Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Public Information, Isla Vista / Student Unrest Subject Files

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Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Public Information, Isla Vista / Student Unrest Subject Files

Collection number: UArch 36

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara

Processed by:: Special Collections staff
Date Completed:: July 29, 2009
Encoded by:: A. Demeter

Descriptive Summary

Title: University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Public Information, Isla Vista / Student Unrest Subject Files

Dates: 1955-2003

Bulk Dates: 1968-1972

Collection number: UArch 36

Creator: University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Public Information

Creator: University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Public Affairs

Collection Size: 2.6 linear feet (6.5 document boxes)

Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Abstract: The Isla Vista / Student Unrest subject files contain clippings, memos, reports, correspondence, photos, and other documents on subject matter relating to Isla Vista and UCSB students, compiled by the Office of Public Information, now known as the Office of Public Affairs. The files relate particularly to student unrest, including the Bank of America burning and Isla Vista riots, ethnic studies protests, the North Hall incident, Isla Vista incorporation issues, and the Faculty Club bombing.

Physical location: Del Sur, University Archives, 27A.

Languages: English

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, folder title, box number]. University of California, Santa Barbara, Public Information Office, Isla Vista / Student Unrest Subject Files. UArch 36. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Transfer from UCSB Office of Public Affairs.

Scope and Content of Collection

From the Office of Public Affairs website, http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/index.shtml:

"The Office of Public Affairs is responsible for telling the exciting and important story of UC Santa Barbara to the general public and our campus community. By working with local, regional, and national print and electronic news media, the office strives to generate press coverage of the extraordinary development of UCSB as a leading research institution and of the people, programs, events, and activities that distinguish the campus. In addition to its public information and press relations functions, the office designs and maintains the UCSB web site, produces major university publications, and publishes 93106, the fortnightly faculty and staff newspaper."

The Isla Vista / Student Unrest files contain clippings, memos, reports, correspondence, photos, and other documents on subject matter relating to Isla Vista and UCSB students, compiled by the Office of Public Information, now known as the Office of Public Affairs. The files relate particularly to student unrest, including the Bank of America burning and Isla Vista riots, ethnic studies protests, the North Hall incident, Isla Vista incorporation issues, and the Faculty Club bombing.

Arrangement

The collection contains the following series:

Series I, Chronological files, contains mainly clippings related to student unrest and other Isla Vista news subjects, arranged chronologically, ca. 1955-1975.

Series II, Alphabetical files, contains clippings, memos and other materials relating to Isla Vista subjects, arranged alphabetically.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Public Information

University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Public Affairs

University of California, Santa Barbara

Student protesters

Student movements

Isla Vista (Calif.)

Related Material

Office of Public Information subject files, UArch 12, for general university information, including files on student movements and protests.

Isla Vista Archives, SBHC 41.

The Local History files, SBHC 44, which includes files on Isla Vista.

Associated Students' subject files, UArch 21, for related files on student movements and unrest.

CEMA 93, Ethnic Studies Protests collection.

Series I: Chronological Files

Articles re: Isla Vista

Box 1: 1

1955-1956, 1958

Box 1: 2

1960-1962, 1965

Box 1: 3

1966

Box 1: 4

1967

Box 1: 5

1968

Box 1: 6

1969

Box 1: 7

Feb. 1970

Box 1: 8

Mar. 1970

Box 1: 9

Apr. 1970

Box 1: 10

May 1970

Box 1: 11-12

June 1970

Box 2: 1

July 1970

Box 2: 2

Aug. 1970

Box 2: 3

Sept. 1970

Box 2: 4

Oct. 1970

Box 2: 5

Nov. 1970

Box 2: 6

Dec. 1970

Box 2: 7

Jan. 1971

Box 2: 8

Feb. 1971

Box 2: 9

Mar. 1971

Box 2: 10

Apr-June 1971

Box 2: 11

July-Aug. 1971

Box 2: 12

Sept-Oct. 1971

Box 3: 1

Nov-Dec. 1971

Box 3: 2

Jan-Mar. 1972

Box 3: 3

Apr-July 1972

Box 3: 4

Aug-Oct. 1972

Box 3: 5

Nov-Dec. 1972

Box 3: 6

1973-1975

Box 3: 7

May 1975

Series II: Alphabetical Files

Box 4: 1-2

Allen, Bill – Case, 1970

Box 4: 3

Black Students’ Union, 1969

Box 4: 4

Davis, Angela – Case, 1969-1971

Box 4: 5

El Gaucho, Feb-June 1970

Box 4: 6

EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) Study Committee, 1969-1972

Box 4: 7

Ethnic Studies Program, 1968-1969

Box 4: 8

Faculty Club Bombing, 1969

Box 4: 9

Faculty and Staff Recruitment, 1969

Box 4: 10

Isla Vista Community Council, 1970-1971, 1973

Box 5: 1

Isla Vista Community Service Center, 1970, 1972

Box 5: 2

Isla Vista Foot Patrol, 1970-1972

Box 5: 3

Isla Vista Government, 1971-1973

Box 5: 4

Isla Vista Planning Commission, 1973

Box 5: 5

Mexican-American Education, MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán), 1969-1970, 1972

Box 5: 6

Minority Programs, 1968-1969

Box 5: 7

Miscellaneous Papers, n.d.

Box 5: 8

Moran, Kevin Patrick, 1969-1971

Box 5: 9

National Crisis (12-Unit Extension Course), 1970

Box 5: 10

New Free University, 1969

Box 5: 11

Newspaper articles on Isla Vista disorders, 1967, 1970

Box 5: 12

North Hall Incident, 1968

Box 5: 13

Peace Monument, Perfect Park, 2003

Box 5: 14

People’s Park Protest, May 1969

Box 5: 15

Public Opinion of Isla Vista, letter to the editor, Apr. 2001

Box 6: 1

Racism, Committee to Investigate Problems, 1968-1969

Box 6: 2

Radio KIST Santa Barbara, 1968

Box 6: 3

Riots, 20th Anniversary, 1990

Box 6: 4

Rubin, Jerry, 1970

Box 6: 5

Socio-Political Grievances Committee, 1969

Box 6: 6

Statements by UC Officials, 1968-1970, 1972

Box 6: 7

Statewide Issues (UC Grading Practices), 1970

Box 6: 8

Steering Committee on Urban Problems, 1969

Box 6: 9

Student-Community Contact Operation Contact, 1970-1971

Box 6: 10

Student Fliers and Statements, 1969

Box 6: 11

Student Unrest – Clippings, 1968-1969

Box 6: 12

Student Unrest – Clippings, 1970-1972

Box 6: 13

Student Unrest – General, Part I, 1966, 1968-1970

Box 7: 1

Student Unrest (General) Part II, 1969

Box 7: 2

Summary and Reports, 1968-1969

Box 7: 3

The Anarchist’s Cookbook at UCSB Bookstore, 1968-1971

Box 7: 4

War Protest Activities, 1970