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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Samuel C. McCulloch oral histories
Creator:
McCulloch, Samuel C. (Samuel Clyde)
Identifier/Call Number: AS.033
Physical Description:
6.6 Linear Feet
(17 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1963-1994
Abstract: This collection comprises oral history interviews conducted with 97 prominent faculty and administrators of the University
of California, Irvine (UCI) by Samuel C. McCulloch, UCI historian and emeritus professor of History, who was a member of the
founding faculty. Materials include audio recordings of the interviews, transcripts, and signed agreement forms, correspondence
and other material.
Language of Material:
English
.
The collection is open for research.
Select items have been reformatted and have digital preservation copies. Access to original audio tapes is restricted; researchers
may request listening copies.
Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the University Archivist.
Digital material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Property rights and copyright reside with the Regents
of the University of California. For permission to reproduce or publish, or to correct this copyright information, please
contact the University Archivist at the UC Irvine Libraries (spcoll@uci.edu).
Samuel C. McCulloch oral histories. AS-033. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Several donations from Samuel McCulloch between 1967 and 1993, and in 2008.
Processed by Anne Mar, 2005.
Samuel C. McCulloch, UCI history professor, was considered the unofficial historian of the campus for its first several decades.
An Australian native, McCulloch earned his Ph.D. in History at UCLA and served as Dean of the College at San Francisco State
College (now San Francisco State University) before joining UCI in 1963 as the first Dean of Humanities and a founding faculty
member. Upon retirement, he became Professor of Emeritus of History.
Recognizing the importance of documenting the history of the campus, early in 1964 Professor McCulloch began collecting clippings,
memos and conducting oral history interviews with key campus figures such as the first chancellor, Daniel Aldrich and his
wife, Jean Aldrich, as well as other key figures such as UC president Clark Kerr and president of the Irvine Company, Ray
Watson. Throughout his career at UCI, he had the support of the Administration to carry out his interviews. When he retired
in 1988, he was named official historian of UCI. He continued his interviews and, in 1996, published Instant University, the
first published comprehensive history of the campus.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises oral history interviews conducted with 97 prominent faculty and administrators of the University
of California, Irvine (UCI) by Samuel C. McCulloch, UCI historian and emeritus professor of History who was a member of the
founding faculty. Materials include audio recordings of the interviews, transcripts, and signed agreement forms, correspondence
and other material.
Select items are available for research on
Calisphere .
This collection is arranged in 2 series.
- Series 1. Administrative and background material, 1963-1994. 0.2 linear feet
- Series 2. Interviews, 1967-1993. 6.6 linear feet
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oral histories -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
Audiotapes -- 20th century.
University of California, Irvine -- Interviews
University of California, Irvine -- Archives