Professor Frederick Reines, Nobel Laureate and Wham-O Super Ball Aficionado May 11, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Faculty, Uncategorized.Tags: Frederick Reines, Nobel Prize, Wham-O Super Ball
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UCI Professor Frederick Reines (1918-1998) was a particle physicist and educator internationally recognized for his verification of the existence of the neutrino and investigation of its properties. In 1995 he won the Nobel Prize for Physics. Professor Reines also had a sense of humor, which is apparent in this letter to the Wham-O Manufacturing Company, in which he complains about the flawed super ball he received from Wham-O.
MS-F007. Frederick Reines Papers, ca. 1931-1999. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Coco Fusco in 1992 March 11, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Uncategorized.Tags: Christopher Columbus, Coco Fusco, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Performance Art
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In 1992, on the 500th anniversary of the “discovery” of America by Christopher Columbus, artists Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Coco Fusco performed the piece “The Year of the White Bear: Take One” in several locations in the United States and Europe, including a performance in the UCI Fine Arts Gallery from February 24 – March 4, 1992. The piece recreates the experience of two native inhabitants who are captured and taken to the land of their conquerors to be exhibited as curiosities. Gómez-Peña and Fusco impersonate native Amerindians from the fictitious land of Guatinaui. They spent at least three days in a cage, were feed through bars, and were taken to the bathroom on leashes. They also performed dances and told stories from their “native” culture. The same piece was also performed in Columbus Plaza in Madrid in 1992. Below are photographs of the performance and the artists’ statement about the piece.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Photographs]
PS-070. Department of Studio Art Publications. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Announcement]
Michael Chabon signs first novel in 1988 January 25, 2011
Posted by ucisca in Uncategorized.Tags: Donald Heiney, Michael Chabon, Oakley Hall, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, UCI Writing Program
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Michael Chabon, UCI MFA in Creative Writing (1987), received one of the largest advances ever for a first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Morrow, 1988), based on his UCI Master’s Thesis. Donald Heiney, 
co-director of the MFA writing program with Oakley Hall for nearly 20 years, was Chabon’s teacher and instrumental in promoting the first novel to the publisher. Michael Chabon won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Random House, 2000). At left, Chabon signs copies of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh at the UCI book store on May 11, 1988. He was 24 years old.
AS-061. University Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Halloween with the Peltasons? November 1, 2010
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No, this unidentified photograph of former UCI Chancellor Jack Peltason and his wife Suzanne in costume is probably for a Wayzgoose celebration in the late 1980s.
AS-061. University Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Second Commencement – June 10, 1967 July 2, 2010
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Faculty, Uncategorized.Tags: 1967, Commencement, Edward Steinhaus, Graduation, Hazard Adams, Jack Peltason, James March, Sam McCulloch
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At the second graduation ceremony on June 10, 1967, (left to right) Dean of Biological Sciences Edward A. Steinhaus (UCI’s first appointed dean), the founding Dean of Humanities Samuel C. McCulloch, and the first Chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature Hazard Adams.
Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Jack W. Peltason. He later served as the second UCI Chancellor from 1984-1992, and UC President from 1992-1995.
The first UCI Dean of Social Sciences James G. March.
AS-061. University Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Artist Michael Asher, first graduating class April 7, 2010
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Uncategorized.Tags: CalArts, Conceptual Art, First graduating class, Michael Asher, School of the Arts
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UCI’s first graduating class, the class of 1966, had 14 students. Michael Max Asher received his BA in fine arts as part of that class. Asher (the son of L.A. art collector, curator and art dealer Betty Asher) became one of the prioneering figures in Conceptual Art, and a leader in the Institutional Critique movement. He is now on the faculty at CalArts. Michael Asher’s work has been exhibited widely in the United States and abroad, including the Centre Georges Pompidou, Musee National d’Art Moderne and ARC in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven in Holland, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Banff Centre in Canada, the Krefeld Kunstmuseum in Germany, the Venice Biennale in Italy and Documenta 5 and 7 in Kassel Germany. He’s received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and a USA Broad Fellowship. As an educator Michael Asher has influenced a generation of artists, encouraging students to always question the contexts in which they work.
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- UCI Graduation 1966
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- CalArts 2010
[left photo] Early Campus Photograph Albums 1959-1969. AS-056. Special Collections and Archives. The UC Irvine Libraries. Irvine, California
Alex Haley at UCI on 2/25/81 March 22, 2010
Posted by ucisca in Student Life, Uncategorized.Tags: Alex Haley, Black History Month, Roots
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Wednesday, February 21, 1981 was Alex Haley Day at UCI. As part of Black History Month, Mr. Haley spoke at Crawford Hall on “Roots: A Saga of Black History.” The poster was one of the most beautiful ever designed for an event at UCI.
University of California, Irvine Poster Collection, 1965-2006. AS-050. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California
Poets, Poets, and More Poets… March 9, 2010
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Student Life, Uncategorized.Tags: Department of English and Comparative Literature, UCI Poetry Readings, Writing Center
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Over the years, many significant poets have come to UCI to read their work. Visiting poets have included Galway Kinnell, Marge Piercy, David Ignatow, Nikki Giovanni, Charles Simic, Richard Brautigan, Edward Field, John Logan, Ruth Stone, Michael S. Harper, William Stafford, Diane Wakoski, Paul Carroll, Philip Levine, and Dennis Saleh.
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University of California, Irvine Poster Collection, 1965-2006. AS-050. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California
Early Crawford Hall Concerts & Events March 4, 2010
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Student Life, Uncategorized.Tags: Campus Concerts, Crawford Hall, Popular Music
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Looking back at early UCI concerts and events, some real legends of the rock, jazz, funk, and folk music scenes, as well as many popular speakers of that era, performed or spoke at Crawford Hall. Those who came to Crawford in the 1960s and 1970s included Dick Gregory, Led Zeppelin, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Huey P. Newton, William F. Buckley, Steve Miller Band, John Mayall, Eldridge Cleaver, San Francisco Mime Troup, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Art Buchwald, Sir Douglas Quintet, Buddy Miles Express, Nina Simone, The Kinks, Laura Niro, Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Flying Burrito Brothers, Dr. Sidney Cohen, Pharoah Sanders, Kool and the Gang, Aman Folk Ensemble, Dr. Jane Goodall, Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Jimmy Webb, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Hedge and Donna, Daniel Ellsberg, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Earth Wind and Fire, John Stewart, Timothy Leary, and many many others.
University of California, Irvine Poster Collection, 1965-2006. AS-050. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California
UCI Black History Month Posters March 4, 2010
Posted by ucisca in Early UCI Campus, Student Life, Uncategorized, University Archives.Tags: Black History Month
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Below is a sample of posters from past Black History Month events and programs at UCI.
University of California, Irvine Poster Collection, 1965-2006. AS-050. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California
