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.
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.
This collection is arranged in 2 series.
Oral histories -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
Audiotapes -- 20th century.
Administrative and background material Series 1.
1963-1994
Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains correspondence, blank forms, clippings, notes and other material. Also included is a transcript of the
speech made by Samuel McCulloch on the occasion of his retirement and appointment as UCI Historian, and an interview with
UCI Chancellor Daniel Aldrich by Verne Stadtman, author of The University of California, 1868-1968.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
box 1, folder 1
Administrative forms
1960s
box 1, folder 5
Interview with Daniel Aldrich by Verne Stadtman
1967 July 31
Highlights and Sidelights of the History of UCI
box 1, folder 6
Speech by Samuel McCulloch
1988 October 6
box 1, folder 8
Clark, Athalie
1990-1991
Biographical Note
Member of the California College of Medicine's Board of Overseers and the Chancellor's Club.
box 1, folder 9
Hartmann, Carl
1989-1992
Biographical Note
Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs.
box 1, folder 10
Pereira, William
1963-1965
Biographical Note
Campus architect.
box 1, folder 12
Smith, Joan Irvine
1990-1994
Interviews Series 2.
1967-1993
Physical Description: 6.6 Linear Feet
Access
Select items have been reformatted and have digital preservation copies. Access to original audio tapes is restricted; researchers
may request listening copies.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains the audio recordings and transcriptions of the oral history interviews conducted by Samuel McCulloch.
It also includes an interview with Samuel McCulloch conducted by UCI Professor of History Spencer Olin. The interviewee's
name is followed by the interview date(s) and the individual's position or title. Filed along with the interviews are signed
agreement forms, lists of questions, correspondence and other material related to specific interviews. Except where noted,
each interview subject contains two versions of transcriptions: the rough draft, and the corrected, annotated version that
was sent to the interviewee for review.
Select items are available for research on
Calisphere .
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by interviewee.
Adams, Hazard
1974 May 30
Biographical Note
Academic Vice Chancellor.
box 11, item AS033-AV00034-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00034-M
Aldrich, Daniel
1974 and 1989
Biographical Note
Founding Chancellor of UCI.
box 11, item AS033-AV00038-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00038-M
box 11, item AS033-AV00038-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00038-M
box 14, item AS033-AV00061-62
item Merritt AS033-AV00062-M, item Merritt AS033-AV00061-M
item AS033-AV00062-U, item AS033-AV00061-U
box 14, item AS033-AV00063-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00063-M
Aldrich, Jean
1990 July 2
Biographical Note
Wife of Chancellor Aldrich.
box 1, item AS033-AV00405-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00405-M
Bailey, Kenneth
1989 Feburary 10
Biographical Note
Director of Teacher Education.
box 12, item AS033-AV00044-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00044-M
Baisden, Richard
1990 February 15
Biographical Note
Dean of University Extension.
box 1, folder 18
Transcript. No first draft
box 16, item AS033-AV00086-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00086-M
Balch, Richard
1973 August 11
Biographical Note
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs.
box 10, item AS033-AV00018-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00018-M
Bander, Myron
1989 May 12
Biographical Note
Dean of Physical Sciences.
box 13, item AS033-AV00055-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00055-M
Beck, Phyllis
1990 September 25
Biographical Note
Administrative Assistant.
box 18, item AS033-AV00425-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00425-M
Berk, Jack Edward
1992 July 7
Biographical Note
Distinguished Professor of Medicine.
box 17, item AS033-AV00431-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00431-M
Berry, Roger
1990 March 6
Biographical Note
Librarian, Special Collections.
box 16, item AS033-AV00085-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00085-M
Binder, Arnold
1989 April 21
Biographical Note
Professor of Social Ecology.
box 13, item AS033-AV00054-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00054-M
Bird, Jr., Lewis
1989 April 14
Biographical Note
Assistant Vice Chancellor Budget.
box 13, item AS033-AV00057-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00057-M
Bostick, Warren
1989 April 28
Biographical Note
Dean Emeritus of the California College of Medicine and Professor of Pathology.
box 13, item AS033-AV00058-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00058-M
Boughey, Arthur S.
1973 December 14
Biographical Note
Professor Emeritus of Social Ecology.
box 9, item AS033-AV00023-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00023-M
Boyer, Calvin
1989 July 7
Biographical Note
University Librarian.
box 14, item AS033-AV00068-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00068-M
Brown, John
1989 July 11
Biographical Note
University Registrar.
box 15, item AS033-AV00069-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00069-M
Bruce, Dickson D.
