Guide to the Rachel Carson College records

Kate Dundon, Klytie Xu
University of California, Santa Cruz
2019
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Rachel Carson College records
Creator: University of California, Santa Cruz. Rachel Carson College
source: University of California, Santa Cruz. Rachel Carson College
Identifier/Call Number: UA.108
Physical Description: 22 Linear Feet 20 boxes, 1 item
Physical Description: 2.71 GB 888 files
Date (inclusive): 1972-2016

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Audiovisual media is unavailable until reformatted. Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Some files may require reformatting before they can be accessed. Technical limitations may hinder the Library's ability to provide access to some digital files. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media and digital files.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for this collection resides with the Regents of the University of California. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. UCSC Special Collections and Archives can grant permission to publish materials to which it holds the copyright. For permission to reproduce or publish the material, or to order a reproduction, please visit guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication.

Preferred Citation

Rachel Carson College records. UA 108. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Biographical / Historical

Rachel Carson College is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Founded in 1972 as College Eight, its curriculum focuses on Environment and Society.

Scope and Contents

Photographs and administrative records of Rachel Carson College at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Processing Information

The digital portion of the collection was processed by Special Collections staff Kate Dundon in 2019. Digital files were transferred from carrier disks in 2019. Duplicate files and other out of scope files were not retained. Files were not reformatted, and file names are original to the creator. Original disks were retained and are included in the collection.

Related Materials

Publications related to the history and founding of Rachel Carson college are available via the Library catalog. Search for "University of California, Santa Cruz College Eight" under Subject.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

University of California, Santa Cruz. Rachel Carson College

 

Series 1: Photographs

Arrangement

Albums are arranged by size, and presented chronologically in the collection guide.

Scope and Contents

Includes images of commencement ceremonies, events, activities, and daily life at Rachel Carson College.
 

