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Descriptive Summary

Title:
Early campus photograph albums, 1959-1969

Collection number:
AS-056

Creator:
University of California, Irvine. Public Information Office.

Extent:
3 linear feet
7 photograph albums

Repository:
University of California, Irvine. University Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557

Abstract:
The Early Campus Photo Albums comprise 372 photographs documenting UCI's first decade, 1959-1969. The mostly black and white photographs are arranged in chronological order in seven bound volumes. Many prints are 11 x 14 with excellent image quality. Coverage includes aerial and landscape photographs of the campus and Irvine Ranch area, construction of major campus buildings, scenes from daily campus life, and significant events and people from UCI's early history. Also included in this collection are printed materials which complement some of the major events pictured, including a letter from California Governor Brown about the campus dedication at which President Lyndon Johnson spoke, Commencement programs, Historical Highlights publications, and invitations to Daniel Aldrich's inauguration as UCI's founding chancellor.

Physical location:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives. Irvine, California 92623-9557

Language:
English.

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