Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Public Affairs Records
Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff, latest revision A. Demeter
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Public Affairs Records, 1948-2002 [bulk dates 1960-1990]
Collection number: UArch 114
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Processed by:
- Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff, latest revision A. Demeter
- Date completed:
- Aug. 30, 2010
- Latest revision:
- May 17, 2011
- Encoded by:
- A. Demeter
© 2009 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Public Affairs Records
Dates: 1948-2002
Bulk Dates: 1960-1990
Collection number: UArch 114
Creator 1:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Public Affairs
Creator 2:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Public Information
Collection Size:
19.3 linear feet
(45 document boxes, 1 artifact box, 3 binders, and 1 oversize flat box).
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Abstract: The collection contains correspondence and memos, files from the Publications Office, news releases and clippings, and some
subject files, including materials on animal research and the Proposition 3 construction bond.
Physical location: Del Sur, University Archives, 28B; 30B (box 46).
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
University of California, Santa Barbara, Office of Public Affairs Records. UArch 114. Department of Special Collections, Davidson
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Transfer from the UCSB Office of Public Affairs.
Scope and Content of Collection
"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 faculty and staff newspaper, and
UC Santa Barbara Today, a magazine."
The Office of Public Affairs was formerly the Office of Public Information, renamed in 1994.
The collection contains correspondence and memos, files from the Publications Office, news releases and clippings, and some
subject files, including materials on animal research and the Proposition 3 construction bond.
Arrangement
Series I: Correspondence. Contains general incoming and outgoing correspondence and memos between the Office of Public Information and community members,
UCSB faculty, staff, and administration, and other UC campuses.
Series II: George Obern. Obern was director of the Office of Public Information for 30 years, from 1951 to 1981. This series contains mainly correspondence
to and from Obern, as well as some subject files.
Series III: Publications Office. Contains files on Publications Office jobs for various campus publications, and some correspondence. Arranged alphabetically.
Series IV: News Releases. Series contains news releases published by the Office of Public Information and later the Office of Public Affairs on news
relating to and affecting the university. Some of the news releases in this series were pulled from the Office of Public Information
subject files and merged with this collection. Arranged chronologically by type.
Series V: Subject files. Series contain office administrative files on various campus issues, including animal research and the Proposition 3 construction
bond. Arranged alphabetically.
Series VI: Newsclippings. Series contains clippings collected by the Office of Public Information from newspapers and magazines, with subject matter
relating to the university. Some of the clippings in this series were pulled from the Office of Public Information subject
files and merged with this collection. Arranged chronologically.
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 Affairs
University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Public Information
University of California, Santa Barbara
Related Material
Office of Public Information biographical files, UArch 11. Contains biographical information on UCSB faculty, administrators,
and other individuals associated with the university compiled by the Office of Public Information.
Office of Public Information subject files, UArch 12. Contains clippings, news releases and other documents relating to issues
of campus interest, compiled by the Office of Public Information and arranged by subject.
Office of Public Information Isla Vista / student unrest files, UArch 36. Collection of materials collected by the Office
of Public Information on student protests and Isla Vista issues, including the Bank of America burning and Isla Vista riots,
ethnic studies protests, and the incorporation debate.
93106 and
UC Santa Barbara Today, publications by the Office of Public Affairs, in University Archives Serials.
Some press releases and featured news articles are available online from the Public Affairs website, as well as the most recent
issues of
93106 and
UC Santa Barbara Today:
http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/index.shtml
Charter anniversary-inauguration-dedication ceremony
Box 1: 6
"Complete materials,"
Mar. 28, 1955
Box 1: 7
"Incomplete materials,"
Mar. 28, 1955
Box 2: 1
Intercampus,
July 1964-Dec. 1965
Box 2: 8
Staff conference, Riverside,
Jan. 22, 1962
Box 2: 9
Staff conference, UCLA,
Oct. 1963
Box 2: 12
Calkins, William – Chief Publications Officer Statewide,
1963-1967
Box 3: 1
Chancellor's Office,
1964-1965
Box 3: 2
Luckman, Charles & Associates,
1953-1966
Box 3: 3
Publications Review Committee,
1969-1973
Box 3: 4
Santa Barbara News-Press,
1966-1970
Box 3: 5
Isla Vista riots,
1968-1970
Box 3: 6
Management Group,
1970-1973
Series III:
Publications Office
Box 3: 7
Bradfield, Roger – Publications Manager,
1984-1988
Box 46: 1
Certificate, Member of the Greater Santa Barbara Advertising Club,
1967
Box 4: 1
Thank you notes,
1982-1989
Box 4: 3
"Facts about UCSB,"
1972-1985
Box 4: 4
"Logo Standards and Guidelines,"
1995
Box 4: 5
Office of the President,
1990-1992
Box 4: 6
Misc. publications,
1972-1990
Box 4: 7
Affiliates membership ad,
n.d.
Box 4: 8
Application kit, Graduate Division,
1990
Box 4: 9-10
Campus Development Program,
1989
Box 4: 11
Chancellor's Auction/Dinner,
1990
Box 4: 12
Chancellor's Letters to the Community,
1990
Box 5: 1
Coastlines ad for Benefit Pool,
1990
Box 5: 2
Desmond Tutu Scholarship ad,
1990
Box 5: 3
Economics M.A. & Ph.D. booklets,
1988-1990
Box 5: 4
Faculty Recognition Award Ceremony program & ad,
1990
Box 5: 5
General Catalog 1990/91,
1990
Box 5: 6
Graduate Commencement program,
1990
Box 5: 7
Graduate School of Education 1990 Announcement,
1990
Box 5: 9
Multiple Sclerosis Dinner ad, Peter Jordano,
1990
Box 5: 11
Open House 1990,
1989-1990
Box 5: 12
Poster: Aerial shot of campus,
1990
Box 5: 14
Regents presentation inserts,
1990
Box 5: 15
Shoreline newsletter,
1989-1990
Box 5: 16-17
Speakers' Bureau booklets,
1975-1990
Box 6: 1
UCSB Foundation Annual Report,
1989
Box 6: 2
UCSB Foundation Charity Tax Strategies booklet cover,
1990
Box 6: 3
UCSB Foundation letterhead,
1990
Box 6: 4
"Unrestricted gifts to UC Santa Barbara,"
1990
Box 6: 6
Publications policy,
1985-1986
Box 6: 7
UC Santa Barbara medal,
1983
Box 6: 8
UC Santa Barbara seal,
1981-1984
Box 6: 9
Ledgers, list of releases to
News-Press,
1948-1952
Box 17: 19
Correspondence,
1962-1963
Box 19: 6
Fact sheet about UCSB,
1967-1968
Box 19: 7-8
Policy information,
1963-1980
Box 20: 1
Policy information,
1963-1980
State Construction Bond, Prop 3,
1958
Box 20: 2
Organizational material,
1956
Box 46: 3
Statewide University, newspaper, "The State Must Build...,"
Sept. 1956
Box 20: 3-5
Organizational material,
1958
Box 20: 6
Clippings and pictures (incl. slides),
n.d.
Box 20: 7
Speeches, ideas,
1968-1971
Box 46: 3
Christian Science Monitor, newspaper, "Reshaping the Universities,"
Oct. 31, 1970
Box 21: 1-5
"Allen's,"
Jan. 1954-Dec. 1955
