UC Irvine, University Archives

50th Anniversary collection (University of California, Irvine), 2014-2016

University of California, Irvine, 50th Anniversary collection, 2014-2016

Summary

Creators:
University of California, Irvine. University Advancement and University of California, Irvine
Abstract:
Celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the University of California, Irvine began in June 2014. Throughout the following year, several events were centered around the anniversary. One of the events was the UCI Spirit Rally, held on December 4, 2014 at the Bren Events Center. This collection contains 222 photographs of the UCI Spirit Rally. The event featured games, prizes, performances, and a commemorative aerial photo. It informed attendees of the 50 for 50 Volunteer Program. Speakers included Chancellor Howard Gillman and Vice Chancellor Thomas Parham. In addition, Founders Day was held on September 30, 2015. This event took place primarily in the Student Center. It honored founding staff, faculty, and alumni who were at UCI during the first five years of the campus's founding. The collection also includes publications, objects, flyers, ephemera, and speeches created for or during the 50th anniversary (June 2014-June 2016).
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet (1 document box) and 12.01 Gigabytes (648 digital files)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

University of California, Irvine, 50th Anniversary collection. AS-178. 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.

Background

Scope and content:

Celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the University of California, Irvine began in June 2014. Throughout the following year, several events were centered around the anniversary. One of the events was the UCI Spirit Rally, held on December 4, 2014 at the Bren Events Center. This collection contains 222 photographs of the UCI Spirit Rally. The event featured games, prizes, performances, and a commemorative aerial photo. It informed attendees of the 50 for 50 Volunteer Program. Speakers included Chancellor Howard Gillman and Vice Chancellor Thomas Parham. In addition, Founders Day was held on September 30, 2015. This event took place primarily in the Student Center. It honored founding staff, faculty, and alumni who were at UCI during the first five years of the campus's founding. The collection also includes publications, objects, flyers, ephemera, and speeches created for or during the 50th anniversary (June 2014-June 2016).

Acquisition information:
Transferred from University Advancement in January 2015. Spirit Rally Photos taken by outside photographer. Additions to the collection, acquired in 2017, were transferred from Strategic Communications and an unknown source.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection contains digital materials. It is minimally processed, but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. Rights to Spirit Rally photos transferred to UCI by photographer. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.

Preferred citation:

University of California, Irvine, 50th Anniversary collection. AS-178. 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.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947
spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
Website
Box 1, 2014-2016
Containers:
Box accn2016-006, accn2020-005 and accn2020-011
Scope and content:

This box contains publications, flyers, items, and ephemera from 50th anniversary events and promotions such as Monica Pereira's speech at a 50th anniversary event and flyer (California Modern, Irvine Style: Campus Architecture, City Planning, and the Legacy of William Pereira), 2 packs of commemorative trading cards and 1 postcard from the UCI Stories: 50th Anniversary Oral History project.

Background

Scope and content:

This box contains publications, flyers, items, and ephemera from 50th anniversary events and promotions such as Monica Pereira's speech at a 50th anniversary event and flyer (California Modern, Irvine Style: Campus Architecture, City Planning, and the Legacy of William Pereira), 2 packs of commemorative trading cards and 1 postcard from the UCI Stories: 50th Anniversary Oral History project.