Holiday Party in 1964 December 22, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Campus Scenes, Early UCI Campus, Photographs.Tags: 1964, Daniel Aldrich, Holiday Party, Interim Office Building, L.E. Cox
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One of the first Holiday parties at UCI, from 1964, at the Interim Office Building, now part of UCI’s North Campus at the corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road. First Chancellor Daniel Aldrich and UCI’s first Vice Chancellor of Business and Finance L.E. Cox are among those pictured.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Christmas Choral Concert 1977 December 22, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Campus Scenes, Early UCI Campus, Photographs, School spirit, Student Life.Tags: 1977, Christmas Choral Concert, Holiday Season
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Various photographs from the Christmas Choral Concert on campus in 1977.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
The Early UCI Student Newspapers November 18, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Student Life.Tags: Anthill, New University, Spectrum, Tongue, UCI student newspapers
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UCI’s student newspaper went through several changes before becoming The New University in September 1968. The first student paper was Spectrum, which lasted from October 20, 1965 to January 27, 1966. Without University support, students formed a non-profit corporation to publish the paper. Next was the rival publication, Tongue, which published five issues between February and May 1966 and used the motto “The Windy Satisfaction of the Tongue” – a quote from The Odyssey of Homer. In the second year of the University came a third student newspaper called Anthill, which lasted for 32 issues published between October 6, 1966 and May 31, 1968. The New University continues to this day, housed in the same offices where it started in September 1968.
Robert Cohen and “The Madwoman of Chaillot” on May 28, 1969 October 18, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Activism, Early UCI Campus, Faculty.Tags: Robert Cohen, Robert Cohen Festival, School of the Arts, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Vietnam War protests
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The Robert Cohen Festival takes place the weekend of October 28-29 at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts to honor 
the Claire Trevor Professor of Drama Robert Cohen, celebrate his many contributions to the School, and dedicate a theatre named after him. Professor Cohen has had an amazing career here at UCI, with responsibility for numerous extraordinary productions. Among the most unusual was the May 28, 1969 production of “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” which took place during a period when all U.C. campuses, and campuses across the United States, were essentially closed down during massive campus strikes and protests against the Vietnam War. Professor Cohen, his cast and crew decided to continue the play, rather than cancel it in support of the strike. Robert Cohen read this moving message, justifying their decision, to the audience before each production. Thank you, Robert Cohen, congratulations on your many accomplishments and enjoy the upcoming weekend!
MS-P069. Robert Cohen Papers. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Samoan canoe in Social Science Tower September 13, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus.Tags: Samoa, Samoan boat, Satalo, Social Science Tower, UliUli, Uliulileave, Upolu
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Have you ever wondered where the canoe in the Social Science Tower came from? 
It was actually made on the UCI campus in 1968 by an experienced Samoan boat-builder. The 36-year old man was from the village of Satalo on the island of Upolu, Western Samoa. His family had a long history of expertise in carpentry, and he was an experienced boat-builder and fisherman. Known as UliUli, he held the chiefly title Uliulileave, and he had spent his entire life on the island of Satalo before coming to UCI.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
John Van Hamersveld’s poster for “Faculty ’68″ exhibition at the UCI Art Gallery August 17, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Faculty.Tags: Craig Kaufman, Faculty '68 exhibition, John Van Hamersveld, Richard Smith, Robert Irwin, Tony DeLap, UCI Art Gallery, UCi Studio Art, Vija Celmins
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John Van Hamersveld is one of the best known and most prolific poster artists of the last 50 years. He did the design of the iconic poster for Bruce Brown’s film Endless Summer; album covers for the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour and the Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street; the official poster for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games; the poster for the reunion concert of Cream at Royal Albert Hall in 2005; and numerous other important posters. In 1968, he also did the poster for the Faculty ’68 exhibition in the UCI Art Gallery. The exhibition, featuring works of then UCI Studio Art faculty Vija Celmins, Tony DeLap, Robert Irwin, Craig Kaufman, and Richard Smith, ran from April 16- May 5, 1968. 
AS-050. University of California, Irvine, Poster Collection. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Jerry McMillan’s design for the exhibition catalog for “Faculty ’68″ August 17, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Faculty.Tags: Craig Kaufman, Ed Ruscha, Faculty '68, Jerry McMillan, Mason Williams, Richard Smith, Robert Irwin, Tony DeLap, Vija Celmins
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Los Angeles artist Jerry McMillan designed the catalog for the “Faculty ’68″ exhibition at the UCI Art Gallery in the spring 1968. McMillan was a childhood friend of artist Ed Ruscha and musician and song writer Mason Williams, growing up in Oklahoma City. After high school, the three friends drove to Los Angeles, following the iconic route 66 west. McMillan and Ruscha were roomates in an apartment in Hollywood while they attended Chouinard Art Institute. McMillan worked in advertising design initially, then moved to photography and “photosculpture.” He was the first photographer to have a one-person exhibition at the Pasadena Art Museum, in 1966. In 2004, he had solo exhibitions “Picturing Ed: Jerry McMillan’s photographs of Ed Ruscha, 1958-1972″ in Santa Monica and Cologne, Germany.
Faculty, ’68; [Exhibition] April 16 through May 5, 1968. http://antpac.lib.uci.edu/record=b1231651~S7
UCI’s 3rd Commencement: June 15, 1968 June 7, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Student Life.Tags: 1968, Commencement
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UCI’s 46th commencement ceremonies will take place this weekend, June 10-12, and will include numerous commencement exercises and events, but in 1968 there was only one on June 15, 1968. The commencement speaker was Dr. Louis Benezet, then President of the Claremont University Center (now the Claremont University Consortium). His speech was titled “Who Shall Lead Us?” There were approximately 400 graduates in the 1968 commencement, there will be many more this weekend. Congratulations to all 2011 graduates!
AS-061. Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Radio Station KUCI 89.9 FM May 2, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus.Tags: KUCI, student radio station
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KUCI began broadcasting, initially as an illegal pirate radio station, in 1968. Led by UCI student Richard Privette, KUCI broadcast from a dormitory and barely reached all of the campus. KUCI was granted its broadcast license on November 25, 1969, transmitting 10 watts of power at 89.9 FM. The first news broadcast occured in 1972, and the station began broadcasting 24 hours a day in 1974. KUCI moved from its original frequency of 89.9 fm to its current frequency of 88.9 fm on August 20, 1981. Below are a few photographs of the “station,” taken on February 22, 1974.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
UCI Site Selection — Was This the First Choice? April 22, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus.Tags: Irvine Ranch, Site selection, William Pereira
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Signing of agreement for campus site on July 22, 1960. Sitting at the table are UC President Clark Kerr (right) and UC Regent Ed Pauley (left).
On June 19, 1958, the Regents’ Site Selection Committee met to hear architect William Pereira present a large number of potential sites for the location of the UCI campus. The Irvine Ranch was one of the four finalists considered in Orange County and the one Pereira considered to be the best. However, the Regents’ first choice was a site in Newport Beach on the slopes of what is now known as Spyglass Hill, near the current location of Fashion Island. The site had a beautiful view of the coast and Catalina Island. While discussions of the proposed site were occurring, land at the center of the site was sold to the Pacific View Memorial Park cemetery. Joan Irvine Smith offered the cemetery an alternative site, including access to a water supply, a needed road, and an equally amazing view. However, Pacific View remained committed to their site. Due to the fact that several burials had occurred in the meantime, the cemetery’s original choice became secured. The second choice for the UCI campus was on the Irvine Ranch, and it was that site that was eventually selected.
AS-090. Agreements Between UCI and Irvine Company. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