Photo albums

Box 10

College Eight photo album ua0108_mss_0063 1976-1978

Box 12

College Eight 1974-1975 scrapbook ua0108_mss_0069 1974-1975

Box 1

Rachel Carson photo album ua0108_mss_0004 circa 1978-1998

Box 2

Rachel Carson photo album ua0108_mss_0011 circa 1978-1998

Box 2

College 8 Activities photo album ua0108_mss_0013 1978

Box 3

College 8 at Kerr Hall Staff photo album ua0108_mss_0017 circa 1978-1998

Box 1

College 8 Faculty and Staff photo album ua0108_mss_0005 1979-1982

Box 1

College 8 Activities photo album ua0108_mss_0006 1979

Box 4

College 8 Activities 1979 photo album ua0108_mss_0033 1979

Box 13

College Eight photo album ua0108_mss_0071 circa 1979

Box 2

College 8 Winter, Spring 1980 photo album ua0108_mss_0009 1980

Box 2

College 8 1980-1981 photo album ua0108_mss_0010 1980-1981

Box 2

Fall and Spring 1981 photo album ua0108_mss_0008 1981

Box 1

College 8 1982-1983 photo album ua0108_mss_0002 1982-1983

Box 1

College 8 Spring 1983 photo album ua0108_mss_0001 1983

Box 3

College Eight 1983-84 Happy Hours photo album ua0108_mss_0019 1983-1984

Box 3

College Eight 1983-1984 photo album ua0108_mss_0021 1983-1984

Box 7

College Eight 1983 photo album ua0108_mss_0042 1983

Box 7

College Eight 1983-1984 photo album ua0108_mss_0044 1983-1984

Box 7

College Eight 1983-1984 photo album ua0108_mss_0045 1983-1984

Box 1

College 8 1984-1985 photo album ua0108_mss_0007 1984-1985

Box 7

College Eight Graduation/Happy Hour '84 photo album ua0108_mss_0043 1984

Box 3

Happy Hours 1985-86 photo album ua0108_mss_0014 1985-1986

Box 3

College 8 1985-86 photo album ua0108_mss_0015 1985-1987

Box 9

College Eight Photo Booklet ua0108_mss_0060 circa 1985-1995

Box 9

College Eight Photo Booklet ua0108_mss_0061 circa 1985-1995

Box 2

College 8 photo album ua0108_mss_0012 1986-1987

Box 3

Graduation/Happy Hour '86 photo album ua0108_mss_0020 1986-1987

Box 4

College 8 1986 photo album ua0108_mss_0035 1986

Box 9

College Eight Graduation 1986 photo album ua0108_mss_0059 1986

Box 3

Spring Quarter 1987 Bothe-Napa Wine Tasting and Camping, Alumni Graduates Happy Hour Beach Party photo album ua0108_mss_0018 1987

Box 9

Tahoe Casino and 1987 Winter ski trip photo album ua0108_mss_0058 1987

Box 10

College Eight '87 Graduation, Happy Hour '87 photo album ua0108_mss_0064 1987

Box 13

College Eight 1987-1988 photo album ua0108_mss_0070 1987-1988

Box 8

College Eight Historical Archives photo album: 1 "If You Build it, They Will Come." ua0108_mss_0046 1988-1989

Box 8

College Eight Historical Archives photo album: 2 "If You Build it, They Will Come." ua0108_mss_0047 1989-1998

Box 8

Rachel Carson College photo album ua0108_mss_0048 circa 1988-1997

Box 9

Field Trips 88-89, Cultural Happy Hours 1988-1989 photo album ua0108_mss_0056 1988-1989

Box 9

College Eight 1988 photo album ua0108_mss_0057 1988

Box 10

College Eight at Kerr Hall photo album ua0108_mss_0066 circa 1988-1997

Box 3

Spring 1989 photo album ua0108_mss_0016 1989

Box 4

Rachel Carson College photo album ua0108_mss_0036 circa 1989

Box 7

College Eight Inaugural Move In photo album ua0108_mss_0040 1989

Box 11

Return to College Eight Activities photo album ua0108_mss_0068 circa 1990-1999

Box 14

College Eight Fall 1990 Album ua0108_mss_0072 1990

Box 10

College Eight Alumni Reunion photo album ua0108_mss_0065 1991 April 19

Box 14

College Eight Dedication photo album ua0108_mss_0074 1991 April 20

Box 14

College Eight Activities photo album ua0108_mss_0075 1991-1992

Box 14

1992 College Eight Graduation, 1992 Events Photos, 1993 Photos ua0108_mss_0073 1992-1993

Box 8

College Eight 1993 College Night, Music Fest, Graduation photo album ua0108_mss_0051 1993

Box 15

College Eight Kayak, Lunar New Year, Music, Misc. 1993 photo album ua0108_mss_0076 1993

Box 1

"book 2" photo album ua0108_mss_0003 1994-1995

Box 10

College Eight Festival College Night, Lunar New Year photo album ua0108_mss_0067 circa 1996

