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RSS 6020
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: University Communications Public Relations Materials
Creator:
University of California, San Diego. University Communications and Public Affairs
Identifier/Call Number: RSS 6020
Physical Description:
91.8 Linear feet
(218 archives boxes and 4 oversize folders)
Physical Description:
10.23 GB
of digital files
Date (inclusive): 1956-2020
Abstract: Public relations materials created and collected by University Communications, the UCSD administrative office responsible
for informing the public about teaching, research, administration, public services, and student life at the University.
Languages:
English
.
UC San Diego. University Communications public relations materials, RSS 6020. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Library.
University Communications and Public Affairs (UCPA) serves the campus, the community and the news media as a source of information
about the campus, about matters that affect the campus and about matters that affect American education. Its staff informs
the public about teaching, research, administration, public services, and student life at the University and stays abreast
of developments in government and the community that could affect the University. UCPA develops news releases, features and
reports about the University.
University Communications has experienced periodic reorganization since the Publications and Public Information Office (PPI)
at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography moved to Urey Hall and was renamed Public Affairs. On February 1, 1965, Cy W. Greaves
was appointed manager of Campus Relations which included public information, community relations, publications, and gifts
and endowments.
In July 1965, a Scripps office under the direction of Nelson Fuller was created. The Public Affairs Office managed public
relations functions for all university units except the University Hospital of San Diego County, which maintained its own
public relations office (1969), later designated as Public Information -- University Hospital (1971). After the School of
Medicine (SOM) opened in 1967, a public relations office funded by SOM was created and named the School of Medicine, Public
Affairs Office.
In 1976, the Public Affairs Office was renamed the Public Information Office and Paul West headed the office until 1985 when
he was succeeded by Winifred Cox.
The office was again reorganized in the late 1980s to centralize and incorporate units of the Medical Center. The Public Information
Office became known as University Communications with divisions to represent individual campus units. In 1989, the public
information offices at the School of Medicine and the UCSD Medical Center were merged into a single unit called Health Sciences
Communications, a division of University Communications.
Clare Kristofco directed University Communications (now named University Communications and Public Affairs) from 2004 until
2017. Jeff Gattas currently leads UCPA.
Scope and Content of Collection
Public relations materials created and collected by University Communications, the UCSD administrative office responsible
for informing the public about teaching, research, administration, public services, and student life at the University. The
collection includes national and regional newspaper clippings (1961-1999) about UCSD; clippings on sports at UCSD (1963-1970,
1975-1984 and 1986-1992); news releases for the general campus (1956-1999); and subject files on campus-related events, the
development of programs and colleges, Camp Matthews, La Jolla Farms Stables, and important early UCSD dedications and groundbreaking
ceremonies. Additionally, the records include photographs of campus events, major campus buildings, aerial views of campus,
and portraits of campus administrators and faculty.
The materials are arranged in seven series: 1) NEWS CLIPPINGS, 2) NEWS RELEASES AND FEATURES, 3) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS,
4) PHOTOGRAPHS, 5) SUBJECT FILES, 6) VIDEORECORDINGS, and 7) PUBLICATIONS.
Original media recordings are restricted for use. Viewing copies may be available for researchers.
Not Available
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
This collection has additional unprocessed materials not described in this finding aid. See the UC San Diego Library
catalog record to view the acquisition dates and extent of unprocessed additions.
Health Sciences Communications Public Relations Materials. RSS 6022. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Communications Office Records. SAC 13. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
All News Releases and Features from this collection are available digitally. Full-text keyword searching through all News
Releases and Features (analog and digital) is available in the online Digital Collection.
News releases 2000-2011 were collected from the Communications website which was soon to be retired. Many of the webpages
were no longer functioning. The HTML was used to create PDF versions of the news releases modeled after reformatted content
already in DAMS.
Born-digital news releases in the DAMS can be searched by using the keyword "scanewsrel." Born-digital news features in the
DAMS can be searched by using the keyword "scafeat."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of California, San Diego -- Faculty
University of California, San Diego. University Communications and Public Affairs -- Archives
University of California, San Diego -- Pictorial works
University of California, San Diego -- History -- Archives