UC San Diego. Committee for Arts and Lectures Records, 1962 - 1971
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- UC San Diego. Committee for Arts and Lectures Records
- Dates:
- 1962 - 1971
- Abstract:
- The records of the UCSD Committee for Arts and Lectures document the activities of an early interdepartmental committee which reported directly to the chancellor. The committee planned, scheduled, publicized, and managed all events on campus, including fine arts exhibits, film presentations, performing arts, and lecture series. Later, the committee formed subcommittees for areas such theatre and dance, lectures, art, and music. The files contain annual and event attendance reports, budget notes, meeting minutes, correspondence, program descriptions, and newspaper clippings concerned with UCSD's early performing arts program and lecture series.
- Extent:
- 0.8 Linear feet 2 archives boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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UC San Diego. Committee for Arts and Lectures Records, RSS 1254. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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SERIES 1: SUBJECT FILES
The Subject Files of the Committee for Arts and Lectures (CAL) pertain to committee's general activities. Files contain annual and event attendance reports, budget notes, meeting minutes, correspondence, program descriptions, and newspaper clippings concerned with UCSD's performing arts and lectures series. Also included are materials documenting All-University Annual Student Art Festival held in 1964-1966. Records are arranged alphabetically.
- Biographical / historical:
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The UCSD Committee for Arts and Lectures (CAL), part of a UC systemwide program, was organized as an interdepartmental administrative committee which reported directly to the chancellor, beginning with Herbert York in 1961. In the beginning, the committee functioned as a centralized body to plan, schedule, publicize, and manage all cultural events presented on campus and at the Art Center of La Jolla, including fine arts, performing arts, art festivals, and lecture series.
By 1971, CAL was decentralized into subcommittees representing different units of programming including theatre and dance, lectures, art, and music. Each of the subcommittees consisted of students and faculty and was responsible for its own budgets and administration.
The first acting chairman of the committee was Thomas Manar, a publicist for the Public Information Office. Other early committee members included musician Sam Hinton and faculty member Donald Crothers. Other chairmen included David Antin, Fred B. Phelger, John L. Stewart, T.W. Forbes, and W.L. Ogden.
The committee also managed a lecture series, co-sponsored with the San Diego Theatre and Arts Foundation, which brought distinguished faculty, political figures, and civil rights activists to speak on campus. In partnership with Black Student Council, the committee developed a program that addressed the issues of African Americans and Mexican Americans. Among the distinguished speakers were César Chávez, Harrison Salisbury, John K. Galbraith, Henry A. Kissinger, Walter Reuther, Reis Lopez Tijerina, Adam Clayton Powell, and Eldridge Cleaver.
The Committee for the Arts and Lectures were also interested in introducing students and the community at large to important American writers, actors, artists, and scientists, and invited lecturers such as John Steinbeck, Julius Lester, John Cage, and Marlon Brando to speak.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-06-04 10:58:53 -0700 .
Access and use
- Preferred citation:
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UC San Diego. Committee for Arts and Lectures Records, RSS 1254. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
- Location of this collection:
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9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
- Contact:
- (858) 534-2533