University of California, Santa Barbara, Student Organizations Collection, ca. 1935-2010, bulk 1960s-1980s

Summary

Abstract:

The collection contains mainly flyers and posters for events, issues of interest, meetings, etc. for student organizations, clubs, and groups.

Extent:

7.3 linear feet (7 document boxes, 4 half-sized document boxes, 8 oversize flat boxes, 1 map cabinet drawer, and 40 audiotapes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

University of California, Santa Barbara, Student Organizations Collection. UArch 101. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

As of 2010, there were over 250 active student organizations at UCSB, representing the wide range of backgrounds and interests of the student body. Student organizations are registered with the Division of Student Affairs, Office of Student Life. Groups are searchable by database on the Student Affairs website: http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/orgs/ Some organizations have their own websites.

The collection contains mainly flyers and posters for events, issues of interest, meetings, etc. for student organizations, clubs, and groups. Some files on Isla Vista, including student services, events, and groups not directly affiliated with the university but formed by students, are included. Groups with more substantial materials have been separated to their own collections. Groups that fall into multiple categories have been filed by their primary focus, i.e. Korean Christian Fellowship is in the religious groups series, not the ethnic and international series.

The collection is arranged in the following series:

Series I: Student Organizations, contains files on student groups arranged by interest/subject. Files contain mainly flyers and announcements.

Series II: Events, contains files on campus and student-organized events.

Series III: Subject Files, contains files on subjects of student interest and involvement, including civil rights, Isla Vista issues, the Vietnam War, and workers' strikes.

Series IV: Oversize, contains calendars, posters and broadsides, scrapbooks, and other oversize materials relating to the above subject divisions.

Series V: Audio, contains 40 audiotapes of student organization-sponsored events, arranged alphabetically by speaker.

Acquisition information:

Undetermined; Audio merged from University Archives Recordings in 2010.

Physical location:

Del Sur, University Archives, 26B (Boxes 1-11); 30B (Boxes 12-19); Annex 2 (audio).

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Related resources

Related material:

Other student group collections:

• Associated Students records, UArch 19
• Associated Students subject files, UArch 21
• El Congreso collection, UArch 104
• Graduate Student Association (GSA) collection, UArch 113
• Home Economics Club records, UArch 105
• MEChA collection, CEMA 36
• Mortar Board College Senior Honors Society, Crown and Scepter Chapter records, UArch 106
• Phi Beta Kappa records, UArch 108
• Press Council, Daily Nexus collection, UArch 102
• Students for Free Political Action collection, UArch 103

For collections and other materials on Isla Vista and student unrest, see the Special Collections page for Isla Vista Resources: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/research/ivweb/index.html

Other related materials:

• Alumni Association collection, UArch 69
• Division of Student Affairs collection, UArch 107
• Office of Student Life collection, UArch 48
• Santa Barbara Area Newspapers, SBHC Mss 50 – Includes publications by students living in Isla Vista.
• Alternative Press collection, Mss 169 – Includes student and antiwar publications from Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, and other UC campus locations.

Serial publications by UCSB student organizations have been separated from this collection and can be found in the University Archives Serials section.

Some student organizations have their own websites. These groups can be found via the database on the Student Affairs website: http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/orgs/

UC Berkeley has significant holdings on the student movements of the same period at that campus.

Separated material:

Groups with more significant holdings have been separated to their own collections. These include the following:

• El Congreso collection, UArch 104
• Home Economics Club records, UArch 105
• Mortar Board College Senior Honors Society, Crown and Scepter Chapter records, UArch 106
• Press Council, Daily Nexus collection, UArch 102
• Students for Free Political Action collection, UArch 103

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Student movements--California.
Students--Political activity--California.

Names:

University of California, Santa Barbara.

Restrictions:

None; Some materials stored off-site, advance notice required for retrieval.

Terms of access:

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:

University of California, Santa Barbara, Student Organizations Collection. UArch 101. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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