UC San Diego. Campus Expansion Files
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2005
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
spcoll@ucsd.edu
Descriptive Summary
Languages:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: UC San Diego. Campus Expansion Files
Identifier/Call Number: RSS 0003
Physical Description:
2.8 Linear feet
(7 archives boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1951 - 1964
Abstract: Records (1951-1964) concerning the expansion of the La Jolla campus of the University of California, consisting largely of
the correspondence of Roger Revelle, director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, dean of the School of Science and
Engineering and first chief administrative officer of the University of California, San Diego. Materials include correspondence
with the San Diego aerospace firm General Dynamics; files on facilities planning and campus building programs; materials concerning
acquisition of property for campus expansion and negotiations with the City of San Diego; files on campus and system-wide
committees; and, correspondence concerning the naming of the campus. The records are arranged in two series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE
and 2) SUBJECT FILES.
Acquisition Information
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Preferred Citation
UC San Diego. Campus Expansion Files, RSS 3. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Administrative History
The efforts to establish a branch of the University of California at San Diego progressed with the passage, on March 30,
1955, of a state assembly measure requesting the Regents to conduct a feasibility study for expanding the Scripps Institution
campus or creating a new site. Support for the new campus came from influential local community and industrial interests,
including the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, General Dynamics, Ryan Aeronautical, and Solar Aircraft. General Dynamics donated
$100,000 toward the venture and pledged another $1 million.
Roger Revelle, director (1950-1964) of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and his staff drafted a proposal that envisioned
a largely graduate research institute in science and technology with a low faculty-student ratio and an eventual undergraduate
student body.
In 1958 William Pereira and Associates produced a site selection study that recommended the expansion of the La Jolla campus
on San Diego city-owned pueblo lands. In September of 1959, the UC Regents requested funding from the legislature to build
the School of Science and Engineering (Revelle College campus). Groundbreaking for the new campus commenced on May 18, 1961.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Campus Expansion Files consist largely of the correspondence and subject files of Roger Revelle, although a few items
are from the office of Chancellor Herbert York. The materials are arranged in two series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE and 2) SUBJECT
FILES.
SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE
The CORRESPONDENCE, arranged by subject and thereunder chronologically, includes correspondence with the San Diego aerospace
firm General Dynamics (formerly Convair) concerning the firm's support for campus expansion and correspondence with the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce concerning local business interest in the development of the campus.
SERIES 2: SUBJECT FILES
The SUBJECT FILES are arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically. They include correspondence, news
clippings, reports, news releases, notes, memos, and miscellany. The files entitled "Campus Development and Expansion Plans"
include studies of air traffic and noise in the proposed campus area and materials relating to the 1958 site selection study
by the firm of William Pereira and Associates. Also included in the SUBJECT FILES are materials relating to the Campus Planning
Committee; materials relating to San Diego city ballot measures which concerned donation of Pueblo lots to UCSD; materials
relating to land acquisitions for campus expansion; correspondence relating to the naming of the campus; files on UC Regents
meetings and conferences relating to campus expansion; and, minutes of meetings of the staff of the UC Vice-President for
Business Affairs, 1953-1960.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
At the Scripps Institution of Oceanography: the Roger Revelle Papers, 1928-1976 [SIO MC 6]; and the records of the Office
of the Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Revelle), 1930-1963 [SIO AC 11].
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of California, San Diego -- Administration
University of California, San Diego -- History -- Archives
University of California, San Diego -- Planning
Box 1, Folder 3
Convair/General Dynamics
1955 - 1958
Box 1, Folder 4
San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1956
Box 1, Folder 5
State of California - Department of Education
1956
Box 1, Folder 6
Building and Campus Development Committee
1957 - 1959
Box 1, Folder 7
Building Program
1959 - 1964
Box 1, Folder 8
Building Program
1959 - 1964
Box 1, Folder 9
Buildings and Grounds
1959 - 1961
Box 1, Folder 10
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - General
1955
Box 2, Folder 1
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - General
1956
Box 2, Folder 2
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - General
1957
Box 2, Folder 3
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - General
1958
Box 2, Folder 4
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - General
1959 - 1961
Box 2, Folder 5
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - Air Traffic/Noise Studies
General note
1958 and 1962.
