University of California, Irvine, collection on the Anteater mascot and other university symbols, circa 1965-2015, bulk 1965

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Collection on the Anteater Mascot and Other University Symbols

Summary

Creators:

UCI Libraries. Department of Special Collections and Archives

Abstract:

This collection is comprised primarily of materials related to the University of California, Irvine mascot, the Anteater. Included is an original inscribed and signed drawing of the Anteater mascot by cartoonist Johnny Hart (undated), drawings of mascots proposed by the UCI administration (1965), clippings (photocopies) and ephemera related to the Anteater mascot and the controversy at the time it was chosen. Also included is an audio oral history interview with Schuyler Hadley Bassett, who is credited with taking up the successful campaign to elect the anteater as the mascot. The collection also includes design proposals for UCI logos, including one with a seahorse theme (1965), and proposed design for the UCI Medal, which was established in 1984. It also includes two anteater basketball mascot bobbleheads. In addition there are several designs of the mascot with the UCI logo, presumably from the 1990s, as well as an Anteater Anthem song written in 2015 as a sort of "national" anthem for the UCI community.

Extent:

3.1 Linear Feet (1 document box, 1 half document box, 1 flat box, 3 oversize folders, and 1 XOS folder) and 0.00143000 Gigabytes (1 digital file)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

University of California, Irvine, collection on the Anteater mascot and other university symbols. AS-144. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

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Background

Scope and content:: This collection is comprised primarily of materials related to the University of California, Irvine mascot, the Anteater. Included is an original inscribed and signed drawing of the Anteater mascot by cartoonist Johnny Hart (undated), drawings of mascots proposed by the UCI administration (1965), clippings (photocopies) and ephemera related to the Anteater mascot and the controversy at the time it was chosen. Also included is an audio oral history interview with Schuyler Hadley Bassett, who is credited with taking up the successful campaign to elect the anteater as the mascot. The collection also includes design proposals for UCI logos, including one with a seahorse theme (1965), and proposed design for the UCI Medal, which was established in 1984. It also includes two anteater basketball mascot bobbleheads. In addition there are several designs of the mascot with the UCI logo, presumably from the 1990s, as well as an Anteater Anthem song written in 2015 as a sort of "national" anthem for the UCI community.
Acquisition information:: This collection was assembled by the Special Collections and Archives staff in 2009. Transfer from University of California, Irvine design services, 2014. Transfer from University of California, Irvine Office of the Chancellor, 2012. Gift of Jamling Sherpa, 2023.
Physical / technical requirements:: Contains minimally processed audiovisual and digital materials: access may be limited due to technical requirements. Contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance for access.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection has not been processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Access to original audio recordings is restricted; researchers may request use copies.

Terms of access:

Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.