1989 August 2
Biographical Note
Professor of Comparative Culture.
box 15, item AS033-AV00070-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00070-M
Brunner, Ted
1989 February 17
Biographical Note
Professor of Classics and Director of the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae.
box 13, item AS033-AV00050-A, box 13, item AS033-AV00049-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00049-M, item Merritt AS033-AV00050-M
item AS033-AV00049-U, item AS033-AV00050-U
Burroughs, Walter
1974 May 21
Biographical Note
Principal Owner, Publisher and Editorial Director of the Daily Pilot.
box 11, item AS033-AV00032-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00032-M
Caine, John
1990 February 21
Biographical Note
Director of Athletics.
box 16, item AS033-AV00087-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00087-M
Caserio, Marjorie
1989 February 10
Biographical Note
Professor of Chemistry.
box 13, item AS033-AV00052-A, box 13, item AS033-AV00051-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00052-M, item Merritt AS033-AV00051-M
item AS033-AV00052-U, item AS033-AV00051-U
Catalano, Ralph (Ray) A.
1989 June 15
Biographical Note
Professor of Social Ecology.
box 14, item AS033-AV00059-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00059-M
Cohen, Robert
1990 July 23
Biographical Note
Professor and Chair of Drama.
box 18, item AS033-AV00420-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00420-M
Cox, L. E.
1974 June 13
Biographical Note
Vice Chancellor Business Affairs.
box 11, item AS033-AV00037-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00037-M
Cullers, Wanda
1990 July 31
Biographical Note
Special Assistant to the Chancellor.
box 18, item AS033-AV00418-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00418-M
Dunning, James
1989 June 27
Biographical Note
Director of Admissions.
box 15, item AS033-AV00073-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00073-M
Espinoza, Carla
1989 March 3
Biographical Note
Assistant Vice Chancellor Affirmative Action.
box 14, item AS033-AV00064-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00064-M
Feldman, Julian
1974 1990
Biographical Note
Professor of Information and Computer Science.
box 10, item AS033-AV00031-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00031-M
box 18, item AS033-AV00423-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00423-M
Fielding, Gordon ("Pete")
1989 May 12
Biographical Note
Director, Institute of Transportation Studies.
box 13, item AS033-AV00056-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00056-M
Ford, Kenneth W.
1974 November 13
Biographical Note
Professor of Physics
box 3, folder 11
Transcripts
Scope and Content Note
Ford dictated answers to questions to his assistant, who typed them.
Galbraith, John S.
1975 Octber 7
Biographical Note
Professor of History at UCLA.
box 9, item AS033-AV00017-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00017-M
Garrison, Clayton
1974 June 26
Biographical Note
Dean of Fine Arts.
box 11, item AS033-AV00039-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00039-M
Gelbaum, Bernard
1971 June 26
Biographical Note
Professor of Mathematics.
box 9, item AS033-AV00015-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00015-M
Gentry, Robert
1989 July 28
Biographical Note
Associate Dean of Students.
box 14, item AS033-AV00065-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00065-M
Gerard, Ralph
1972 June 16
Biographical Note
Dean of Graduate Studies.
box 9, item AS033-AV00016-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00016-M
Greenberger, Ellen
1990 January 26
Biographical Note
Professor of Social Ecology.
box 16, item AS033-AV00084-A
item Meritt AS033-AV00084-M
Hahn, Dowrene
1990 May 25
Biographical Note
Coordinator, Administrative Policies and Information Sciences.
box 20, item AS033-AV00095-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00095-M
Hecht, Duvall
1992 July 6
Biographical Note
Coach of UCI Crew.
box 17, item AS033-AV00432-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00432-M
Hickok, Robert
1990 June 28
Biographical Note
Dean of Fine Arts.
box 19, item AS033-AV00406-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00406-M
Hinderaker, Ivan
1974 March 16
Biographical Note
Founding Academic Vice Chancellor and then Chancellor of UC Riverside.
box 10, item AS033-AV00026-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00026-M
Holland, John
1974 May 14
Biographical Note
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology.
box 10, item AS033-AV00030-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00030-M
Janas, Diana
1990 January 22
Biographical Note
UCI student.
box 16, item AS033-AV00083-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00083-M
Keneally, Thomas
1994 April 8
Biographical Note
Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing.