Box 2, Folder 6
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - Architects and Engineers
1953 - 1961
Box 2, Folder 7
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - Charts, Tables, Statistics
1955 - 1964
Box 2, Folder 8
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - Highway Planning
1952 - 1960
Box 2, Folder 9
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - Pereira Study
1958
Box 3, Folder 1
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - Space
1958 - 1960
Box 3, Folder 2
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - Space
1961
Box 3, Folder 3
Campus Development and Expansion Plans - Space Committee, Ad Hoc
1960 - 1961
Box 3, Folder 4
Campus Development and Expansion Plans
1956 - 1957
General note
Special Committee on Policy and Program Development.
Box 3, Folder 5
Campus Planning Committee
1956 - 1961
Box 3, Folder 6
Capital Outlay Program
1960
Box 3, Folder 7
Capital Outlay Program
1960 - 1961
Box 3, Folder 8
Capital Outlay Program and Major Improvement Program
1960 - 1961
Box 4, Folder 1
Chief Campus Officer
1958 - 1961
Box 4, Folder 2
Director's Administrative Advisory Council
1958 - 1960
Box 4, Folder 4
General Ceremonies
1959 - 1961
Box 4, Folder 5
Health, Education, and Welfare, Dept. of - Funding Questionnaire
1956 - 1957
Box 4, Folder 6
Land - General correspondence
1955 - 1961
Box 4, Folder 7
Land - Geological Surveys
1958
Box 4, Folder 8
Land - Los Penasquitos Rancho
1961
Box 4, Folder 9
Land - South of Scripps Campus
1958 - 1961
Box 4, Folder 10
Land Acquisition - Camp Elliott
1961
Box 4, Folder 11
Land Acquisition - Camp Matthews
1956 - 1961
Box 4, Folder 12
Land Acquisition - City Negotiations
1955 - 1961
Box 5, Folder 1
Land Acquisition - Pueblo Lots
1956 - 1961
Box 5, Folder 2
Naming of the Campus
1957 - 1961
Box 5, Folder 3
President's Administrative Advisory Conference
1957
Box 5, Folder 5
Proposition 3
General note
1958, July - August.
Box 5, Folder 6
Proposition 3
General note
1958, September - 1959, January.
Box 5, Folder 7
Proposition 3 - Endorsements and Newsletters
1956 - 1958
Box 6, Folder 1
Regents - General - Lake Arrowhead Conference on Educational Policy
1957
Box 6, Folder 2
Regents - General - La Jolla Campus Expansion Materials
1955 - 1960
Box 6, Folder 3
Regents - Meetings
1957 - 1958
Box 6, Folder 4
Regents - Meetings - Combined Committees on Educational Policy
1956 - 1958
Box 6, Folder 5
Regents - Meetings - Committee on Educational Policy
1956 - 1963
Box 6, Folder 6
Regents - Meetings - Committee on Finance
1960
Box 6, Folder 7
Regents - Meetings - Committee on Grounds and Buildings
1956 - 1960
Box 6, Folder 8
Regents - Meetings - Joint Committee Meetings
1956 - 1960
Box 6, Folder 9
Regents - Meetings - Special Committee on New Campus Sites
1956 - 1960
Box 6, Folder 10
Regents - Meetings - Technical Advisory Committee
1956
Box 7, Folder 1
School of Science and Engineering - Dedication
1956 - 1961
Box 7, Folder 2
School of Science and Engineering - Detailed Project Program #3
1961 - 1962
Box 7, Folder 3
University of California - Alumni Institute
1956
Box 7, Folder 4
University of California Sub-Committee Minutes
1955
General note
Subcommittee of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce Education Committee.
Box 7, Folder 5
University of California - Vice-President, Business Affairs
1953 - 1960
General note
Minutes of staff meetings and miscellany.