Box 15

College Eight 1996 Activities photo album ua0108_mss_0077 1996

Box 4

College 8 Fall '97 photo album 1 ua0108_mss_0023 1997

Box 4

College 8 Fall '97 photo album 2 ua0108_mss_0024 1997

Box 4

College 8 Fall '97 photo album 3 ua0108_mss_0025 1997

Box 4

College 8 Fall '97 photo album 4 ua0108_mss_0026 1997

Box 4

98 Spring Quarter photo album 2 ua0108_mss_0022 1998

Box 4

College 8 Fall Quarter '98-'99 photo album 1 ua0108_mss_0027 1998-1999

Box 4

College 8 Fall Quarter '98-'99 photo album 2 ua0108_mss_0028 1998-1999

Box 4

College 8 Fall Quarter '98-'99 photo album ua0108_mss_0029 1998-1999

Box 4

College 8 Spring Quarter '98 photo album ua0108_mss_0030 1998-1999

Scope and Contents

25 year celebration/reunion (4/18/98)
Box 4

98 Spring Quarter photo album ua0108_mss_0039 1998

Box 7

College Eight Activities photo album: 1998 Spam Day C8 Fest ua0108_mss_0041 1998

Box 4

Rachel Carson College photo album ua0108_mss_0034 2000

Box 8

Rachel Carson College photo album ua0108_mss_0049 circa 2000

Box 8

College Eight Activities photo album ua0108_mss_0052 circa 2000

Box 8

Rachel Carson College photo album ua0108_mss_0050 2002-2003

Box 9

College Eight Commencement photo album ua0108_mss_0062 2002

Box 4

Grad photo album ua0108_mss_0031 2004

Box 9

Graduation photo album ua0108_mss_0053 2005

Box 9

Graduation photo album ua0108_mss_0054 2006

Box 4

Grad photo album ua0108_mss_0032 2007

Box 4

Rachel Carson College Graduation Album ua0108_mss_0037 2011

Box 4

Rachel Carson College Graduation Album ua0108_mss_0038 2011

 

Photographs, video, negatives, slides

Conditions Governing Access

Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Some files may require reformatting before they can be accessed. Technical limitations may hinder the Library's ability to provide access to some digital files. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to digital files.

Arrangement

Arranged by format.

Scope and Contents

Includes print and digital photographs, digital videos, negatives, and slides.
Box 3

2005 UCSC Graduation ua0108_med_0001 2005

Physical Description: 1 DVD
Box 3

College Eight 2010 Graduation preview ua0108_med_0002 undated

Physical Description: 1 DVD
Box 3

College Eight 2006 Commencement Photos ua0108_med_0003 2006

Physical Description: 1 CD
Box 3

College Eight 2007 Commencement Photos ua0108_med_0004 2007

Physical Description: 1 CD
Box 3

College Eight 2008 Commencement Photos ua0108_med_0005 2008

Physical Description: 1 CD
Box 3

College Eight 2011 Commencement Photos ua0108_med_0006 2011

Physical Description: 1 CD
Box 3

College Eight Commencement Photos ua0108_med_0007 circa 2000-2014

Physical Description: 1 CD
Box 5

Breaking Ground at College Eight Photos 1988

Box 5

Glenn's Shots Photos circa 1988

Scope and Contents

Construction of College 8
Box 5

College 8 construction circa 1988

Box 5

Rachel Carson College Graduation Photos 2002

Box 5

Fall Orientation, Boardwalk Sales, Play faire, College 8/Oakes Carnival College Night circa 1998-2010

Box 5

Fall Orientation play fair BBQ & Band Photos circa 1998-2010

Box 5

Residential Staff Talent Show 1996 November

Box 5

Residential Staff '96 Negatives 1996

Box 5

Residential Staff F'96 Tug Photos 1996

Box 5

Dia de los Muertos, Basketball Tournament, Karaoke circa 1998-2010

Box 5

Thai Cooking Demonstration, African Appreciation Day, College Eight Spring Music Festival, College Eight Graduation 2002 2002

Box 5

Hike, Pumpkin Carving, Carnival circa 1998-2010

Box 5

25 year celebration negatives 1998 April 18

Box 5

OPP Party in Cower Cluster circa 1980-2000

Box 5

Club Fusion 1999

Box 5

Comm. Staff Talent Cafe Night circa 1998-2010

Box 5-7

Unidentified Rachel Carson College photographs and negatives circa 1980-2000

Box 18

Panorama photograph of College Eight Graduates (rolled) 2007

Box 9

College Eight slides (in box) ua0108_mss_0055 circa 1977-2006

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of graduation ceremonies and other events.
 

Series 2: Administrative records 1972-2016

Processing Information

Special Collections staff rehoused much of this material from binders into archival folders.

Scope and Contents

Includes records related to College Eight Senate, events, sustainability projects, commencement ceremony planning, and assorted ephemera.
Box 16, Folder 1-2

2008 College Eight "The Big Book" A Commencement Binder 2008

Box 16, Folder 3

College Eight Working Toward A More Sustainable Future... Binder 2006-2007

Conditions Governing Access

Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Some files may require reformatting before they can be accessed. Technical limitations may hinder the Library's ability to provide access to some digital files. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to digital files.

