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Collection on the Anteater mascot and other university symbols (University of California, Irvine)
AS.144
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: University of California, Irvine, collection on the Anteater mascot and other university symbols
Creator:
UCI Libraries. Department of Special Collections and Archives
Identifier/Call Number: AS.144
Physical Description:
3.1 Linear Feet
(1 document box, 1 half document box, 1 flat box, 3 oversize folders, and 1 XOS folder)
Physical Description:
0.00143000 Gigabytes
(1 digital file)
Date (inclusive): circa 1965-2015
Date (bulk): 1965
Abstract: This collection is comprised primarily of materials related to the University of California, Irvine mascot, the Anteater.
Included is an original inscribed and signed drawing of the Anteater mascot by cartoonist Johnny Hart (undated), drawings
of mascots proposed by the UCI administration (1965), clippings (photocopies) and ephemera related to the Anteater mascot
and the controversy at the time it was chosen. Also included is an audio oral history interview with Schuyler Hadley Bassett,
who is credited with taking up the successful campaign to elect the anteater as the mascot. The collection also includes design
proposals for UCI logos, including one with a seahorse theme (1965), and proposed design for the UCI Medal, which was established
in 1984. It also includes two anteater basketball mascot bobbleheads. In addition there are several designs of the mascot
with the UCI logo, presumably from the 1990s, as well as an Anteater Anthem song written in 2015 as a sort of "national" anthem
for the UCI community.
Language of Material:
English
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The collection has not been processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections
and Archives in advance to request access.
Access to original audio recordings is restricted; researchers may request use copies.
Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the University Archivist.
This collection was assembled by the Special Collections and Archives staff in 2009. Transfer from University of California,
Irvine design services, 2014. Transfer from University of California, Irvine Office of the Chancellor, 2012. Gift of Jamling
Sherpa, 2023.
University of California, Irvine, collection on the Anteater mascot and other university symbols. AS-144. 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.
Alternative Forms of Materials
Select items from this collection have been digitized and are available on
Calisphere .
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection is comprised primarily of materials related to the University of California, Irvine mascot, the Anteater.
Included is an original inscribed and signed drawing of the Anteater mascot by cartoonist Johnny Hart (undated), drawings
of mascots proposed by the UCI administration (1965), clippings (photocopies) and ephemera related to the Anteater mascot
and the controversy at the time it was chosen. Also included is an audio oral history interview with Schuyler Hadley Bassett,
who is credited with taking up the successful campaign to elect the anteater as the mascot. The collection also includes design
proposals for UCI logos, including one with a seahorse theme (1965), and proposed design for the UCI Medal, which was established
in 1984. It also includes two anteater basketball mascot bobbleheads. In addition there are several designs of the mascot
with the UCI logo, presumably from the 1990s, as well as an Anteater Anthem song written in 2015 as a sort of "national" anthem
for the UCI community.
Related materials (early correspondence regarding the choice of the Anteater mascot) can be found in: AS-016, Student Activities
Office records, Box 4.
All items from this series are available in this
Link to Inventory of Accn2023-021 Digital Files document.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Contains minimally processed audiovisual and digital materials: access may be limited due to technical requirements. Contact
the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance for access.