Camino’s First Years: Camino, Mesa Court, UCI. AS-068. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Archives for March 2010
UCI students support Cesar Chavez and the Grape Strike…in 1970
From the Gateway Literature Collection (AS-057), Special Collections and Archives, UC Irvine Libraries.
Women’s History Month Library Exhibit, 1993-1995
In 1991 a group of staff and students created an exhibit in Langson Library on cross-cultural perspectives on women and work to celebrate Women’s History Month. In subsequent years, the installation of the Women’s History Month exhibit was continued by students enrolled in Women’s Studies 160: Research Methods and Sources in Women’s Studies.
Each year students from the course were divided in two groups and asked to organize their research and exhibit around a central theme related to women’s history. In 1992 the students surveyed the growth and development of Women’s Studies as a discipline; in 1993 they challenged associations inherent in the phrase “the year of the woman”; in 1994 the focus was on global feminism; and in 1995 the exhibit explored feminism in the past, present, and future.
Included below are photographs from librarian and Women’s Studies instructor Joan Ariel’s teaching files taken during the installation of the exhibits in 1993, 1994, and 1995:
Joan Ariel Files on Women’s Studies at the University of California, Irvine. AS-105. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Peter Mattheissen lectures at UCI in 1977
Author and naturalist Peter Mattheissen gave a lecture entitled “The Snow Leopard” at UCI on November 1, 1977. His lecture began a four-part “Exploring the Exotic” series cosponsored by the UCI Committee on Lectures, in co-operation with the L.S.B. Leakey Foundation. Mattheissen had just spent five weeks traveling on foot across the Himalayas to a wildlife sanctuary on the Tibetan plateau. His lecture was an account of the endangered species in that area.
University of California, Irvine Poster Collection, 1965-2006. AS-050. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California
Alex Haley at UCI on 2/25/81
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…
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
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
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