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."

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.

0.8 Linear Feet (3084 digital files and 2 boxes)

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