Scope and Contents

Includes 1 CD containing a slideshow presentation by Lauren Fieberg, "Environment and Society working toward a more sustainable future at College Eight"
Box 16, Folder 4-5

2011 College Eight Commencement Binder 2011

Box 16, Folder 6-7

2009 College Eight Commencement Binder 2009

Box 16, Folder 8

College Eight: Earth Week 2013 (Campus Sustainability Council Funding Proposal) 2013

Box 16, Folder 9

Sustainability Project 2008

Box 16, Folder 10

Earth Summit 2003-2006

Box 16, Folder 11

Earth Day 2008 -Ode to the Globe-Binder 2008

Box 16, Folder 12-13

College Eight Events 2004-2005 Binder 2004-2005

Box 16, Folder 14-15

College Eight Sustainability Project Fall 2007-2008 Binder 2007-2008

Box 16, Folder 16-17

College Eight Senate 04/05 Binder 2004-2005

Box 16, Folder 18-19

College Eight Senate 2005-2006 Binder 2005-2006

Box 16, Folder 20

College Eight Senate 2007-2008 Binder 2007-2008

Box 16, Folder 21-22

College Eight Senate 2003-2004 Binder 2003-2004

Box 17, Folder 1

College Eight 2014 Commencement Binder 2014

Box 17, Folder 2-3

College Eight 2002 Graduation Binder 2002

Box 17, Folder 4

College Eight 2013 Commencement Binder 2013

Box 17, Folder 5

Day of Binder "Mike's Binder" (2011 Commencement College 8) 2011

Box 17, Folder 6-7

College Eight 2003 Graduation Binder 2003

Box 17, Folder 8

College Eight Programs 2003-2004 Binder 2003-2004

Box 17, Folder 9-10

College Eight Graduation 2007 Binder 2007

Box 17, Folder 11

College Eight Graduation 2004 Binder 2004

Box 17, Folder 12-14

College Eight Graduation 2006 Binder 2006

Box 17, Folder 15-17

College Eight Graduation 2005 Binder 2005

Box 18, Folder 1

Room Use and Event Approvals 2002-2003 Binder 2002-2003

Box 18, Folder 2

College Eight Sustainability Project Fall 2007 Summary Report 2007

Box 18, Folder 3-4

College Eight Orientation Programs 2002-2003 2002-2003

Box 18, Folder 5-6

College Eight Senate 2002-2003 Binder 2002-2003

Box 18, Folder 7

Fall Orientation 2003 Binder 2003

Box 18, Folder 8

Various Pamphlets circa 2003-2008

Box 18, Folder 9

College Eight Orientation Schedule Fall 1999 1999

Box 18, Folder 10

Event flyers circa 2003-2008

Box 11

Event flyers undated

Box 18, Folder 11

College Eight Programs/Activities Office Events (1993-1998) 1993-1998

Box 18, Folder 12

Welcome Week Guides College Eight (2012, 2013, 2014) 2012-2014

Box 18, Folder 13

Health and writing program pamphlets, College Eight Service & Humanitarian Awards, "Greg Austin" print circa 1980-2011

Box 18

Breast Plates, A 1994 photo calendar 1994

Box 18

President's Undergraduate Fellowship Report "Indian Canyon Office Opening: A Project in Native American Revitalization" 1995

Box 18, Folder 14

Faculty and administrative documents circa 1972-1975, 1988

Scope and Contents

Includes College Eight planning documents and bylaws.
Box 18, Folder 16

Event flyers circa 1973-1992

Box 18, Folder 17

College Eight student welcome packets undated

Box 18

Address book circa 1996

Box 18

College Eight Planners 2003-2004 2003-2015

Box 19-20

Architectural renderings for College 8 1979-1981

Scope and Contents

Created by James E. Pepper and his students
item 1

Oversized cardboard poster, "Student Life at College Eight" circa 2016