Kerr, Clark
1968 July 12
Biographical Note
UC President.
box 9, item AS033-AV00013-A, box 9, item AS033-AV00014-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00014-M, item Merritt AS033-AV00013-M
item AS033-AV00014-U, item AS033-AV00013-U
Kloke, Eloise
1974 June 11
Biographical Note
Assistant Chancellor Administration.
box 11, item AS033-AV00036-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00036-M
Krieger, Murray
1990 July 2
Biographical Note
University Professor of English Comparative Literature.
box 19, item AS033-AV00407-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00407-M
Lee, Meredith
1990 July 17
Biographical Note
Dean of Undergraduate Studies.
box 18, item AS033-AV00419-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00419-M
Lenhoff, Howard
1989 March 9
Biographical Note
Professor of Biological Sciences.
box 15, item AS033-AV00074-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00074-M
Lenhoff, Sylvia
1990 May 16
Biographical Note
Director, Relations with Schools and Colleges.
box 20, item AS033-AV00096-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00096-M
Lillyman, William J.
1990 July 20
Biographical Note
Professor of German.
box 19, item AS033-AV00415-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00415-M
Mansfield, Karen
1990 August 28
Biographical Note
Benefits Counselor, Personnel Office.
box 18, item AS033-AV00424-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00424-M
March, James G.
1973 August 8
Access
Quotation or citation is prohibited without written permission of interviewee.
Reproduction Restrictions
Reproduction is prohibited except by interviewee, his heirs, legal representatives or assignees.
Biographical Note
Founding Dean of Social Sciences.
box 5, folder 5
Transcripts
Scope and Content Note
Includes news articles, memoranda and correspondence regarding academic plan.
box 9, item AS033-AV00019-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00019-M
Marder, Arthur
1973 September 28
Biographical Note
Professor of History.
box 9, item AS033-AV00022-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00022-M
McCulloch, Samuel C.
1990 August 7
Biographical Note
Dean of Humanities and Professor Emeritus of History.
Scope and Content Note
Interview conducted by Spencer Olin.
box 18, item AS033-AV00416-A, box 18, item AS033-AV00417-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00416-M, item Merritt AS033-AV00417-M
item AS033-AV00416-U, item AS033-AV00417-U
McGaugh, James L.
1974 1989
Biographical Note
Professor of Psychobiology.
box 10, item AS033-AV00028-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00028-M
box 15, item AS033-AV00075-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00075-M
McHenry, Dean E.
1968 June
Biographical Note
Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz.
box 9, item AS033-AV00012-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00012-M
Melden, Abe
1974 February 14
Biographical Note
Professor of Philosophy.
box 10, item AS033-AV00025-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00025-M
Menton, Seymour
1973 1990
Biographical Note
Professor of Spanish and Portuguese.
box 9, item AS033-AV00021-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00021-M
box 20, item AS033-AV00097-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00097-M
Meyer, Henry Cord
1974 1990
box 6, folder 1, box 17, folder 1
box 10, item AS033-AV00027-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00027-M
box 18, item AS033-AV00422-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00422-M
Miltner, John
1990 June 15
Biographical Note
Vice Chancellor University Advancement.
box 19, item AS033-AV00100-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00100-M
Mitchell, John (Horace)
1989 February 3
Biographical Note
Vice Chancellor Student Affairs.
box 15, item AS033-AV00076-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00076-M
Moore, Harold
1990 1992
Biographical Note
Dean of Physical Sciences.
box 20, item AS033-AV00098-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00098-M
O'Brien, Patricia
1990 June 15
Biographical Note
Associate Professor of History.
box 19, item AS033-AV00410-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00410-M
Olin, Spencer
1989 January 19
Biographical Note
Dean of Humanities.
box 12, item AS033-AV00043-A, box 12, item AS033-AV00042-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00043-M, item Merritt AS033-AV00042-M
item AS033-AV00042-U, item AS033-AV00043-U
Parker, William
1989 February 24
Biographical Note
Associate Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs.
box 12, item AS033-AV00046-A, box 12, item AS033-AV00045-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00046-M, item Merritt AS033-AV00045-M
item AS033-AV00046-U, item AS033-AV00045-U
Parsons, Terence
1989 June 13
Biographical Note
Dean of Humanities.
box 14, item AS033-AV00066-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00066-M
Peltason, Jack
1967 1989
Biographical Note
Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs.
box 9, item AS033-AV00011-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00011-M
box 15, item AS033-AV00071-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00071-M
Peltason, Suzanne
1990 July 17
Biographical Note
Wife of Chancellor Peltason.
