-1965

box 6

Campus only, ca. 1963-1965

box 6

1963-1865

box 6

UCSC, February 1964

box 6

Campus, Fall 1964-1965

box 6

Cowell Stars, January 1965

box 6

Cowell College, January 4, 1965

box 6

Campus - 3 reels, 1965

box 6

Campus - Entrance signs in place, McHenry, May 18, 1965

box 6

Campus, August 1965

box 6

Campus only, ca. 1963-1965

box 6

Late summer 1965

box 6

Bridge - Central Services to Library; Campus tour; Heating plant; Cowell; Trailers; Stevenson; Carolan - Mary Fran, Summer 1966

box 6

Short boiler to plant, May 19, 1966

box 6

Cowell; Page Smith; Bewardi; Dedication; Wagstaff; Kerr; Road Construction; McLaughlin; Crown under construction; Cowell road, May 19, 1966

box 6

Campus - 2 reels, Spring 1967

box 6

Charter Day, January 1967

box 6

Campus, September 1967

box 6

Bridge - Canyon, August 1967

box 6

September 1967

box 6

Beam for McLaughlin Bridge; Canyon Building; Construction; Section 2; Crown; Utilities; Roadd - Heller, May 21, 1968

box 6

Dedication of Coolidge Drive - Gruns; McHenry - tour of campus; Crown; Merrill; Cowell, October 1968

box 6

Campus, October 1969

box 6

Central Services Fire; Sign; Cardiff Gouse; Barn Theater; Student Art; Wild Flowers; PA Neary; CS Fire - good, Spring 1971

box 6

Campus picnic; Christensen; McHenry; Penaat; Wagstaff; Campus; Social Services; Library; Crown/Merrill; Kresge; College V; PA, Spring 1974

box 7:11

Series 3 Photographs, 1955-1966

Physical Description: 15 items

Scope and Content Summary

This series includes loose photographs found in the scrapbooks.
box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0001 L to R: Wendell Brase, Lou Fackler, Robert Sinsheimer, ca. 1963-1965

box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0002 [Lou Fackler & unknown man studying plans], ca. 1963-1965

box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0003 Brook Knoll School, ca. 1963-1965

Note

Vester Dick Photography
box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0004 Maciel Park, ca. 1963-1965

Note

Vester Dick Photography
box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0005 Soquel Highlands, ca. 1963-1965

Note

Vester Dick Photography
box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0006 Mar Vista School, ca. 1963-1965

Note

Vester Dick Photography
box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0007 [UCSC Construction], ca. 1963-1966

Note

Vester Dick Photography
box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0008 [California Powder Works framed engraving], undated

Note

Vester Dick Photography
box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0009 [Regents (?) walking into motel meeting place], ca. 1960-1965

Note

Webber's Photoshop
box 7:11

H81208 [Campus model], ca. 1960-1965

Note

Dwain Faubion photographs
box 7:11

H81201 [Close-up of campus model], ca. 1960-1965

Note

Dwain Faubion photographs
box 7:11

66-584 [Aerial view of Cowell, Stevenson & Field House construction], ca. 1966

Note

Vester Dick photography
box 7:11

KA-296 [Aerial view of UCSC fields before construction], ca. 1955-1960

Note

Webber's Photoshop
box 7:11

ua0086_pho_0010 [Aerial view of neighborhoods], ca. 1955-1960

Note

Webber's Photoshop