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University Communications photographs (University of California, Irvine)
AS.061
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: University of California, Irvine, University Communications photographs
Creator:
University of California, Irvine. University Communications
Identifier/Call Number: AS.061
Physical Description:
87.49 Linear Feet
(176 boxes + 165 CDs)
Date (inclusive): 1952-2007
Date (bulk): 1972-1988
Abstract: The University Communications photographs were created by staff photographers employed by the University of California, Irvine,
University Communications. With over 273,000 images, the photographs visually document the history of the UC Irvine campus.
Images depict students, staff, faculty, campus events, graduations, inaugurations, buildings, landscapes, festivals, and
the surrounding area in Orange County.
Language of Material:
English
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The collection is open for research. Access to original disk media is restricted. Please contact Special Collections and Archives
in advance to arrange access to digital media.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyright ownership varies, as some photographers retained their
copyrights. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner
or his or her heir for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright. For information on use, copyright,
and attribution, please visit: http://special.lib.uci.edu/using/publishing.html
University of California, Irvine, University Communications photographs. AS-061. 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.
Transferred from University Communications in 1987, 2000, 2006, and 2007.
During accessioning, the CDs were given digital object number AS061_DIG001 - AS061_DIG165
A selection of images from this collection has been digitized and is available in
Calisphere .
Processed by Leah Loscutoff, 2009-2010. Student employees Cesar Gallagos, Anne Ngyuen, Alice Kwak, and Thao Le helped with
some processing.
Over the years the University Communications photographs were processed piecemeal as different accessions arrived. To enhance
access, this collection has been completely reprocessed. For the most part, the original order of the collection has been
retained, but series spanning multiple accessions have been brought together. This collection has been minimally processed
in that images are described sheet by sheet, or folder by folder, rather than at the item level. Although most items are sleeved
in archivally safe sleeves, not all of the photographs in the subject files are sleeved. Researchers will need to use gloves
when looking through the subject files. Although physical processing was kept to a minimum, detailed description of the photographs
will enhance access.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The University Communications photographs were created by staff photographers employed by the University of California, Irvine,
University Communications. With over 273,000 images, the photographs visually document the history of the UC Irvine campus.
Images depict students, staff, faculty, campus events, buildings, landscapes, festivals, and the surrounding area in Orange
County. Formats include photographic prints, contact sheets, slides, negatives, and digital images transferred on CDs.
Many images document the early campus area before and during construction are included. Notable events pictured include graduation
ceremonies, Wayzgoose/Celebrate UCI events, the site dedication, and inaugurations of chancellors. The photographs also provide
evidence of the changing landscape of UCI, which started as a large ranch area with cattle, fields, and a wide open space,
and evolved into a major research university with over 17,000 students.
This collection is arranged in 6 series:
1. Slides, 1952-2002. 25.2 linear ft. (Boxes 1-36)
2. Staff photographer contact sheets and negatives, 1966-2000. 35.6 linear ft. (Boxes 37-125)
3. Subject files, 1963-1997. 26.49 linear ft. (Boxes 126-166)
4. Portraits, circa 1970-1980. 2.8 linear ft. (Boxes 166-169)
5. Negatives, circa 1967-1990. 1.6 linear ft. (Boxes 170-173)
6. Oversize Prints, 1963-2000. .2 linear ft. (Boxes FB-63, folder 5 and FB-64, folder 7)
Related photographs can be found in the following collections:
For users' convenience, a spreadsheet describing the images in this collection is available at:
University Communications, All Series Inventory . After opening the PDF file, search by keyword using the find function in the PDF reader. Detailed description of the University
Communications photographs is maintained in a digital asset management system only accessible to Special Collections and Archives
staff. Contact Special Collections and Archives for help in finding images.
There are Excel spreadsheets and PDF files for images in each individual series available on the V:// (SpColl$) drive. These
were not included at the series level because it might be confusing for researchers to have access to both the spreadsheet
with all of the series and the spreadsheets with the same information but presented as individual series. LUJ 5/15/2015
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Students -- California -- Irvine -- Photographs
Architectural photographs -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century
Negatives -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century
Black-and-white negatives -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century
Portrait photographs -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century
Slides -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century
Contact sheets -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century
University of California, Irvine -- Students -- Photographs
University of California, Irvine -- Photographs
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty -- Photographs
University of California, Irvine -- Archives
University of California, Irvine -- Aerial views
University of California, Irvine -- Buildings -- Photographs