Frank Cancian photographs for Main Street UCI, 2009-2011

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Frank Cancian photographs for Main Street UCI

Summary

Creators:

Cancian, Frank

Abstract:

This collection consists of ephemera and photographs taken by University of California, Irvine anthropology professor emeritus Frank Cancian (1934-2020) from 2009-2011. The photographs, consisting of more than 3000 photographs taken over seventy-five sessions, document the people, events, and spaces in the Ring Mall on the UC Irvine campus, and were compiled by Cancian into a project and exhibit entitled "Main Street UCI."

Extent:

0.8 Linear Feet (3084 digital files and 2 boxes)

Language:

Collection materials are in English.

Preferred citation:

Frank Cancian photographs for Main Street UCI. AS-154. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Background

Scope and content:

In February 2009, Cancian stopped in the Ring Mall plaza at UC Irvine to take pictures of a student campaigning for homecoming queen. Two weeks later, he found traveling evangelists in the plaza and photographed them and the students interacting with them. Cancian continued to photograph life on the Ring Mall, primarily between the Social Sciences buildings and the Student Center, until early 2011. The photographs were displayed in exhibitions at the Irvine Fine Arts Center (2011) and the UC Irvine Student Center (2012) and was curated into four groups: Protests, Along the Street, Play and Performance, and God.

Main Street UCI illustrates campus life at UC Irvine, featuring images of protests and demonstrations, vendor activities, religious activities, food sales, dance and other performances, campus scenes, and campus organizations.

More information about Main Street UCI may be found at http://sites.uci.edu/mainstreetuci/. The digital photographs are available for research on Calisphere Frank Cancian Photographs for Main Street UCI.

Biographical / historical:

Frank Cancian (1934-2020) was professor emeritus of anthropology and documentary photographer at the University of California, Irvine. His scholarly interests focused on comparative social inequality. He worked on issues in economic anthropology, peasant studies and Mexican studies, as well as documentary and ethnographic photography.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Frank Cancian, 2012.

Processing information:

Processed by Audra Eagle Yun, 2012.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in 2 series:

Series 1. Digital photographs
Series 2. Ephemera and field notes

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: College students -- California -- Irvine -- Archives
College students -- California -- Irvine -- Photographs
Born digital
Digital photographs
Names:: University of California, Irvine -- Students -- Photographs
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty -- Archives
Cancian, Frank -- Archives

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: This material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. The authors or their heirs retain their copyrights to the material. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).