box 19, item AS033-AV00409-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00409-M
Peterson, Rita
1989 March 13
Biographical Note
Director of Teacher Education.
box 13, item AS033-AV00053-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00053-M
Plastino, Janice
1989 March 17
Biographical Note
Professor of Dance.
box 15, item AS033-AV00077-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00077-M
Porter, Lyman
1989 July 13
Biographical Note
Professor of Management.
box 15, item AS033-AV00078-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00078-M
Pugsley, Sharon
1990 May 3
Biographical Note
University Archivist.
box 20, item AS033-AV00094-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00094-M
Reines, Frederick
1990 May 31
Biographical Note
Distinguished Professor of Physics.
box 19, item AS033-AV00099-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00099-M
Reyer, Otto
1989 June 29
Biographical Note
Director, Financial Aid.
box 16, item AS033-AV00079-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00079-M
Romney, A. Kimball
1989 May 5
Biographical Note
Professor of Anthropology.
box 12, item AS033-AV00047-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00047-M
Roosevelt, Mary
1990 April 24
Biographical Note
Supervisor of Teacher Education.
box 20, item AS033-AV00093-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00093-M
Rowland, Sherwood
1974 January 3
Biographical Note
Professor of Chemistry.
box 17, item AS033-AV00024-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00024-M
Russell, Roger W.
1989 May 30
Biographical Note
Vice Chancellor Emeritus.
box 16, item AS033-AV00088-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00088-M
Sandeen Charles, Beverly "Babs"
1989 February 5
Biographical Note
UCI student, Class of 1983.
box 16, item AS033-AV00082-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00082-M
Saunders, Robert M.
1974 May 30
Biographical Note
Professor of Electrical Engineering.
box 7, folder 7
Transcripts
Scope and Content Note
Includes articles
box 11, item AS033-AV00035-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00035-M
Schinzinger, Roland
1990 June 22
Biographical Note
Professor of Electrical Engineering.
box 19, item AS033-AV00404-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00404-M
Schonfeld, William
1990 March 5
Biographical Note
Dean of Social Sciences.
box 20, item AS033-AV00089-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00089-M
Schwartz, Leon
1989 January 27
Biographical Note
Vice Chancellor Administration and Business Services.
box 12, item AS033-AV00048-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00048-M
Slim, H. Colin
1989 May 25
Biographical Note
Professor of Music.
box 14, item AS033-AV00067-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00067-M
Smith, John
1974 May 23
Biographical Note
University Librarian.
box 11, item AS033-AV00033-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00033-M
Stahr, John
1992 June 15
Biographical Note
UCI Friend and Supporter.
box 17, item AS033-AV00433-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00433-M
Steinhaus, Mabry
1974 June 25
Biographical Note
Wife of Dean Edward Steinhaus, first Dean of School of Biological Sciences.
box 11, item AS033-AV00041-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00041-M
Stephens, Grover C.
1973 1989
Biographical Note
Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology.
box 9, item AS033-AV00020-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00020-M
box 14, item AS033-AV00060-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00060-M
Stofan, James E.
1990 July 12
Biographical Note
Executive Director of Alumni Relations.
box 18, item AS033-AV00421-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00421-M
Sypherd, Paul
1989 March 24
Biographical Note
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
box 16, item AS033-AV00080-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00080-M
Tien, Chang-Lin
1990 April 17
Biographical Note
Executive Vice Chancellor.
box 20, item AS033-AV00092-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00092-M
Thornton, Ray
1989 July 20
Biographical Note
Supervisor of Physical Education.
box 16, item AS033-AV00081-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00081-M
Tonge, Fred M.
1974 May 13
Biographical Note
Chair and Professor of Information and Computer Science.
box 10, item AS033-AV00029-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00029-M
Van den Noort, Stanley
1989 August 18
Biographical Note
Chair and Professor of Neurology.
box 15, item AS033-AV00072-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00072-M
Walker, Donald E.
1974 October 8
Biographical Note
Vice Chancellor Student Affairs.
box 11, item AS033-AV00040-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00040-M
Watson, Ray
1990 June 25
Biographical Note
Vice Chairman of Irvine Company.
box 19, item AS033-AV00408-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00408-M
Wilkening, Laurel L.
1993 November 9
Biographical Note
Chancellor of UCI.
Wilson, R. Ronald
1990 March 7
Biographical Note
Assistant Vice Chancellor and University Ombudsman.
box 20, item AS033-AV00091-A
item Merritt AS033-AV00091-M